If the lesser mind could measure the greater as a footrule can measure a pyramid, there would be finality in universal suffrage. As it is, the political problem remains unsolved.
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n. 心,精神,心力,知,智力,智慧;心胸,头脑,人;愿望,目的,意向,意志,决心,见解,意见;记忆,记性,记忆力,回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
💡 mind→心;意志;精神;理性;智力;注意;开会;介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义:heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
n. 测量,测度;措施;程度;尺寸;
vt. 测量;估量;
vi. 测量;测量(大小,容量,尺寸等);
💡 meas计量,测量+ure名词后缀 → 测量,测定
"How do you measure the volume of a gas?"
你如何计量气体的体积?
近义:meter, quantify, dose, gauge, measurement, measuring
adj. 普遍的,一般的;通用的,万能的;全世界的;宇宙的;
n. [逻辑学]全称命题;[哲学]一般概念;一般性;
💡 uni 一个 + vers=versus转变 + al 具有...性质的 →变成一个的→ adj. 普遍的, 全体的
"Education should be a universal right and not a privilege."
教育应当是全民的权利而非某部分人特别享有的。
近义:general, gp, oecumenical, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, overall
n. (政治性选举的)选举权,投票权;
💡 suf在下面+frage打碎→打碎器皿庆祝胜利→表示赞成→投票
"She was active in the Society for Women's Suffrage."
她在争取妇女选举权协会中活动非常积极.
近义:poll, polling, referendum, votation, voting, election
n. 问题;疑难问题;习题;引起麻烦的人;
adj. 成问题的;难处理的;关于社会问题的;
💡 problem- 【希腊传入拉丁】字面上表”向前抛的东西”也表问题
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义:headache, hitch, imbroglio, jam, knot, matter
反义:repair, reparation, workaround, remedy, refitting, overhauling
remains
[rɪ'menz]
n. 遗骨,遗体,残骸,残余,遗迹;废墟,遗址,遗迹,剩余(物),余额;
v. 留下( remain 的第三人称单数);保持;留待;仍然是;
💡 re向后+mains留下 →剩余物
"Access to the documents remains restricted to civil servants."
这些文件仍仅限公务员使用.
近义:leavings, leftovers, litter, offal, riddlings, rubbish