You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered.
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n. 立法，制定法律;法律，法规;
💡 legis法律+lat=late使之成...+ion名词后缀 → 使之成法律 → 立法
"The new government set about dismantling their predecessors'legislation."
新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律.
近义：regulations, rules, rulings, constitution
vt. 传达，传递;运送，输送;[法]让与，转让（财产等）;表达;
💡 con共同+vey路→共同用路→运输
"Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength."
红色之类的颜色可给人以充满活力与力量的感觉。
近义：pipe, relay, transfer, transmit, transport, carry
adv. 适当地;恰当地;正确地;完全，非常;
💡 proper 恰当的 + ly 表示如...的、有...特征的、属于...的 → adv. 适当地；正确地；恰当地
"How much money do we need to do the job properly?"
我们需要多少钱才能做好这件事？
近义：appositely, appropriately, aptly, aright, justly, particularly
反义：inadequately, inappropriately, naughtily, unsuitably
vt. 检查，调查;考试;诊察;审问;
vi. 检查;调查;
💡 exam(考试)+in(里面)+e(=exam):在考试里面要 检查考试
"Please examine the insulation of the electric wires in my house."
请检查一下我屋子里电线的绝缘情况.
近义：inspect, investigate, overhaul, oversee, scan, survey
反义：ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
n. 光;发光体;电灯;点火器;
adj. 轻的;明亮的;浅色的;少量的;
v. 点燃;照亮;用光指引;
adv. 轻地，轻装地;
💡 房间光线（light）明暗度正好（right）
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义：illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence
反义：quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
n. 原因;动机;理由;事业;
vt. 成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受;
💡 不是(be)因为(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的.
近义：induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion
反义：hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent