The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.
— Lord Macaulay  ·  Power

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proof [pruf] 词频2 词根: proof
n. 证明;校样;检验;（酒的）标准酒精度; adj. 防…的;抗…的;能抵御;能防范; vt. 给（织物）做防护处理，使防水（或防火等）;印…的校样; vi. [印刷术] 校对;发酵;
💡 prob, prov Prob, prov= test, 表示”测试,证明, 检验”
"The photo was final proof of her husband's infidelity."
这张照片最终证明了她丈夫的不忠.
近义：rainproof, seal, waterproof, proofread, subedit, edit
possess [pə'zɛs] 词频1 词根: pos
vt. 拥有;掌握，懂得;主宰;缠住，迷住;
💡 sed, sid, sess, sult 表”坐”#词根助记：pos(=port向着)+sess=向有……的地方坐着 = 持有,拥有
"She pretends to various abilities she doesn't, in fact, possess."
她自称有种种她事实上并不具有的才能.
近义：hold, own, enjoy, have, obsess, spellbind
boundless ['baʊndləs] 词频4 词根: /bʌn/
adj. 无限的;无穷的;无边际的;广阔的;
💡 bound范围，边际 + less [形容词后缀], 表示“无...的”、“不...的” → adj. 无限的；无边无际的
"Derricks are scattered here and there on the boundless plain."
在一望无际的原野上散布着一座座井架.
近义：illimitable, immeasurable, infinite, interminable, limitless, shoreless
virtue ['vɝtʃʊ] 词频2
n. 美德;德行;价值;长处;
💡 我求”（谐音） 美德
"He was considered to be a paragon of virtue."
他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范.
近义：virtuousness 反义：disadvantage
power ['paʊɚ] 词频1 词根: 力量
n. [机]动力，功率;力量;政权，权力;强国，大国; vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量; vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进; adj. 权力的;机械能的，电动的;用电力（或动力）发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize 反义：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
highest
[计] 最高
近义：higher, outstanding, paramount, superior, supreme, topmost 反义：lower, nether, nethermost, undermost, bottom

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— Woodrow Wilson
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