It is obvious that 'obscenity' is not a term capable of exact legal definition; in the practice of the Courts, it means 'anything that shocks the magistrate.'

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term [tɝm] 词频1 词根: 终点
n. 学期;条款;术语;期限; vt. 把…称为;把…叫做;
💡 term(boundary)→期限;期间;学期;术语;措辞;交谊
"the expiry of a fixed-term contract"
定期合同的满期
近义:call, designate, word, wording, definition, diction
capable ['kepəbl] 词频2 词根: cap
adj. 能干的;有才能的;有才华的;能胜任的; n. 有才能的,能干的;
💡 cap握住+able形容词后缀,具有某种性质的 → 有能力的,有才能的
"He's quite capable of lying to get out of trouble."
靠撒谎渡过难关他挺有一套。
近义:apt, proficient, qualified, skilled, suitable, usable 反义:incompetent, inefficient, unable, uncapable, unfit, unqualified
definition [,dɛfɪ'nɪʃən] 词频4 词根: fin
n. 定义;规定,明确;[物]清晰度;解释;
💡 de使…成为+fin界限+ition名词后缀→划出界限→定义
"Can you give a more precise definition of the word?"
你能给这个词下个更确切的定义吗?
近义:outline, picture, portraiture, term, word, delineation 反义:hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, indistinctness, irresolution, uncertainty
practice ['præktɪs] 词频1 词根: 行动
n. 练习;实践;(医生或律师的)业务;惯例; vi. 实行;惯常地进行;练习;实习; vt. 实行,实践;执业;练习;惯常地进行;
💡 pract实践+ice表名词,行为,状态 →实践
"Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day."
想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
近义:practise, rehearse, drill, exercise, scrimmage, spar
magistrate ['mædʒɪs'tret] 词根: 大
n. 地方法官,治安官;文职官员;治安推事;
💡 magistr行政+ate表示人→地方行政官
"The magistrate committed him to prison for a month."
法官判处他一个月监禁.
近义:arbitrator, judge, justice, beak, jurist, adjudicator
obvious ['ɔbviəs, -vjəs] 词频2 词根: ob
adj. 明显的;显著的;平淡无奇的;自明;
💡 偶不会呕死(谐音): 明显的身体好 ob(=near)+vi(way)+ous(形缀):横放在路上的-醒目的- 明显的
"It's obvious that she adores him."
她显然深深地爱着他。
近义:apparent, irrefutable, manifest, noted, noteworthy, notorious 反义:implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely

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