The silent bear no witness against themselves.
📚 名句词汇解析
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prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
pron. 他[她，它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练，能够对付持刀袭击。
近义：herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
adj. 沉默的，无言的;寂静的，无声的;静止的;[语]不发音的;
n. 无声电影;
💡 si(死)+lent(借):别人找你借书时装死相- 沉默的
"The " e " in " time " is a silent letter."
time中的e不发音.
近义：mum, mute, muted, noiseless, quiet, reserved
n. 熊;（在证券市场等）卖空的人;蛮横的人;
vt. 忍受;承担;支撑;生育;
vi. 生（孩子）;结（果实）;与…有关;
adj. 跌价的;股票行情下跌的;卖空者的;
💡 6耳(ear) 熊能 忍受沉重的 负担
"The pain was almost more than he could bear."
这种痛苦几乎使他无法忍受。
近义：sustain, hold, endure, ride, stand, stomach
反义：parry, avert, avoid, prevent, shirk, sidestep
n. 目击者，见证人;[法]证人;证据;
vt. 出席或知道;作记录;提供或作为…的证据;
vi. 做证人;见证;
💡 wit(watch看)+ness(名词): 目击者 证人 wit(智慧)+ness: 证人要有智慧 网友：yqy补充： wit智慧, 知道, ness: 知情者
"The witness was cross-examined for over two hours."
那位证人被盘问了两个多小时。
近义：see, sight, view, behold, discern, eye
反义：ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass