Of all forms of tyranny the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth, the tyranny of plutocracy.
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n. 暴虐;专横;暴行;
💡 tyrann=tyrant暴君+y表名词 → 暴政, 苛政, 专治
"a victim of oppression and tyranny"
压迫和暴政的受害者
近义:arbitrareity, absolutism, autocracy, caesarism, despotism, dictatorship
adj. 有魅力的;引人注目的;迷人的;招人喜爱的;
💡 at 加强+ tract拉 + ive ...的 → attract拉过来=吸引+ ive ...的 →引人注目的
"I like John but I don't find him attractive physically."
我喜欢约翰,不过我认为他长得并不英俊。
近义:appealing, inciting, inviting, arresting, arrestive, likable
反义:heinous, hideous, icky, loathly, loathsome, nasty
adj. 庸俗的,俚俗的,粗俗的;一般大众的,老百姓的;粗野的,下流的;
n. [古语]平民,百姓;
💡 vulg人民,人群+ar...的 → 大众的,粗俗的
"She found their laughter and noisy games coarse and rather vulgar."
她觉得他们的笑声和吵吵闹闹的游戏趣味低下,俗不可耐。
近义:proletariat, ruck, artless, lurid, pedestrian, rank
反义:highbrow, humanizing, learned, literate, schooled, refined
adj. 最小的;最少的( little的最高级);最不重要的,地位最低的;
adv. 最少,最小;
n. 最小;最少量;
"We need at least 24 hours' notice of cancellation."
如欲取消,请至少提前24小时告知。
近义:lowest, lowliest, measly, merest, minimal, minimum
反义:maximal, meridian, top, upmost, uppermost, greatest
adj. 仅仅,只不过;小的,轻微的;纯粹的;
n. 小湖,池塘;〈英〉边境(线);
💡 我(me)阿姨(re) 仅仅是个 纯粹的人
"It cost a mere bagatelle."
这个只花了一点钱。
近义:merest, pure, selfsame, sheer, very, meager
n. 财产,财富;富豪(阶级);丰富,大量;繁荣;
💡 we(我们)+a(人)+alt(种子,秃木和树)- 财富 财富无(w)健康(health)重要
"the unfair distribution of wealth"
财富分配不公
近义:riches, richness, treasure, fortune, opulence, abundance
反义:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism