The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel.
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n. 喜剧;喜剧性;喜剧体裁;有趣的事情;
💡 com宴会+edy表名词→像宴会一样热闹→喜剧
"He didn't appreciate the comedy of the situation."
他未领略到这种局面的滑稽可笑之处。
近义：play, farce, playacting
反义：holocaust, misfortune, calamity, catastrophe, debacle, disaster
vt. 容许;承认;忍受;容忍（不同意或不喜欢的事物）;
💡 toler容忍+ate动词后缀 → 宽容
"We have to tolerate each other's little foibles."
我们得互相容忍对方的小缺点。
近义：hold, let, permit, avow, accept, sanction
libel
['laɪbl]
n. 文字诽谤;诋毁;中伤;诽谤罪;
v. 对…进行诽谤;发表文字诽谤;
💡 lib(book)+el(small)→诽谤人的文字、盲词或图书；诽谤；讽刺
"The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds."
这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。
近义：asperse, malign, badmouth, revile, scorn, slander
n. 体验;滋味;味觉;风味;
vt.& vi. 尝，品尝;
vt. 吃;喝;浅尝;
vi. 尝味;略进（饮食）;（少量地）吃;有某种味道;
"In a consumer taste test, Coke went up against Pepsi."
在一次消费者品尝测验中, 可口可乐与百事可乐交锋了.
近义：relish, sample, savor, savour, try, sapidity
反义：insipidity, insipidness, unpalatableness, vapidity, blandness, jejuneness