Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 政府;政体;治理的形式;管辖，治理;
💡 govern统治+ment表名词 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府对新经济政策的放弃
近义：ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反义：mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
n. 讨论，谈论;详述，论述;
💡 dis不+cuss敲打+ion表名词，构成抽象名词 →分开敲打 →讨论,discuss讨论
"Chairs in rows are not as conducive to discussion as chairs arranged in a circle."
椅子成排摆放不如成圈摆放便于讨论。
近义：interlocution, natter, powwow, speech, talk, talking
adj. 有效的;起作用的;实际的，实在的;给人深刻印象;
n. [军]现役兵额，有生力量，精兵;
💡 ef出+fect做，制作 +ive形容词后缀 →做出来的 → 有效的
"The police bandobast was very effective."
警方的安排十分奏效。
近义：curative, curing, helpful, assistive, operating, operative
反义：incapable, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inept, inexpert
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 民众;民主国家;民主主义;民主政治;
💡 demo人民+cracy统治；\"人民统治\"→人民做主→民主；民主政治，民主政体；民主主义
"the principles of democracy"
民主原则
n. 方法（ mean的名词复数）;手段;收入;财富;
v. 意味着（ mean的第三人称单数）;引起;打算或注定要某人成为或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
调查之事远未盖棺定论。
近义：approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy