The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.
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n. 死亡;（某种）死法，死亡方式;病危;死神;
💡 dead(死)+th(表示抽象名词的后缀)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁决
近义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反义：inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
adj. 可能的;适合的;有希望的;
adv. 可能;或许;大概;多半;
💡 like可能 + ly...的\/地 → a.可能的 ad.很可能
"Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble."
这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。
近义：inclined, apt, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible
反义：imaginary, implausible, improbable, unbelievable, uncertain, utopical
n. 暗杀;
💡 assassin刺客 + ation 表示行为,结果 → n.刺杀，暗杀
"Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination."
议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了.
近义：killing, murder
n. 熄灭;消灭，灭绝;废除;[物]消光，自屏，衰减;
💡 extinct灭绝的+ion表名词 → 灭绝
"The island's way of life is doomed to extinction."
这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失.
近义：passing, quietus, death, decease, demise, disappearance
反义：inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
n. 漠然;冷淡;无兴趣;无动于衷;
💡 a 无+path感情，痛苦+y表名词→无感情 → 冷淡，漠不关心
"There is widespread apathy among the electorate."
选民普遍态度冷淡。
近义：aboulia, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
反义：infatuation, ardor, ardour, keenness, passion, urge
n. 民众;民主国家;民主主义;民主政治;
💡 demo人民+cracy统治；\"人民统治\"→人民做主→民主；民主政治，民主政体；民主主义
"the principles of democracy"
民主原则