But thus do I counsel you, my friends: distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful!
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n. 协商,讨论;建议;策略;法律顾问,辩护人;
vt. 劝告,建议;提供专业咨询;
💡 coun(com-=together)+sel(to take)→商议;商量;忠告
"Listen to the counsel of your elders."
要听从长辈的忠告。
近义:rede, warn, caution, caveat, admonish, advise
反义:mouthpiece, pettifogger, barrater, barrator, shyster, chicaner
vt. 不信任;怀疑;
n. 不信任,猜疑;疑惑,不相信;
💡 tru =true,表示”相信,真实”#词根助记:dis不+trust
"They looked at each other with distrust."
他们心怀戒备地相互看着对方。
近义:misbelieve, mistrust, disbelieve, doubt, misdoubt, suspect
反义:rely, trust, confide, aplomb, assurance, poise
n. 凭冲动行事;突如其来的念头;[电子]脉冲;[医]冲动,搏动;
adj. 冲动的;
v. 推动;
💡 im向内,进入+pulse跳动→冲动
"He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing."
他突然心血来潮,想站起来歌唱。
近义:impel, power, boost, drive, force, motor
v. 处罚;严厉对付;贪婪地吃喝;
💡 pun处罚+ish动词后缀 → 惩罚
"I'm just watching for a chance to punish him in return!"
我正在伺机报复他呢!
近义:penalise, penalize, reprehend, scourge, smite, thrash
反义:award, please, recompense, reimburse, remunerate, repay
adj. 强大的;权力大的;(药)有效地;
adv. 很;非常;
💡 power力量+ful表形容词,“有…的” →有力的
"The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels."
那些大领主的罪过是以权势欺压村民.
近义:lordly, masterful, mighty, authoritative, potent, puissant
反义:impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
adv. 于是,因此;如此,这样,像这样,例如;到这程度,到这地步,这么;如下;
conj. 因此;
"Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health."
老年人常常想方设法节约用暖气,结果损害了他们的健康。
近义:sic, so, that, this