People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
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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. 自由,自主;直率;特权,特许;自由权;
💡 free自由的+dom状态或领域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由.
近义:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反义:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
n. 补偿,赔偿;修正;补救办法;
💡 com(together)+pens(hang)+ation(名词后缀)→补偿;赔偿
"This may affect your entitlement to compensation."
这可能影响你索赔的权利。
近义:offset, indemnification, indemnity, payment, premium, recompense
vt. 要求,请求;需要;[法]召唤;询问,盘问;
n. 需求;需要;要求,请求;销路;
vi. 需要;请求;查问;
💡 de(向下)+mand(命令): 要求
"a demand for higher pay"
增加工资的要求
近义:require, summon, request, claim, exact, prosecute
反义:impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure
n. 演说,演讲,发言;说话,谈话,说话能力或方式;(乐器的)音,音色;方言,民族语言;
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鸣般的掌声中结束了演讲。
近义:lecture, locution, monologue, peroration, phrase, prelection
n. 思想;想法;关心;思索;
v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反义:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling