To have a choice at all is to be free - even when the choice is between two terrible things.
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adj. 可怕的;危害极大的;<非正>很糟的;劣质的;
adv. 口〉非常,很,极;
n. 可怕的人;
💡 terr怕+ible...的 → 可怕的
"to make a terrible blunder"
犯大错
近义:heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific
反义:innocuous, offenceless, safe, unoffending, benign, harmless
n. 选择;选择权;精选品;入选者;
adj. 上等的,精选的;
💡 后缀:ice 构成抽象名词,表示行为,情况
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。
近义:option, pick, preference, selection, picking, avenue
adj. 自由的;免费的;免税的;空闲的;
adv. 免费地;自由地,无拘束地;一帆风顺地;
vt. 免除;释放;使自由;解救;
"I have given him a free hand in the matter."
我让他在这件事情上放手干.
近义:liberate, loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise
反义:immure, apprehend, incarcerate, jail, arrest, mew