The best index to a person's character is (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can't fight back.
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n. 索引;<数>指数;指示;标志;
vt. 给…编索引;把…编入索引;[经济学]按生活指数调整（工资、价格等）;
vi. [机械学]转位;
💡 in(in)+dex(proclaim)→指针；索引；指数；食指；指标
"Look it up in the index."
在索引中查找。
近义：itemize, list, catalog, catalogue, classify, file
n. 人;（语法）人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义：badder, baddest, worse
n. 性格;特点;字母;角色;
vt. 刻，印;使具有特征;
💡 性格 品质佳的人坐着椅子(char-chair)也能做(act)两(er)天的事
"Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character."
她卷入了这次欺诈案，在她的品格上留下了一个很大的污点。
近义：makeup, mettle, nature, personality, selfhood, spirit
反义：timidity, timidness
vt.& vi. 战斗;斗争;打架;吵架;
n. 打架;吵架;战斗;斗志;
"The twins fight tooth and nail over the slightest disagreement."
这对双胞胎为了一点儿小矛盾而吵得不可开交.
近义：strive, struggle, argue, jangle, quarrel, quibble
反义：reconcile, reunite, rapport, togetherness, unison, unity