Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility.
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n. 公司;法人;社团，团体;〈口〉（凸出的）大肚子;
💡 corpor身体，团体+ation表名词 → 公司，团体
"News Corporation was headquartered in Sydney."
新闻集团的总部设在悉尼。
近义：institution, association, merging, partnership, society, business
反义：individual
adj. 灵巧的;精巧的;设计独特的;有天才的，聪明的;
💡 in内+geni出生，产生+ous形容词后缀→自内心产生→聪明的
"ingenious ways of saving energy"
节约能源的巧妙方法
近义：inventive, keen, astute, nifty, penetrating, piercing
n. 装置，设备;方法;策略;手段;
💡 de(dis-=apart)+vice(see)→发明物；图案；策略
"Players use a haptic device such as a joystick to control the game."
游戏者用游戏杆之类的触觉设备玩游戏。
近义：motto, apparatus, appliance, implement, jigger, artefact
adj. 个人的;独特的;个别的;
n. 个人;个体;
💡 in加强+di分开+vid分开+ual...的→与别人分开的→个人的，个体的
"Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job."
一旦就业，即停发福利救济。
近义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
n. 收益，得益;利润;红利;净值利润率;
vt. 有益于…，对…有益的;得益;创利润;
vi. 有益;获利;
💡 pro很多…+fit做→做很多→做得好→利润，收益
"What level of profit do you envisage?"
你预计会有什么样的利润水平？
近义：reap, usufruct, benefit, improve, avail, advantage
反义：loss
n. 责任;职责;责任感，责任心;负责任;
💡 re 再、重复 + spons承诺 + ibility 抽象名词 → n. (U)责任,责任心; 职责,义务
"The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident."
法院宣告他对该事故不负任何责任。
近义：obligation, obstriction, onus, commitment, duty, function
反义：flippancy, authorization, permission