Order is not pressure which is imposed on society from without, but an equilibrium which is set up from within.
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n. 压(力);压力;气压(或血压)(的缩略形式);压(迫)感;
vi. 施加压力;迫使;使(机舱等)增压;
💡 press挤压+ure名词后缀,表行为、状态 →压力
"He changed his mind under the pressure from others."
他在别人的逼迫之下改变了主意.
近义:press, stress, holding, seizing, catch, grasping
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. 平衡,均势;平静;
💡 equi平均 +libr=liber自由+ium场所、地点→自由平等→均衡,均势
"Change in the world around us disturbs our inner equilibrium."
我们周围世界的变化扰乱了我们内心的平静.
近义:poise, balance, stability, stabilization, stableness, stasis
n. 命令;秩序;规则,制度;次序;
vt. 命令;订购;整理;
vi. 下订单;
"Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize."
提前两天到达以便适应新环境。
近义:ask, pray, tell, bid, dictate, request
反义:heed, hold, honor, keep, observe, respect