Nothing in the world makes people so afraid as the influence of independent-minded people.
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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. 影响;势力;有影响的人(或事物);[占星学]星力;
vt. 影响;感染;支配;对…起作用;
💡 in进入+flu流动+ence名词后缀→流入→影响
"The girls in a class tend to have a civilizing influence on the boys."
班上的女生往往能让男生文雅起来。
近义:impact, impinge, impress, incite, induce, manipulate
反义:unsell, deter, discourage, subjection, subservience, subserviency
adj. 自主的;不相关连的;无党派的;不相干的人所做的(或提供的);
n. 独立自主的人;无党派人士;
💡 in不+depend依靠+ent...的 → 不依靠的 → 独立的
"The evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses."
此证据由两名独立证人提供。
近义:liberated, maverick, nonpartisan, autonomic, autonomous, indie
反义:associate, attache, provisionary, provisory, reliant, secondary
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
adj. 害怕的;担心的;恐怕;畏惧,害怕;
💡 词根af-向,词缀raid打、袭击,“担心挨打
"It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now."
一切都结束了。现在没有什么可怕的了。
近义:apprehensive, intimidated, nervous, awed, awestricken, awestruck
反义:intrepid, mettlesome, nervy, audacious, plucky, rash