Politics are a lousy way for a free man to get things done. Politics are, like God's infinite mercy, a last resort.
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adj. 极大的;无法衡量的; 无限的;无穷尽的;
n. 无限的事物;无穷尽的事物; 上帝;
💡 in无+fin结束，范围+ite有...的 → 没有范围的 → 无限的
"The universe seems infinite."
宇宙似乎是无限的.
近义：infinity, boundlessness, illimitable, immeasurable, immense, incommensurate
反义：limited, qualified, constricted
n. 宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
💡 merc(trade)+y(名词后缀)→慈悲
"Almighty God, have mercy on us."
全能的上主，请垂怜我们。
近义：indulgence, lenience, leniency, pity, ruth, sorriness
反义：heartlessness, inhumanity, ruthlessness, soullessness, truculence, truculency
vi. 求助于或诉诸某事物，采取某手段或方法应急或作为对策;
n. 求助，凭借，诉诸;热闹场所，娱乐场，度假胜地;采用的办法;常去，人多，人群;
💡 sort =kind,表示”种类”#词根助记：re反复+sort分出=经常把……分出来=常去的地方,常用的手段
"One has sometimes to resort to these little devices."
人们有时还得依靠这些小玩意儿.
近义：recur, complex, resource, source, sunspot
n. 政治;政治事务;政治观点;权术;
💡 polit国家，城市+ics表名称，学科学术 →政治
"The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser."
教授在政治上是激进派,但衣着却很守旧.
lousy
['lauzi]
adj. 讨厌的;污秽的;多虱的;不清洁的;
"The town was lousy with tourists."
镇上满是旅游者.
近义：verminous, poor, abysmal, bad, punk, rotten
adj. 自由的;免费的;免税的;空闲的;
adv. 免费地;自由地，无拘束地;一帆风顺地;
vt. 免除;释放;使自由;解救;
"I have given him a free hand in the matter."
我让他在这件事情上放手干.
近义：liberate, loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise
反义：immure, apprehend, incarcerate, jail, arrest, mew