A private individual may do anything except that which is legally forbidden; A government individual may do nothing except that which is legally permitted.
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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
adj. 个人的;独特的;个别的;
n. 个人;个体;
💡 in加强+di分开+vid分开+ual...的→与别人分开的→个人的，个体的
"Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job."
一旦就业，即停发福利救济。
近义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
vt. 把…除外;不计;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口语]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反对，表示异议（与 to 或 against连用）;
💡 ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西.
近义：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反义：realize, accommodate, consider
n. 政府;政体;治理的形式;管辖，治理;
💡 govern统治+ment表名词 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府对新经济政策的放弃
近义：ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反义：mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
adv. 法律上, 合法地\\n[法] 法律上, 合法地, 法定地
近义：judicially, juridically, lawfully, loyally, licitly
反义：illicitly, unlawfully, wrongfully, unduly
adj. 不允许的，被禁止的;禁用的;
v. 禁止( forbid的过去分词);
"Smoking is forbidden here. Please put your cigarette out."
这里禁止吸烟, 请将您的烟熄灭.
近义：illegitimate, objectionable, prohibited, punishable, reprehensible, reproachable