We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.
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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
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 舒适的;安逸的,处于轻松的;充裕的;
💡 com共同+fort强大,力量+able能...的 → 愉快舒适的
"We stayed at Tom's place. It isn't exactly Buck House, but it's comfortable enough."
我们待在汤姆那里。那并不是巴克宫,但足够舒适了。
近义:inviting, snug, cosey, cozie, comfy, cosy
反义:inconvenient, awkward, uneasy, unemployed, comfortless, constrained
adv. 实际上;事实上;确实;竟;
💡 actual(真实的)+ly(副词后缀)→真实地;实际地
"What did she actually say?"
她到底是怎么说的?
近义:inclusively, just, authentically, properly, quite, real
pron. 他[她,它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练,能够对付持刀袭击。
近义:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
vi. 生存;居住;生活,过活;在生活中得到享受;
vt. 经历;度过;
"We cannot live without water."
没有水我们不能生存。
近义:last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell
反义:perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart