A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.
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n. 政治家;政客，玩弄权术者;<蔑>政客，<美>政治贩;
💡 polit国家，城市+ician人→爱国家之人→政客
"a politician who embodied the hopes of black youth"
代表黑人青年希望的政治家
近义：pol
n. 能力，资格;能耐，才能;
💡 -ability 后缀,表示能力,合适性##-ility 后缀;表示”意义,有能力”
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
该系统能够同时运行一个以上的程序。
近义：aptitude, aptness, intelligence, knack, potential, skilfulness
反义：impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
vi. 发生;碰巧;出现;偶然遇到;
💡 hap(luck)+pen(动词后缀)→发生；偶然发生；碰巧
"It's frightening to think it could happen again."
想到此事可能再次发生就使人不寒而栗。
近义：arise, issue, occur, pass, supervene, transpire
vt.& vi. 讲解，解释;
vt. 说明…的原因，辩解;
vi. 说明，解释，辩解;
💡 ex 出+ plain清楚的→ 说清楚的 → 解释
"The factory manager used a flowchart to explain the production process."
工厂经理用一幅作业图来说明生产过程.
近义：justify, illustrate, pose, prove, rede, resolve
反义：implicate, mat, muddle, mystify, ravel, snag
vt. 预言，预示;
"to foretell the future"
预言未来
近义：predict, herald, portend, prognosticate, prophesy, vaticinate
n. 出行，离去;出发;行为;工作情况;
adj. 活着的，现在的;进行中的，营业中的;现行的;流行中的;
v. 进行(go的现在分词);
"I would strongly advise against going out on your own."
我要极力奉劝你别单独外出。
近义：leaving, parting, withdrawment, departure, egress, exit
反义：appearance, appearing, imminence, approach, approaching, assistance