Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. 假装圣洁的;
💡 sanctimon=sanctimony假装的虔诚 +ious ...的 → adj. 假装虔诚的；假装圣洁的；假装诚实的
"You sanctimonious little hypocrite!"
你这个道貌岸然的伪君子！
近义：prudish, bigot, bigoted, priggish
n. 尊敬，敬畏;敬礼;受尊敬;尊严;
vt. 尊敬;崇敬;敬畏;
💡 rever=revere尊敬+ence性质，状态 →尊敬
"The poem conveys his deep reverence for nature."
这首诗表达了他对大自然的深深崇敬之情。
近义：honor, respect, revere, venerate, dignify, idolization
反义：libel, asperse, malign, outrage, abuse, badmouth
n. 协议，协定;盖印合同;[法律]契约条款;[宗教]誓约;
vi. 立约，立誓;订立盟约;订立契约;
vt. 立约承诺;缔结盟约;订协定;
💡 co共同+ven来+ant表名词→共同来订立的→协议
"God's covenant with Abraham"
上帝与亚伯拉罕的立约
近义：indenture, pact, bargain, settlement, treaty, accord
adj. 宗教的;神圣的;受崇敬的，值得崇敬的;有宗教性质的;
💡 sacr神圣+ed...的 → 神圣的
"In Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes."
非洲许多部落仍认为蛇是不可冒犯的.
近义：holy, sacral, consecrated, divine, hallowed
反义：immoral, impious, iniquitous, irreligious, obscene, piacular
vt.& vi. 看，瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;寻找;看起来好像;
n. 看;（尤指吸引人的）相貌;眼神;样子;
int. （插话或唤起注意）喂，听我说;
💡 l(棍)+oo(双眼)+k(开):挣开双眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义：appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area
vt. 认为，视为;主张，断定;
vi. 认为，视为，以为;作某种评价;
💡 认为鹿(deer)是马(m)-{指鹿为马}
"I deem it advisable to purchase the shares in the railway now."
我认为现在购买铁路股票是明智的.
近义：think, appraise, interpret, judge, repute, weigh
📜 Thomas Jefferson 的更多名言
"We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it."
"The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers."