Nearly all legislation involves a weighing of public needs as against private desires; and likewise a weighing of relative social values.
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adv. 几乎，差不多;险乎;
💡 near接近 + ly ...的 → ad.差不多；密切地
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他过了半辈子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下来.
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nigh
n. 立法，制定法律;法律，法规;
💡 legis法律+lat=late使之成...+ion名词后缀 → 使之成法律 → 立法
"The new government set about dismantling their predecessors'legislation."
新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律.
近义：regulations, rules, rulings, constitution
adj. 公众的，公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大众;社会;公共场所;（文学家等的）爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的，公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反义：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
adj. 私有的，私人的;秘密的;内心的;平民的，无官职的，士兵的;
n. 列兵，士兵，[陆]二等兵;〈古〉私人，个人;阴部，生殖器;
💡 priv单个+ate形容词后缀→个人的
"You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments."
整座宫殿除内殿外均可参观。
近义：pfc, grunt, squaddie, inside, noteworthy, particular
反义：open, overt, patent, communal
adv. 同样地;也，而且;
💡 like相像+wise方向，状态 →同样地
"He voted for the change and he expected his colleagues to do likewise ."
他投票赞成变革并期望他的同事投同样的票。
近义：idem, item, similarly, too, ditto, alike
反义：opposedly, variously, contrarily