If the people who make the decisions are the people who will also bear the consequences of those decisions, perhaps better decisions will result.
📚 名句词汇解析
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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
adv. 或许;(表示不确定)也许;(用于粗略的估计)或许;(表示勉强同意或其实不赞成)也许;
n. 假定;猜想;未定之事;
💡 per全部+hap机会,运气+s表复数→全是机会→也许,可能
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完,也许我可以说点什么。
近义:maybe, perchance, possibly, probably, haply
反义:indeed, assuredly, absolutely, sure, surely, undoubtedly
n. 结果;(尤指足球比赛的)胜利;[体]比分;成功实现的事;
vi. 发生,产生;归结为,导致;后果,终结;由…而造成[产生];
💡 re反问+sult跳→反回来的东西→结果
"Is personality the result of conditioning from parents and society, or are we born with it?"
个性是受父母和社会熏陶的结果,还是我们生而有之?
近义:implication, incidence, outcome, outgrowth, produce, progeny
n. 熊;(在证券市场等)卖空的人;蛮横的人;
vt. 忍受;承担;支撑;生育;
vi. 生(孩子);结(果实);与…有关;
adj. 跌价的;股票行情下跌的;卖空者的;
💡 6耳(ear) 熊能 忍受沉重的 负担
"The pain was almost more than he could bear."
这种痛苦几乎使他无法忍受。
近义:sustain, hold, endure, ride, stand, stomach
反义:parry, avert, avoid, prevent, shirk, sidestep
adj. 较好的;更合适的;能力更强的;好转的;
adv. 更好地;更妥;更;
v. 胜过;上进;
n. 更好者;更有才智者;
"We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
我们希望明天天气转好。
近义:improve, perfect, upgrade, meliorate, complete, enrich
反义:intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, lousy
n. 重要(性)( consequence的复数形式 ); 结果; 重要地位; 因果关系
近义:outcome, sequelae, consequence, aftereffect, aftereffects, aftermath
反义:motive, occasioner, origin, point, reason, root