Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.
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n. 嘲笑;奚落;嘲弄;戏弄;
vt. 嘲笑，嘲弄，奚落;使…受嘲笑;取笑;
💡 rid笑+ic...的+ule表名词 →嘲笑
"A faintly comic figure, he fears ridicule above all else."
他是个不怎么滑稽的人物, 最害怕被人嘲笑.
近义：jeer, mock, roast, satirize, scoff, scorn
反义：elate, regard, thoughtfulness, concern, admiration, consideration
adv. 一般地，通常;广泛地，普遍地;概括地;主要地;
💡 gener出生+ally...地→出生具有普偏性→通常地；通常强调普遍性
"It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success."
大多数人认为成功会推动人的积极性.
近义：invariably, mainly, mostly, normally, periodically, regularly
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 感觉，官能;意识，观念;理性;识别力;
vt. 感到;理解，领会;检测出;
💡 sens(feel)+e(名词后缀)→感官；知觉；意义；判断力；感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
adj. …制的;（人工）做成的，拼成的;虚构的;保证成功的;
v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义：manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade
vi. 笑;发笑;嘲笑;（特别表示因成功而）处于有利地位;
vt. 以笑表示，以笑感动[影响];
n. 笑;笑声;引人发笑的事或人;笑料;
💡 拉(la)五(u)缸(g)红(h)糖让人 大笑
"She gave a short, derisive laugh."
她讥讽地笑了笑。
近义：tehee, heehaw, laughing, laughter, mirth
反义：pule, snivel, sob, tear, wail, water