Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
— Benjamin Disraeli  ·  No category

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creature ['kritʃɚ] 词频1 词根: creat
n. 生物，动物;人;创造物;（他人的）工具;
💡 cre产生+ at=ate表动词 + ure表名词→ create创造 + ure表名词 → 创造物，生物
"The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature."
榛睡鼠是一种在夜间活动的胆小动物。
近义：inbeing, being, entity, wight, animal
powerful ['paʊɚfl] 词频1 词根: 力量
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
free [fri] 词频1
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
matter ['mætɚ] 词频1
n. 事件;（讨论、考虑等的）问题;重要性;物质; vi. 要紧，重要;化脓;有重大影响;有重要性;
"Now we come to the crux of the matter ."
现在我们来谈问题的症结。
近义：import, signify, weigh, count, amount, issue
circumstances [['sə:kəmˌstənsis]]
[法] 事件, 事项, 详细情节
近义：situation, conditions, environment
creatures
n. 生物, 动物( creature的复数形式 ); 人

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