People are changed, not by coercion or intimidation, but by example.
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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
coercion
[ko'ɝʒən]
n. 强迫;高压政治;强制;威压;
💡 coerc强制+ion名词后缀 → 强制;强迫;高压政治;威压
"He claimed he had only acted under coercion."
他声称他只是受了胁迫才采取了行动。
近义:menacing, pressure, terrorisation, terrorization, threat, intimidation
n. 例子;榜样;范例;先例;
vt. 作为…的例子;为…做出榜样;
vi. 举例;作为…的示范;
💡 ex出+ ample拿,获得→拿出来→作为榜样 →样本;榜样
"a classic example of poor communication"
缺乏有效沟通的典型实例
近义:illustration, archetype, model, original, paradigm, paragon
intimidation
[[inˌtimə'deʃən]]
n. 恐吓, 威胁\\n[法] 恐吓, 威胁
近义:cowardice, cowardliness, cowering, discouragement, fear, fright
反义:heart, impulsiveness, intrepidity, manliness, mettle, nerve