Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people we personally dislike.
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n. 道德;道德准则;品德高尚的行为;道德观;
💡 mor 道德+ ality 表示状态、情况、性质 → n. 道德,(行为等的)道德性;德行,品行;道德观,道德规范
"Can all our efforts towards morality prevail over the forces of evil?"
我们为提倡伦理道德所做的努力能够战胜邪恶的力量 吗 ?
近义：morals, ethic, ethics
反义：immodesty, impudicity, indecency, iniquity, nefariousness, obscenity
adv. 简单地，朴素地;（引出概括或解释）不过，仅仅;简直;<非正>实在;
💡 sim一次 + ply 折叠 →折一次 → ad.简单地；朴素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
这架时钟纯属摆设，它再也不走了。
近义：just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反义：elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
n. 态度;看法;姿势;个人风格;
💡 att=apr能力，倾向+itude后缀，构成抽象名词 →态度
"The government takes a cavalier attitude to the problems of prison overcrowding."
政府对监狱拥挤不堪的问题不闻不问。
近义：pose, position, posture, stance, view, stand
vt. 采用，采取，采纳;收养;正式接受，接受;批准;
💡 ad做…，加强…+opt选择→选出来→采纳，收养
"a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt"
鼓励无子女夫妇领养孩子的运动
近义：accept, embrace, espouse, father
反义：leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
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
vt. 不喜欢;厌恶;
n. 厌憎;讨厌;
💡 dis不，无，相反+like喜爱→不喜爱
"Contrary to popular belief , many cats dislike milk."
与普通的看法相反，许多猫不喜欢牛奶。
近义：loathe, scunner, distaste, detest, abhor, abominate
反义：intend, love, mean, want, will, dig