There are situations in which torture is not merely permissible but morally mandatory.
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n. 拷问;折磨;痛苦;（精神上或肉体上的）折磨;
vt. 使痛苦;使苦恼;使焦急;曲解;
💡 tort扭转+ure表名词→扭曲别人 →折磨
"Many of the refugees have suffered torture."
许多难民都遭受过拷打。
近义：macerate, martyr, mortify, plague, bait, rack
反义：appease, liven, assure, mollify, pacify, balm
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
adj. 可允许的;许可的;不碍事的;得到准许的;
💡 permiss=permit允许 + ible 形容词后缀→可允许的
"permissible levels of nitrates in water"
水中硝酸盐含量的容许度
近义：approved, lawful, legal, legitimate, licensable, licit
反义：impermissible, inadmissible, incompetent, objectionable, unadmitted, unallowable
adj. 强制的;命令的;受委托的;
n. 受托者;
💡 mand命令+atory...的 →命令性的
"It is mandatory for blood banks to test all donated blood for the virus."
血库必须检查所有捐献的血是否含有这种病毒。
近义：indispensable, inevitable, necessary, needful, obligatory, preceptive
反义：intentional, premeditated, purposive, spontaneous, wilful, willful
morally
[['mɔrəli]]
adv. 道德上, 德性上, 有道德地
近义：virtuously, ethically
反义：indecently, licentiously, unethically