The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.
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n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"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:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 合法的,合理的;正规的;合法婚姻所生的;真正的,真实的;
vt. 使合法;给予合法的地位;通过法律手段给(私生子)以合法地位;正式批准,授权;
💡 legiti=law法律+ mate 表动词→ 使合法
"Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave."
生病是请假的一个正当的理由.
近义:legalize, legitimize, authenticate, validate, bind, jural
反义:outlaw, illegal, illicit, inauthentic, invalid, artificial
n. 地基;基础;基金(会);粉底;
💡 found基础+ation表名词 → 基础,地基
"to lay the foundation stone of the new museum"
为新建博物馆奠基
近义:implantation, instauration, laying, mainstay, mount, plinth
n. 政府;政体;治理的形式;管辖,治理;
💡 govern统治+ment表名词 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府对新经济政策的放弃
近义:ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反义:mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
vt. 保护,保卫;贸易保护;备款以支付;
💡 pro在前面+tect盖上,保护→在前面盖上→保护;防止
"The males in the herd protect the females and the young."
兽中的雄性动物保护雌性动物和幼崽.
近义:preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter
反义:neglect, abandon, forsake
n. 表现,表示,表达;表情,脸色,态度,腔调,声调;[数]式,符号;词句,语句,措辞,说法;
💡 ex出来+press挤压+ion名词后缀 →表达;表情
"He listened to her story with a stony expression."
他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历.
近义:idiom, aphorism, articulation, locution, maxim, phrase
反义:still, stillness, quietness