The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments.
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adj. 不诚实的,背信弃义的;
💡 per假,坏+fid相信,信念+ious形容词后缀→骗取他人信任的→ 背信弃义的
"Their feet will trample on the dead bodies of their perfidious aggressors."
他们将从背信弃义的侵略者的尸体上踏过。
近义:traitorous, treacherous, wicked, criminal
反义:noble, staunch, truehearted, trustful, trusty, unswerving
adv. 故意地;深思熟虑地;从容不迫地;
💡 deliberate故意的 + ly ...地→deliberate不是任意而为=故意的+ ly ...地 → 故意地
"She's been deliberately ignoring him all day."
她故意整天都不理他。
近义:apropos, intentionally, knowingly, pointedly, purposefully, purposely
反义:involuntarily, unconsciously, unwillingly, unwittingly
adj. 错误的;有错误的,有过失的,有缺点的;不完美的;
💡 fault犯错误+ y...的→ 有错误的,有缺点的
"Is the vendor always held responsible if goods are faulty?"
如果产品有瑕疵,卖主是否一定要负责到底?
近义:imperfect, bad, unsound, unsuccessful, blemished, defective
n. 原因;动机;理由;事业;
vt. 成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受;
💡 不是(be)因为(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的.
近义:induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion
反义:hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent
v. 辩护( defend的现在分词 ); 保卫; (足球、曲棍球等)防守; 进行辩护
近义:protecting
反义:hostile, inimical, attacking, pernicious, rough, truculent