There are some that only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts.
— Voltaire  ·  No category

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purpose ['pɝpəs] 词频1 词根: pos
n. 意志;目的;作用;（进行中的）行动; vt. 有意;打算;企图（做）;决意（做）;
💡 pur始终+pose放→始终放的东西→目的，意图
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
近义：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
employ [im'plɔi] 词频1 词根: em
vt. 雇用;使用，利用; n. 受雇;服务;工作;
💡 em(=in)+ploy(=play):进来玩- 雇佣
"Alexander is a racist who refuses to employ blacks."
亚历山大是个种族歧视者,拒绝聘用黑人.
近义：occupy, use, utilise, utilize, deploy, hire 反义：sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier, cease
words [[wə:dz]]
n. 言语；话语；字（word的复数）
disguising
v. 假扮( disguise的现在分词 ); 化装; 伪装; 掩盖
近义：playacting, pretence, pretense, simulation, pretending, dissimulation
thoughts
n. 思想；思维；想法（thought的复数）

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— Unknown
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— Saint Augustine
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