One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once 'The Unnecessary War'.
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n. 校长;总统;总裁;董事长;
💡 pre…前，预先+sid坐+ent人→有前面坐的人→总统
"He hit the mark when he became president of the class."
他达到了他的目标,被选为班长.
近义：prolocutor, chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, chairlady, forewoman
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一经;
n. 一次，一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
adj. 不必要的，多余的;无用的，无益的;无须;
💡 un 不 + necess 必要+ ary 表示有...性质的 → adj. 不必要的,无用的
"They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals."
他们因虐待动物而被判有罪。
近义：needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
反义：important, indispensable, intrinsic, key, main, material
adv. 公开地;由公众（或政府）;为公众所同意;以公众名义;
"He acknowledged publicly that he might have made a mistake."
他当众承认自己可能犯了个错误.
近义：openly, professedly, short
反义：underhandedly
adj. [律]上述的;少说为妙;（做）某事有/没有很多优点（或好处）：某事物有/没有多少可说的;说到底;
v. 说，讲( say的过去式和过去分词 );表明;念;说明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后来她后悔说了那些话。
近义：indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid
v. 表明( tell的过去式和过去分词 );讲;知道;讲述;
"In a weak moment, I told him the truth."
我一时心软, 告诉了他真相.