Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites.
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qualified
['kwɑlə'faɪd]
adj. 有资格的,胜任的,适当的,合格的;过检定的,得到许可的;有限制的,有条件的;(俚)十足的,无比的;
vt. 描述,形容;使合适;授权予;有权,达标;
vi. 合格,成为合格;取得…的资格;
💡 qualif=qualify资格+ied形容词后缀 → 有资格的
"You cannot assume that a speaker of English is ipso facto qualified to teach English."
你不能假定会说英语的人就有资格教英语。
近义:apt, integrated, proficient, skilled, suitable, accomplished
反义:incompetent, noneffective, unfitted, disabled, disqualified
adj. 公民的,市民的;文明的,有礼貌的;民用的,国民间的;[法]民事的,根据民法的;
💡 civil=citizen市民;礼貌 → 市民的
"the civil rights leader Martin Luther King"
民权领袖马丁∙路德∙金
近义:mannerly, polite, urbane, civilian, civilised, civilized
反义:heedless, impolite, impolitic, inattentive, irreverent, rough
n. 自由;许可权;放肆,无礼;解放,释放;
💡 liber自由+ty表名词 → 自由
"the fight for justice and liberty"
争取正义和自由的斗争
近义:freedom
n. 比,比率;[数学]比例(法);面积;相称,平衡;
vt. 使成比例;使相称;使均衡;
💡 pro前面+port部分,分开+ion名词后缀→成分其中一部分→[所占]比例
"Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface."
水覆盖了地球表面的大部分。
近义:proportionate, accommodate, adapt, fit, proportionality, balance
反义:hype, magnify, overstate, stretch, dramatize, bulge
n. 性情,性格;意向,倾向;安排,配置;<军>部署,战略(战术)计划;
💡 dis分开+posit放+ion名词后缀→分开放→安排;引申为人的喜好,心情 → 性情;安排
"to have a cheerful disposition"
性情开朗
近义:instruction, order, ordinance, resolution, resolve, determination
反义:countermand, aboulia, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence
adj. 道德的,道义上的;精神上的;无疑的,当然的;教导道德的;
n. 寓意,教训;(尤指男女间的)品行;格言;〈古〉相对者;
💡 mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是过来给我一些道义上的支持。
近义:parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反义:immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular