In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.
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closed
[klozd]
adj. 关闭着的，封闭着的;密闭着的，保密的;<美>准备好了的，定了契约的;
v. “close”的过去式和过去分词;
💡 clos=close关闭+ed已...的→关闭了的
"Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs."
为削减费用，关闭了两家工厂。
近义：locked, shut, unopened
反义：unclosed, uncovered, ajar
n. 社会;上流社会;社团;社群;
adj. 上流社会的，社交界的;
💡 socie=social社会+ty表名词 → 社会，社团
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社会憎恶种族主义。
近义：aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反义：personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
pron. 每人，人人;大伙儿;各位;
💡 every每个 +body 人→ pron.每人，人人
"When I give the command, everybody pushes off together."
我一声令下, 大家就一起用桨把船撑离河岸.
近义：each, all, everyone
adj. 内疚的;有罪的;
💡 guilt内疚 + y...的→ adj.内疚的；有罪的
"The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels."
那些大领主的罪过是以权势欺压村民.
近义：culpable
反义：ingenuous, naif, naive, pure, sincere, blameless
n. 罪行，犯罪;罪恶;
v. 指控犯罪;判定犯罪;处罚军事犯;
💡 crim 表”法律裁定”
"He is interested in the issues of crime and criminology."
他对犯罪及犯罪学方面的问题感兴趣.
近义：shame, pity, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, offence
adj. 最后的，最终的;决定性的;不可更改的;
n. 结局;决赛;期末考试;〈口〉（报纸的）末版;
💡 fin =end,boundary,表示”结束,范围”#词根助记：来自于法语final和拉丁语finalis, 表示 end (结束)
"Teachers always judge their students on the final examination."
老师常根据期末考试来评价他们的学生.
近义：last, absolute, momentous, peremptory, plump, terminal