I am for freedom of religion, & against all maneuvres to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another.
— Thomas Jefferson  ·  No category

📚 名句词汇解析

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freedom ['fridəm] 词频1 词根: free
n. 自由，自主;直率;特权，特许;自由权;
💡 free自由的+dom状态或领域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由.
近义：independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening 反义：peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
religion [rɪ'lɪdʒən] 词频1 词根: lig
n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心爱的事物;
💡 relig=rely依赖+ ion 名词后缀 → 用来依赖的 → 宗教；宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科学和宗教信仰之间是否永远存在着冲突？
近义：creed, faith 反义：godlessness
against [ə'ɡɛnst] 词频1
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
bring [brɪŋ] 词频1 词根: /bə/
vt. 带来，引来;促使，引起;提供;导致;
💡 白(b)戒指(ring) 带来了
"He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill."
他招手示意服务生把账单送过来。
近义：get
legal ['li:gəl] 词频2 词根: 法律
adj. 法律的;合法的;法定的;法律（上）的; n. 法定权利;依法必须登报的声明;
💡 有腿(leg)的恶棍(al)是 合法的
"a clear and detailed exposition of their legal position"
对他们的法律处境清楚而详尽的说明
近义：jural, lawful, legit, legitimate, licit, original 反义：illegitimate, illicit, lawless, outrageous, phony, bastard
ascendancy [ə'sendənsi] 词根: 攀登
n. 优势，支配地位;支配倾向;
"We have had ascendancy over the enemy in the battle."
在战斗中我们已占有优势.
近义：lineage, ascendency, origin, parentage, procedence, provenance 反义：offspring, progeny, scions, sons, succession, brood

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"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
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