The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.

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community [kə'mjʊnəti] 词频3 词根: commun
n. 社区;社会团体;共同体;[生态] 群落;
💡 com共同+mun公共的+ity状态→公共状态→社会,社区
"The development was bitterly opposed by the local community."
这一开发项目遭到了当地社区的愤怒抵制。
近义:aristoi, society, collectivity, group, guild, commonwealth 反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
impulse ['ɪmpʌls] 词频2 词根: im
n. 凭冲动行事;突如其来的念头;[电子]脉冲;[医]冲动,搏动; adj. 冲动的; v. 推动;
💡 im向内,进入+pulse跳动→冲动
"He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing."
他突然心血来潮,想站起来歌唱。
近义:impel, power, boost, drive, force, motor
individual [,ɪndɪ'vɪdʒuəl] 词频1 词根: in
adj. 个人的;独特的;个别的; n. 个人;个体;
💡 in加强+di分开+vid分开+ual...的→与别人分开的→个人的,个体的
"Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job."
一旦就业,即停发福利救济。
近义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke 反义:assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
away [ə'we] 词频1
adv. 离开,远离;在远处;消失; adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方;离去;不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义:abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
sympathy ['sɪmpəθi] 词频2 词根: pass
n. 意气相投,同感;同情,同情心;慰问;和谐的一致;
💡 sym共同,相同+pathy感情→同情
"His remorse is just an artifice to gain sympathy."
他的悔恨只是一种骗局,是为了博取同情.
近义:leniency, mercy, pity, ruth, sorriness, charity
stagnates
v. 停滞, 不流动, 不发展( stagnate的第三人称单数 )

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