Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.
— Ayn Rand  ·  No category

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civilization [,sɪvələ'zeʃən] 词频2 词根: civilize
n. 文明，文化;开化，教化;修养;文明社会;
💡 civil市民；礼貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明，文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
近义：humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
progress ['prɑɡrɛs] 词频1 词根: grad
n. 进步;前进;[生物学]进化;（向更高方向）增长; v. （使）进步，（使）进行;发展;促进; vi. 发展;（向更高方向）增进;
💡 pro向前，在前+gress走→向前走
"She watched the cow's ponderous progress."
她看着牛迟缓地向前走着。
近义：improve, unfold, advance, develop, evolve, gestate 反义：pullback, pullout, recoil, retirement, walkout, withdrawal
society [sə'saɪəti] 词频1 词根: soci
n. 社会;上流社会;社团;社群; adj. 上流社会的，社交界的;
💡 socie=social社会+ty表名词 → 社会，社团
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社会憎恶种族主义。
近义：aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood 反义：personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
privacy ['praɪvəsi] 词频4 词根: priv
n. 隐私，秘密;隐居;私事;不受公众干扰的状态;
💡 priv单个+acy名词后缀 → 个人的 → 隐私
"The media is accused of infringing on people's privacy."
人们指责媒体侵犯了大家的隐私.
近义：secrecy, confidentiality, intimacy 反义：honesty, openheartedness, outrightness, outspokenness, sincerity, singleness
existence [ɪɡ'zɪstəns] 词频2 词根: sist
n. 存在，实在;生活，生活方式;实体，存在物;
💡 ex出+ist站立+ence名词后缀 →存在，生存
"belief in the existence of a benevolent god"
对于仁慈的神之存在的笃信
近义：presence, life, being 反义：inexistence, absence
public ['pʌblɪk] 词频1 词根: popul
adj. 公众的，公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的; n. 大众;社会;公共场所;（文学家等的）爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的，公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency 反义：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy

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"Whatever their future, at the dawn of their lives, men seek a noble vision of man's nature and of life's potential"
"Pride is the recognition of the fact that you are your own highest value and, like all of mana€?s values, it has to be earned."
"Love is our response to our highest values. Love is self-enjoyment. The noblest love is born out of admiration of anothera€?s values."
"A good novel is an indivisible sum; every scene, sequence and passage of a good novel has to involve, contribute to and advance all three of its major attributes: theme, plot, characterization."
"I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."
"Doctors are not servants of their patients, they are traders like everyone else in a free society and they should bear that title proudly considering the crucial importance of the services they offer."
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