Be mild with the mild, shrewd with the crafty, confiding to the honest, rough to the ruffian, and a thunderbolt to the liar. But in all this, never be unmindful of your own dignity.
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adj. 狡猾的，狡诈的;巧妙的，灵巧的;
adv. 狡猾地，狡诈地;
n. 狡猾，狡诈;
💡 craft 工艺+ y...的 → 工艺精湛的 → 巧妙的
"He's a crafty old devil."
他是个奸诈狡猾的家伙。
近义：masterful, practiced, proficient, skilful, skilled, skillful
反义：ingenuous, naif, naive, pure, sincere, blameless
n. 暴徒，恶棍;
💡 ruff凶残+ian职业，地位 →恶棍
"The ruffian threatened to run his victim through if he did not hand over all his money."
暴徒恐吓受害者说如果他不把所有的钱都交出来,就捅死他.
近义：hector, highwayman, intimidator, murderer, offender, outlaw
n. 尊严;高尚;自豪;自尊;
💡 dign值得，高贵+ity抽象名词 → 威严，庄严
"She always comports herself with great dignity."
她的举止总是很端庄。
近义：honesty, honor, majesty, propriety, seemliness, stateliness
反义：humiliation, reproach, unworthiness, dishonourableness, defilement, disgrace
adj. 温柔的;温暖的;轻微的;（味道）不浓的;
n. 淡味麦芽啤酒;
💡 棉袄得（谐音）：棉袄得，很 温和 mild-milk:像牛奶一般的- 温和的 wild野的-w反过来m-mild(温柔的)
"Aspirin is a mild analgesic."
阿司匹林是药性平和的止痛药。
近义：kind, mellow, abstinent, placid, restrained, serene
反义：spleenful, spleeny, splenetic, splenetical
adj. 精明的，敏锐的;奸诈的，狡猾的;有眼光的;精于盘算的;
💡 shr(short收缩，短小，精)+ewd 精明的 机灵的 识路的(谐音):挺 机灵
"His answer to the journalist is a shrewd one."
他回答记者的问题是很机敏的.
近义：intelligent, argute, knowing, astute, perceptive, percipient
adj. 诚实的;坦诚的;老实的;辛勤挣得的;
"I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you."
我实在不愿把实情告诉你，但并非人人都像你那样诚实。
近义：honorable, honourable, irreproachable, just, principled, pure
反义：licentious, astray, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, perverted