Politics [is] the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.
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adj. 最大值的,最大量的;
n. 最大的量、体积、强度等;
💡 maxi=max大的+mum表名词 → 最大的
"It was Mann who structured the agenda for maximum efficiency."
是曼制定这个取得最大效率的议程的.
近义:high, peak, summit, apex, maximal, meridian
反义:low, least, lowest, lowliest, measly, minimum
n. 量,数量;总额;本利之和;全部效果,全部含义;
vi. (在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面)等于;等同,接近;合计,总共;发展成为;
💡 mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#词根助记:a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到总量=总量
"The insurance company will refund any amount due to you."
保险公司将退还你应得的所有款项。
近义:import, matter, signify, count, number, quantity
n. 自由,自主;直率;特权,特许;自由权;
💡 free自由的+dom状态或领域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由.
近义:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反义:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
adj. 一致的;连续的;不矛盾的;坚持的;
💡 con共同+sist站立+ent...的 →一致的,一贯的,连续的
"She's not very consistent in the way she treats her children."
她对待孩子反复无常。
近义:articulate, logic, logical, sequacious, unchanging, uniform
反义:illogical, inarticulate, incoherent, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous
n. 维持,保持;保养,保管;维护;维修;
💡 main手+ten拿住+ance表名词 → 用手拿住 → 维持
"an evening class in car maintenance"
夜校的汽车维修课程
近义:husbandry, keep, keeping, maintaining, preserval, preservation
adj. 社会的,社会上的;交际的,社交的;群居的;合群的;
n. 联谊会,联欢会;社交聚会;
💡 soc社会+ial形容词后缀 → 社会的
"political groups agitating for social change"
鼓吹社会变革的政治团体
近义:party, approachable, kindly, neighborly, neighbourly, personable
反义:sociopathic, dissocial