Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.
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adj. 公众的，公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大众;社会;公共场所;（文学家等的）爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的，公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反义：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
n. 意见，主张;评价;鉴定，判定;
💡 opin- 表”假设,想,判断”
"The general opinion is that the conference was a success."
普遍认为这次会议是成功的。
近义：judgement, judgment, notion, persuasion, sentiment, tenet
n. 专制统治者，暴君;（古希腊的）僭主;专横的人;
💡 tyrann-, tyranni-, tyran- 【希腊传入拉丁】表”独裁者”
"The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves."
暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣.
近义：martinet, oppressor, autocrat, totalitarian, despot, dictator
adj. 私有的，私人的;秘密的;内心的;平民的，无官职的，士兵的;
n. 列兵，士兵，[陆]二等兵;〈古〉私人，个人;阴部，生殖器;
💡 priv单个+ate形容词后缀→个人的
"You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments."
整座宫殿除内殿外均可参观。
近义：pfc, grunt, squaddie, inside, noteworthy, particular
反义：open, overt, patent, communal
n. 命运，宿命;灾难，死亡;命中注定的事（尤指坏事）;
v. 注定;
💡 fa, fabl, fam, fan =speak,表示”说”#词根助记：fate=上帝的话
"They were unaware of the fate that was to befall them."
他们并不知道即将降临到他们头上的厄运。
近义：predestine, preordain, foreordain, karma, lot, misfortune
adj. 柔弱的，虚弱的;无力的，软弱的;不中用的，愚钝的;淡薄的;
💡 虚弱的我们(we)一(a)直在咳(k)嗽
"a weak and indecisive man"
软弱而且不果断的人
近义：impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
反义：heavy, hefty, husky, massive, mighty, muscular