Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
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n. 政府;政体;治理的形式;管辖，治理;
💡 govern统治+ment表名词 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府对新经济政策的放弃
近义：ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反义：mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
adj. 食物的，营养的;
💡 -ary 名词后缀##al, ol, ul 生长,滋养,营养
"He had the disease of alimentary canal."
他患了消化道疾病.
近义：nourishing, nutritional, nutritious, nutritive, food
反义：jejune, unnourishing
n. 运河，沟渠;管道;气管;食道;
vt. 建运河;疏导;
💡 can-, cann- 【希腊语传入拉丁语】芦苇,管;
"There the irrigation canal links up with the reservoir."
这条灌溉渠在那里与水库连接起来.
近义：channel, chute, ditch, duct
n. 欲望;胃口，食欲;嗜好，爱好;
💡 ap加强动作+pet追寻，寻求+ite表名词→一再追求→有胃口
"He suffered from headaches and loss of appetite ."
他患有头痛和食欲不振。
近义：hunger, stomach, taste, appetence, appetency, appetition
反义：apathy, indifference, weariness, apositia, hyporexia, anorexia
n. 感觉，官能;意识，观念;理性;识别力;
vt. 感到;理解，领会;检测出;
💡 sens(feel)+e(名词后缀)→感官；知觉；意义；判断力；感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
n. 责任;职责;责任感，责任心;负责任;
💡 re 再、重复 + spons承诺 + ibility 抽象名词 → n. (U)责任,责任心; 职责,义务
"The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident."
法院宣告他对该事故不负任何责任。
近义：obligation, obstriction, onus, commitment, duty, function
反义：flippancy, authorization, permission