Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it.
📚 名句词汇解析
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pron. (引导名词性从句)谁;无论谁,任何人;不管谁…;
💡 who谁+ever究竟→无论谁,究竟是谁
"All terrorist crime is detestable, whoever the victims."
无论受害者是谁,一切恐怖主义罪行都是可憎的。
近义:any, anybody, anyone, who, whomever, whomsoever
vt. 创办,成立,建立;
v. 发现( find的过去式);找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础,建立,创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义:base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
n. 国家;州;状况,情况;资格;
vt. 规定;陈述,声明;
adj. 国家的;国务的,公务的;正式的;
💡 stat站立+e强调 → 国家;状态
"Dot arrived in a state of great agitation."
多特到达时十分焦虑不安。
近义:hold, maintain, assert, asseverate, manifest, assure
n. 展览,陈列;陈列品,展览品;显示器;炫耀;
vt. 显示;陈列;展开,伸展;夸示,炫耀;
vi. (计算机屏幕上)显示;
💡 pli, ply, plex = fold ,表示”重叠,折叠”#词根助记:dis分开+ploy=将重叠的东西展开=展示
"The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to display their work."
这次展览为当地艺术家提供了展示自己作品的机会。
近义:show, showing, exhibit, exhibition, exposition, present
反义:mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade
adj. 邪恶的,恶毒的;有恶意的;凶猛的;有缺点的;
💡 viti-, vitu-, vic- 表”瑕疵,犯罪”
"a vicious slander on the company's good name"
对那家公司良好声誉的恶意诽谤
近义:merciless, pitiless, ruthless, truculent, unkind, bloody
反义:superb, virtuosic, ace, deft, excellent
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment