The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others.
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n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 道德的,道义上的;精神上的;无疑的,当然的;教导道德的;
n. 寓意,教训;(尤指男女间的)品行;格言;〈古〉相对者;
💡 mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是过来给我一些道义上的支持。
近义:parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反义:immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
adj. 普通的;平常的;一般的;平庸的;
💡 order, ordin 表”秩序;种类,等级”#词根助记:按照秩序的=普通的
"He was demoted to the rank of ordinary soldier."
他被降为普通一兵.
近义:inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
反义:huge, imposing, astonishing, noteworthy, outstanding, particular
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
n. 补偿,赔偿;修正;补救办法;
💡 com(together)+pens(hang)+ation(名词后缀)→补偿;赔偿
"This may affect your entitlement to compensation."
这可能影响你索赔的权利。
近义:offset, indemnification, indemnity, payment, premium, recompense
v. 发现;找到;查明;发觉;
n. 发现物;被发现的人;
💡 翻的(谐音): 找东西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我们到处寻找,但仍没能找到.
近义:learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反义:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass