When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the marjority of men live content.
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neither
['niðɚ]
adj. (两者)都不的;
pron. 两者都不;
adv. 两个都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
💡 n(not)+either→既非;皆不;两者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协,问题就在这里。
近义:no, either
反义:likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
n. 特性,属性;财产,地产;[戏]道具;所有权;
💡 proper拥有+ty名词后缀 → 个人拥有的 → 财产;所有物;特性
"dishonest appropriation of property"
以欺骗的手法侵吞财产
近义:holdings, assets, means, ownership, patrimony, possessions
n. 内容;(书等的)目录;满足;容量;
💡 con全部+tent握住→全部拿住→内容,容量;满足的
"He seemed more content, less bitter."
他看起来比较满意,不那么失望。
近义:volume, contents, pleased, satisfied, chuffed, contented
反义:pain, roil, undeceive, vex, disillusionize, disillusionise
honor
['ɔnə]
n. 尊敬;光荣;节操;荣誉;
v. 尊敬;给予表扬;信守;执行;
"The Chinese make a point of their personal honor."
中国人特别重视个人荣誉.
近义:honour, magnify, praise, regard, revere, reverence
反义:humble, insult, libel, malign, muckrake, offend
touched
[tʌtʃt]
adj. 精神失常的;受感动的;有一点;略微带点;
v. 接触,触摸( touch的过去式和过去分词 );吃;涉及;与…有关;
"In his lecture on geology, he touched on the subject of climate."
他在关于地质学的报告中, 也涉及气候问题.
近义:moved, stirred, thrilled, excited, exhilarated, insane
vi. 生存;居住;生活,过活;在生活中得到享受;
vt. 经历;度过;
"We cannot live without water."
没有水我们不能生存。
近义:last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell
反义:perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart