Liberty is the proper end and object of authority, and cannot subsist without it; and it is liberty to that which is good, just, and honest.
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n. 自由;许可权;放肆,无礼;解放,释放;
💡 liber自由+ty表名词 → 自由
"the fight for justice and liberty"
争取正义和自由的斗争
近义:freedom
n. 物体;目标;宾语;客体,对象;
💡 ob反+ject投掷,扔→反着扔→反对,引申为扔向目标 → 物体;目标v. 反对
"A rock is an inanimate object."
岩石是无生命的物体。
近义:oppose, protest, recalcitrate, remonstrate, resist, conflict
反义:accord, acquiesce, chord, coincide, concur, converge
n. 权威;权力;学术权威;[复数]当权者;
💡 author作者+ity名词后缀 → 权力,威信
"in a position of authority"
当权
近义:influence, arbitration, jurisdiction, ascendancy, mastery, might
反义:subjection, subservience, subserviency
vi. (靠很少的钱或食物)维持生活,生存下去;
💡 sub下面+sist站立→站下去→活下去→生存,维持生活
"Old people often subsist on very small incomes."
老人往往靠十分微薄的收入艰难度日。
近义:last, live, be, exist, maintain, support
反义:perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart
adj. 适当的,相当的,正当的,应该的,正式的,正常的;固有的,特有的,独特的;本来的,真正的,严格意义上的;〈古〉漂亮的,优美的;
adv. 〈方〉适当地,好好地,非常,很,完完全全地,彻底地;
n. [宗教][常用P-]特定节日等用的仪式,弥撒(祈祷、礼仪等)书的章节,特赞;
💡 前面的(pro)每个(per)都是 适当的
"You must have felt a proper charlie!"
你一定觉得自己是个十足的笨蛋!
近义:ideal, applicable, appropriate, apt, meet, pat
反义:improper, inadequate, inapt, incompatible, inconvenient, inopportune
adj. 诚实的;坦诚的;老实的;辛勤挣得的;
"I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you."
我实在不愿把实情告诉你,但并非人人都像你那样诚实。
近义:honorable, honourable, irreproachable, just, principled, pure
反义:licentious, astray, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, perverted