God gave us the gift of life. It is the most precious gift ever. To be unarmed is to be helpless to protect that gift; that is outright irresponsible.
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n. 赠品，礼物;天赋;赠送;天资;
vt. 赋予;向…赠送;天赋权力（或才能等）;授予;
💡 give(给予)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→赠与；礼物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
这块表是母亲给我的礼物。
近义：present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
adj. 宝贵的，珍贵的;贵重的;矫揉造作的;可爱的，宝贝的;
adv. <口>很，非常;
n. 珍爱的人;可爱的人;
💡 prec价值+ious形容词后缀→有价值的 → 珍贵的
"The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds."
王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。
近义：appreciated, loved, prized, valuable, valued, esteemed
反义：loathly, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, aversive, repulsive
adj. 无助的;无能的;无用的;六亲无靠;
💡 help帮助 + less 无...的 → 无助的；无能的
"the helpless victims of war"
无助的战争受害者
近义：powerless, unabetted, unaided, unassisted, undefended, underdog
vt. 保护，保卫;贸易保护;备款以支付;
💡 pro在前面+tect盖上，保护→在前面盖上→保护；防止
"The males in the herd protect the females and the young."
兽中的雄性动物保护雌性动物和幼崽.
近义：preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter
反义：neglect, abandon, forsake
outright
['aʊtraɪt]
adv. 完全地;彻底地;坦率地，不客气地;即刻，马上;
adj. 完全的，彻底的;直率的;明白的;总共的;
💡 out过度；太甚+right正好→完全的，彻底的
"She was the outright winner."
她是绝对的优胜者。
近义：peremptory, plump, categoric, categorical, adamant, decisive
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end