People vote their resentment, not their appreciation. The average man does not vote for anything, but against something.
— William Bennet Munro  ·  No category

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people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vote [vot] 词频2
v. 投票，选举;提议;投票表决;公认，由舆论决定; n. 投票，表决;投票数;投票权;决议;
💡 vot发誓+e→投票前需要发誓以示诚实→投票
"All affiliated members can vote."
所有隶属成员都有投票权。
近义：poll, ballot, elect
resentment [rɪ'zɛntmənt] 词频3 词根: sens
n. 愤恨，不满;
💡 re反+sent感觉+ment名词后缀 → 愤怒，怨恨
"She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer."
她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心.
近义：hostility, malevolence, malice, pique, rancor, rancour 反义：liking, love, mindfulness, attachment, attention, predilection
appreciation [ə,priʃɪ'eʃən] 词频3 词根: preci
n. 欣赏；鉴赏;感谢;评估;增值;
💡 ap一再+preci价值+ation名词后缀，表示行为 → 一再估价 → 评价，鉴赏，欣赏
"an aesthetic appreciation of the landscape"
用审美的眼光欣赏风景
近义：recognition, regard, acceptance, thankfulness, acknowledgement, acknowledgment 反义：thanklessness, ungratefulness, disloyalty, reduction, devaluation
against [ə'ɡɛnst] 词频1
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
average ['ævərɪdʒ] 词频1
adj. 平常的;平均的;典型的;（价值、比率等的）平均数的; n. 平均水平;（速度等的）平均率;平均估价; vt. [数学] 计算…的平均值;调和，拉平;分摊;按比例（或平均）分配（利润等）; vi. 平均：作为或达到一个中间值;维持（有利的）平均价格;
💡 aver(every每个)+age(后缀):- 平均的
"a rise in average earnings"
平均收入的增加
近义：curve, mean, median, medium, middle, midpoint 反义：appreciable, memorable, notable, noted, noticeable, notorious

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