The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.
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n. 耐久（力），持久（力）;忍耐，忍耐力;
💡 endur=endure持久，耐久+ance名词后缀，性质状态 →忍耐力
"He showed remarkable endurance throughout his illness."
他在整个生病期间表现出非凡的忍耐力。
近义：patience, perseverance, persistence, resistance, stamina, stoicalness
反义：hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, irresolution, mutability, unsteadiness
vt.& vi. 反对，抗争;使相对;使对照;抵制;
💡 op相反，相对+pos=put放置+e→置于相反位置或立场→ 反对，反抗，对抗
"The government called on the workers to oppose waste."
政府号召工人反对浪费.
近义：hinder, impede, impugn, negate, object, obstruct
反义：back, backstop, reinforce, second, support, advocate
prescribed
[pri'skraibd]
adj. 规定的，法定的;
v. 开药方( prescribe的过去式和过去分词 );指示;规定;指定遵守;
"The curriculum is rigidly prescribed from an early age."
自儿童时起即已开始有严格的课程设置.
近义：obligatory, required, compulsory
反义：optional