A nation is a society united by delusions about its ancestry and by a common hatred of its neighbors.
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n. 社会;上流社会;社团;社群;
adj. 上流社会的，社交界的;
💡 socie=social社会+ty表名词 → 社会，社团
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社会憎恶种族主义。
近义：aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反义：personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
n. <集合词>祖先;世家，名门;[生]系谱;血统;
💡 an先+cest走+ry表名词 → 走在前面的 → 祖先
"to have Scottish ancestry"
祖籍苏格兰
近义：lineage, ascendancy, ascendency, order, origin, parentage
反义：plebeianism, commonality
n. 仇恨，憎恶;敌意;
💡 hatr仇恨+ed名词后缀 → 憎恶，憎恨，仇恨
"There was suspicion and even downright hatred between them."
他们之间相互怀疑甚至极度仇恨。
近义：antipathy, hostility, loathing, malice, odium, averseness
反义：idyl, idyll, attachment, predilection, romance, tenderness
n. 国家;民族;国民;政府;
💡 那(na)梯(ti)上(on)有 国家
"The nation's coffers are empty."
国库空虚。
近义：region, country, people, commonwealth
united
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a. 联合的, 团结的, 一致的, 和睦的\\n[法] 联合的, 统一的, 一致的
近义：joined, joint, associated, near, nearby, neighboring
反义：isolated, remote, retired, segmented, separated, severed
adj. 普通的;通俗的;[数学]公共的;共有的;
n. [法律]（对土地、水域的）共有权;公共用地;普通;平民;
💡 共同(com)在月光(mon-moon)下， 共有的
"We have lots of things in common besides music."
除了音乐，我们还有很多共通点。
近义：popular, mundane, ordinary, average, plain, commonplace
反义：irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole