The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid.
— Art Spander  ·  Democracy

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stupid ['stupɪd] 词频2 词根: stupere
adj. 愚蠢的;迟钝的;乏味的;晕眩的，昏迷不醒的; n. <口>傻子，笨蛋;
💡 stup笨，麻木+id形容词，“如…的” →笨的
"You stupid little bitch!"
你这个愚蠢的小悍妇！
近义：idiot, imbecile, loggerhead, ass, ninny, nitwit 反义：logical, astute, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, practical
democracy [də'mɑkrəsi] 词频2 词根: 民众
n. 民众;民主国家;民主主义;民主政治;
💡 demo人民+cracy统治；\"人民统治\"→人民做主→民主；民主政治，民主政体；民主主义
"the principles of democracy"
民主原则
great [ɡret] 词频1
adj. 伟大的，杰出的;优异的，显著的;很多的;重大的; adv. [口语]很好地;令人满意地，成功地，顺利地;得意地; n. 大人物们;伟大人物;重要人物，大师;名家;
💡 联想：“贵的”就是伟大的 网友：12 补充：gr 工人 eat吃 解决工人吃饭问题，不就是伟大的问题。great 伟大
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
据米克说，这是一部了不起的电影。
近义：super, awesome, cool, fine, large, big 反义：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
thing [θiŋ] 词频1
n. 事件，形势;东西，事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
voter ['votɚ] 词频3
n. 选举人，投票人，选民;
"A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen."
选民必须在18岁以上.
近义：balloter, elector
chance [tʃæns] 词频1
n. 机会，机遇;概率，可能性;偶然，运气; v. 偶然发生;冒险;碰巧;偶然被发现; adj. 意外的;偶然的;碰巧的;
💡 碰巧有 机会阐(chan)述我的计策(ce)
"I would do it if I had the chance."
如果我有机会的话，我也会那么做。
近义：hazard, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, risk, stake 反义：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness

🏷 更多「Democracy」名言

"Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking."
— Clement Atlee
"In democracy it's your vote that counts; In feudalism it's your count that votes."
— Mogens Jallberg
"The idea of an election is much more interesting to me than the election itself...The act of voting is in itself the defining moment."
— Jeff Melvoin
"Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear."
— Alan Corenk
"Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few."
— George Bernard Shaw
"Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve."
— George Bernard Shaw
"Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right."
— H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard."
— H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame."
— Laurence J. Peter
"On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does."
— Will Rogers
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