The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.
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n. 职责，责任;义务;职责或工作;税收;
💡 deb, du =owe (欠债)
"It is my duty to report it to the police."
把这事报告给警方是我的责任。
近义：job, obligation, obstriction, onus, responsibility, commitment
反义：authorization, permission
n. 精神，心灵;情绪;勇气;精髓;
v. 神秘地带走;
💡 spir呼吸+it名词→有精神
"He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance."
他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上.
近义：obliterate, efface, eradicate, exterminate, lifeblood, atman
反义：soma, heartsickness, hopelessness, intimidation, lassitude, tiredness
n. 国家;州;状况，情况;资格;
vt. 规定;陈述，声明;
adj. 国家的;国务的，公务的;正式的;
💡 stat站立+e强调 → 国家；状态
"Dot arrived in a state of great agitation."
多特到达时十分焦虑不安。
近义：hold, maintain, assert, asseverate, manifest, assure
adj. （级别、地位）较高的;（在质量等方面）较好的;（数量）较多的;上等的;
n. 上级;较好的人[事物]，优胜者;修道院院长;方丈;
💡 super在上面+ior表形容词，较...的 →在上面的，超越的
"vastly superior"
强得多
近义：head, provost, chairman, chief, director, higher
反义：servient, subaltern, subordinate, understrapper, wo, sub
n. 权威;权力;学术权威;[复数]当权者;
💡 author作者+ity名词后缀 → 权力，威信
"in a position of authority"
当权
近义：influence, arbitration, jurisdiction, ascendancy, mastery, might
反义：subjection, subservience, subserviency
n. 国家;国民;乡下;地区;
💡 数数（count） 国家有多少树苗（ry）被乱砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游业为该国带来的经济效益
近义：homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign
反义：municipal, urban, city