Freedom, then, lies only in our innate human capacity to choose between different sorts of bondage, bondage to desire or self esteem, or bondage to the light that lightens all our lives.
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n. 自由，自主;直率;特权，特许;自由权;
💡 free自由的+dom状态或领域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由.
近义：independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反义：peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
adj. 天生的;特有的，固有的;内在的，直觉的;
💡 in进+nate出生的 →生来的；天然的
"the innate conservatism of older people"
老年人固有的保守性
近义：inborn, inbred, inbuilt, ingenerate, congenital, born
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
n. 容量;才能;性能;生产能力;
adj. 充其量的，最大限度的;
💡 cap拿，抓，握住+acity表名词，有...倾向→拿住的能力→容量；才能
"We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity."
我们不能不顾自己的能力企图无限制地发展.
近义：aptitude, aptness, potential, proficiency, skilfulness, skill
反义：impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
adj. 不同的;各式各样的;个别的;不平常;
💡 differ相异+ent...的 →不同的
"a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes"
一大批形状大小不一的瓶子
近义：heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical
反义：identical, indistinct, kindred, like, resembling, same
vt. 尊敬，敬重;认为，以为;考虑;估价;
n. 尊敬，尊重;意见，看法;评价;名声;
💡 esteem=estim价值 → 有价值 → 仰慕 → 尊敬
"She is held in high esteem by her colleagues."
她深受同事的敬重。
近义：honor, appreciate, prize, regard, relish, respect
反义：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate