The notion of picking one time of year to be decent to other people is obscene because it's actually validating the notion of being miserable wretches the rest of the year.
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n. 概念，观念;意见，见解;奇想;打算;
💡 not知道，注意+ion名词后缀 → 见解；观念
"They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education."
他们赞同在教育方面人人机会均等的观念。
近义：idea, intent, judgement, judgment, knowledge, opinion
反义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
adj. 正派的;得体的;（服装等）相称的，合宜的;相当好的;
💡 de 强调+cent钱→ 钱多才体面
"And then he was awfully decent about giving me this job."
当时他特别宽厚,将这件工作交给了我.
近义：honest, honorable, honourable, just, kind, modest
反义：immodest, immoral, impudent, lewd, nasty, obscene
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. 淫秽的;下流的;猥亵的;可憎的;
💡 obscen- 表”恶心的,令人憎恶的”
"The law is the final arbiter of what is considered obscene."
何谓猥亵最终由法律裁决。
近义：immodest, immoral, impudent, indecent, iniquitous, lascivious
反义：pure, vestal, chaste
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
adv. 实际上;事实上;确实;竟;
💡 actual(真实的)+ly(副词后缀)→真实地；实际地
"What did she actually say?"
她到底是怎么说的？
近义：inclusively, just, authentically, properly, quite, real