It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
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n. 良好;善良;精华;上帝;
int. 天哪，哎呀;
💡 good好的+ness表名词 →善行，优良
"For goodness' sake, just use your common sense!"
我的老天，你也凭常识想想！
近义：humanism, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, benevolence, benevolentness
反义：infamy, iniquity, malevolence, maliciousness, malignance, malignity
adj. 宝贵的，珍贵的;贵重的;矫揉造作的;可爱的，宝贝的;
adv. <口>很，非常;
n. 珍爱的人;可爱的人;
💡 prec价值+ious形容词后缀→有价值的 → 珍贵的
"The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds."
王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。
近义：appreciated, loved, prized, valuable, valued, esteemed
反义：loathly, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, aversive, repulsive
n. 自由，自主;直率;特权，特许;自由权;
💡 free自由的+dom状态或领域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由.
近义：independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反义：peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
n. 良心;道德心;
💡 con全部+sci知道+ence名词后缀→全部知道→有良知→良心
"Guilt had been eating into his conscience for some months."
几个月来内疚一直折磨着他的良心.
近义：percept, perceptibility, perception, awareness, seeing, sense
n. 谨慎;节俭;精明;
💡 pru(pro-=before)+ence(名词后缀)→慎重；节俭
"A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems."
不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
近义：heedfulness, measure, moderation, precaution, stealth, stealthiness
反义：heedlessness, incaution, mindlessness, rashness, recklessness, unwariness
n. 练习;实践;（医生或律师的）业务;惯例;
vi. 实行;惯常地进行;练习;实习;
vt. 实行，实践;执业;练习;惯常地进行;
💡 pract实践+ice表名词，行为，状态 →实践
"Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day."
想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
近义：practise, rehearse, drill, exercise, scrimmage, spar