So they [the Government] go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent.
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n. 政府;政体;治理的形式;管辖，治理;
💡 govern统治+ment表名词 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府对新经济政策的放弃
近义：ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反义：mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
adj. 坚硬无比的;牢不可破的;坚定不移的;坚决的;
n. 坚硬的物质;<地质>硬石;<诗>牢不可破;
💡 a不+dam征服+ant属于...的→不可征服的 → 坚定的，坚固的
"Eva was adamant that she would not come."
伊娃坚决不来。
近义：hidebound, inflexible, intractable, mulish, nonflexible, obdurate
反义：approbatory, indulging, leathery, lissom, malleable, obliging
adj. 固体的;实心的;结实的，可靠的;可信赖的;
n. 固体;立体图形;立方体;
💡 solidus(firm)+id(形容词后缀)→固体的；牢固的；纯粹的
"The team's bullpen is solid this year."
今年该队的候补投手实力不错。
近义：trimensional, massive, robust, strong, sturdy, consistent
反义：flowing, fluid
adj. 强大的;权力大的;（药）有效地;
adv. 很;非常;
💡 power力量+ful表形容词，“有…的” →有力的
"The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels."
那些大领主的罪过是以权势欺压村民.
近义：lordly, masterful, mighty, authoritative, potent, puissant
反义：impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
n. 反论，悖论;似非而是的论点;自相矛盾的人或事;[物]佯谬;
💡 para在旁边+dox观点→观点旁边与之对立的观点→谬论，悖论，怪论
"He was a paradox—a loner who loved to chat to strangers."
他真是个矛盾人物，生性孤僻却又喜欢和陌生人闲聊。
adj. 陌生的，生疏的;奇怪的，古怪的;疏远的;外国的;
adv. 奇怪地;陌生地;冷淡地;
💡 事真奇”（谐音）即 奇怪的
"a strange concatenation of events"
一连串奇怪的事
近义：odd, offbeat, outlandish, quaint, queer, queerish
反义：inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average