We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it.
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n. 力量;优点，长处;（光、声、色等的）力度;人力[数];
💡 streng=strong强壮的+th抽象名词 →力量
"Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength."
红色之类的颜色可给人以充满活力与力量的感觉。
近义：heart, impetuosity, impetus, impulsiveness, ardour, mastery
反义：puniness, weakening, weariness, exinanition, debility, destructibility
vt. 尊重;尊敬;关心;遵守;
n. 尊重，恭敬;敬意;某方面;
💡 re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。
近义：honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
反义：outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
vt. 吐露（秘密、心事等）;委托，托付;
vi. 吐露秘密;信任，信赖;
"Because she is understanding, people around her confide in her."
因为她通情达理, 周围的人都相信她.
近义：rely, trust, commune, assign, commission, delegate
反义：misbelieve, mistrust, disbelieve, doubt
v. 吹嘘, 夸耀（boast的ing形式）
近义：immodesty, insolence, jactitation, arrogance, ostentation, pedanticism
反义：meekness, bashfulness, unaffectedness, pudendum, decorum, low