Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
📚 名句词汇解析
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vt. 原谅;为…申辩;免除,宽免;给…免去;
n. 借口,托辞;道歉,歉意;辩解;请假条;
vi. 作为借口;请示宽恕;表示宽恕;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"Late again! What's your excuse this time?"
又迟到了!你这次有什么借口?
近义:indulgence, absolve, pardon, redress, release, remit
反义:impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict
vt.& vi. (为…)服务;任(职);提供;端上;
vt. 招待;(为…)工作;对…有用;向…供应;
vi. 适合;服役;供职;[网球、羽毛球]发球;
n. 网球等发球;发球权;所发的球;
💡 serv(serve)+e(动词后缀)→服务;供应;伺候;备餐;开球;发球
"Serve with a green salad."
端上去的时候配一份生菜色拉。
近义:tend, assist, pour, supply, dish, kickoff
n. 专制统治者,暴君;(古希腊的)僭主;专横的人;
💡 tyrann-, tyranni-, tyran- 【希腊传入拉丁】表”独裁者”
"The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves."
暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣.
近义:martinet, oppressor, autocrat, totalitarian, despot, dictator