Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
n. 宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
💡 merc(trade)+y(名词后缀)→慈悲
"Almighty God, have mercy on us."
全能的上主，请垂怜我们。
近义：indulgence, lenience, leniency, pity, ruth, sorriness
反义：heartlessness, inhumanity, ruthlessness, soullessness, truculence, truculency
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
n. 上诉;[体育]诉请;呼吁;（迫切的）要求（帮助、同情等）恳求;
vi. （迫切）要求;有吸引力;求助（于）;提请注意;
vt. 将…移交上级法院审理;
💡 pel, puls 表”驱动,推动”#词根助记：ap向着+peal=向着……推动自己的诉求=恳求,诉求,请愿
"to lodge an appeal"
提出上诉
近义：plead, imploration, petition, petitioning, pleading, request
反义：order, demand
vt.& vi. 给…看;表现出;显露出;上演;
vt. 说明;指示;表明;演示;
n. 展览;显示;外观;表演;
vi. 被人看见，显现，显而易见;
💡 秀”(谐音): 做秀就是 展示自己
"After the show, we were allowed to go backstage to meet the cast."
表演结束之后，我们获准到后台和演员见面。
近义：present, raise, showcase, unhide, display, exhibit
反义：mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade