It seems to me, Golan, that the advance of civilization is nothing but an exercise in the limiting of privacy.
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vt. （使）前进;将…提前;预付;提出;
vi. （数量等）增加;向前推（至下一步）;上涨;
n. 增长;借款;（价格、价值的）上涨;预付款;
adj. 预先的;先行的;
💡 ab(from)+ance(before)→前进
"We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow."
我们担心接下来会马上向首都推进。
近义：volunteer, propose, propound, prepayment, retainer, improve
反义：involute, back, reappear, recede, retrocede, retrogress
n. 文明，文化;开化，教化;修养;文明社会;
💡 civil市民；礼貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明，文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
近义：humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
n. 练习;运动，训练;运用;典礼;
vi. 锻炼，训练，练习;
vt. 锻炼（身体某部位）;使焦虑，使忧虑;实行，发挥（作用）;运用;
💡 ex出+erc力量+ise表名词，物品，状态 →练习，锻炼
"You should exercise extreme caution when driving in fog."
在雾中开车要极为小心.
近义：profess, wield, practice, practise, qualify, train
n. 隐私，秘密;隐居;私事;不受公众干扰的状态;
💡 priv单个+acy名词后缀 → 个人的 → 隐私
"The media is accused of infringing on people's privacy."
人们指责媒体侵犯了大家的隐私.
近义：secrecy, confidentiality, intimacy
反义：honesty, openheartedness, outrightness, outspokenness, sincerity, singleness