Non-violence does not signify that man must not fight against the enemy, and by enemy is meant the evil which men do, not the human beings themselves.
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n. 暴力,强暴,暴虐;猛烈,激烈;歪曲(事实),曲解(意义);冒渎,不敬;
💡 viol六弦琴+ence名词后缀 → 暴力,强暴
"The group does not advocate the use of violence."
该团体不支持使用暴力。
近义:rabidity, rabidness
反义:kindness, meekness, mildness, peacefulness, placidity, sugariness
vt. 表示…的意思;意味;预示;
vi. 具有重要性,要紧;辱骂;
💡 sign记号,信号+ify动词后缀,…化→用信号表示→象征
"The striped band round a policeman's sleeve is to signify that he is on duty."
警察袖子上的袖标标明他正在执勤.
近义:hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, mean, purport
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
n. 仇敌;敌军;危害物;
adj. 敌人的;敌方的;与敌对力量相关的;
💡 am- 爱;喜爱;男女间的吸引;恨的反义#词根助记:en否定+em(am的变体)爱=不爱的人=敌人
"He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier."
他拔出枪对准敌兵.
近义:opponent, opposer, opposite, rival, adversary, foe
反义:mate, pal, partner, payfellow, sidekick, acquaintance
adj. 邪恶的,罪恶的;有害的;不幸的,不吉的;品行坏的;
n. 邪恶,罪恶;坏事,恶行;邪恶的力量、势力或化身;灾祸;
💡 e 加强或引申意义、使…+vil =base (卑劣的) → n.邪恶;祸害 a.坏的
"the evil effects of racism"
种族主义的恶劣影响
近义:ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease
反义:goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal