If a child shows himself to be incorrigible, he should be decently and quietly beheaded at the age of twelve, lest he grow to maturity marry, and perpetuate his kind.
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adj. 无法矫正的，屡教不改的，无可救药的;
n. 无法矫正，屡教不改，无可救药;
adv. 无法矫正地，屡教不改地，无可救药地;
💡 in不，无+corrig改正 + ible...的 → 积习难改的
"Because he was an incorrigible criminal, he was sentenced to life imprisonment."
他是一个死不悔改的罪犯, 因此被判终生监禁.
近义：irredeemable, uncorrectable, unmendable, intractable
反义：manageable, obedient, pliant, tame, tractable, yielding
n. 小孩，孩子;幼稚的人;产物;弟子;
💡 复数：child(孩子)+ren(人) chi(吃)+ld(冷冻):吃冷冻棒冰- 小孩
"The child was found abandoned but unharmed."
该弃儿被人们发现时安然无恙。
近义：infant, innocent, kid, kiddie, kiddy, lad
反义：senior, oldie, oldy, oldster, gaffer, greybeard
pron. （反身代词）他自己;（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他总是觉得自己一无是处, 便企图自杀.
近义：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself
adv. 平静地;静止地;轻声地;在暗中;
"She was still quietly simmering from her row with Nathan."
在和内森争吵之后她心里还窝着火.
近义：noiselessly, silently, softly, soundlessly, stealthily, surreptitiously
反义：loudly, riotously, smash, uproariously, vociferously, obstreperously
num. 十二;十二个;十二点钟;十二岁;
adj. 十二的;十二个的;
n. 十二；十二个;
"I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve."
12岁时我开始迷上了带水肺潜水.
近义：dozen
vt. 种植;扩大;扩展;增加;
vi. 生长;渐渐变得;逐渐开始;
vt.& vi. （使）留长，蓄长;
"He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache."
他已经决定留起络腮胡子和髭。
近义：proliferate, propagate, breed, upsize, expand, increase
反义：shrink, lessen, attenuate, reduce, remit, slacken