Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.
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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. 批评，批判;鉴定，审定，考证，校勘;苛求，[哲]批判主义;评论，评论文章;
💡 critic批评，辨明，分开+ism表名词 → 批评
"The plan has attracted criticism from consumer groups."
这项计划引起了各消费者组织的指责。
近义：brickbat, animadversion, review, reviewal, critique, stricture
反义：applause, kudos, laud, ovation, praising, salvo
neither
['niðɚ]
adj. （两者）都不的;
pron. 两者都不;
adv. 两个都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
💡 n(not)+either→既非；皆不；两者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协，问题就在这里。
近义：no, either
反义：likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
n. 抗议;反对;申明;
💡 pro在前面+test证据→向前作证→抗议；坚决声明
"They tried to bludgeon me into joining their protest."
他们试图强迫我和他们一同抗议。
近义：murmur, object, remonstrate, yammer, complain, gripe
反义：accord, chord, concur, agree, arrangement, negotiation
vt.& vi. 辩护;保卫;（足球、曲棍球等）防守;进行辩护;
💡 de去掉+fend打击→去掉打击→打退敌人→保卫，防御
"He got the best advocate in town to defend him."
他请城里最好的律师为他辩护.
近义：preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shelter, shield
反义：impeach, incriminate, inculpate, indict, arraign, process
adv. 逐步地，渐渐地;按部就班地;日趋;冉冉;
💡 grad步+ ual...的 + ly...地→ gradual逐步的+ ly...地 → 逐步地
"The drugs work well at first but gradually lose their effectiveness."
这些药的效果起初非常好,但后来逐渐失效.
近义：increasingly, progressively, seriatim, slowly, successively, consecutively
反义：clean, cold