If you are not a liberal at twenty, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at forty, you have no brain.
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n. 自由主义者;自由党党员;
adj. 开明的;自由的;慷慨的;不拘泥的;
💡 liber自由+al形容词后缀 → 自由的;慷慨的
"Some politicians want more liberal trade relations with Europe."
有些政治家想与欧洲大陆建立更加自由的贸易关系。
近义:tolerant, broad, broadminded, ample, freethinker, freethinking
反义:illiberal, mainstream, orthodox, preservative, preserving, rightist
n. 保守的人;(英国)保守党党员,保守党支持者;
adj. 保守的;(英国)保守党的;(式样等)不时新的;
💡 con加强+serv保持+ative...的→ 保守的
"a card-carrying member of the Conservative party"
保守党正式党员
近义:praetorian, rightist, tory, traditionalist, moderate, restrained
反义:red, commie, liberal, licentious, loose, permissive
n. 二十,二十个;二十多岁;二十年代;许多,大量;
num. 二十;
adj. 二十的;
💡 twen=two二+ty十 → 二十
"The farmer picked twenty pears."
农民摘掉了二十个梨子。
n. 心,心脏;感情;要点;胸部;
vt. 鼓励;激励;
vi. 结心;
💡 医生查病听(hear) 心脏跳(t)
"abnormalities of the heart"
心脏异常
近义:hub, nucleus, root, bottom, bowels, center
n. 脑;智慧;聪明的人;(群体中)最聪明的人;
vt. 打破…的脑袋;打…的头部;
💡 b(不)+rain(雨): 大脑不(b)会进水(rain)
"Being in love must have addled your brain."
坠入爱河必已使你神魂颠倒。
近义:brains, cerebrum, encephalon, cerebral
n. 四十;四十几;
adj. 四十的;
"With the chill factor, it's nearly minus forty here."
加上风寒指数, 气温接近零下40度.