Ignorance, when voluntary, is criminal, and a man may be properly charged with that evil which he neglected or refused to learn how to prevent.
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n. 无知,愚昧;蒙;
💡 i不+gnor知道+ance名词后缀 →无知,愚昧
"They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance."
他们终于从愚昧无知的束缚中解脱出来。
近义:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
反义:idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
adj. 自愿的,自发的;志愿的;故意的,有意的;[法]无偿的;
n. 自愿者;自愿行动;即兴演奏,自选节目;自愿地做的工作;
💡 volunt自愿,意愿+ary形容词后缀→志愿的,自愿的
"The system of AIDS voluntary testing shall be implemented."
第十三条实行艾滋病自愿检测制度。
近义:intentional, premeditated, purposive, spontaneous, wilful, willful
反义:indispensable, astricted, necessary, needful, obligated, obligatory
n. 罪犯,犯人;
adj. 刑事的;犯罪的;可耻的;
💡 crimin罪+al表名词 →罪犯
"Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence?"
难道这样的活动也算刑事犯罪吗?
近义:lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, outlaw, perpetrator, bandit
反义:helper, humane, humanitarian, patron, philanthropist, protector
adv. 适当地;恰当地;正确地;完全,非常;
💡 proper 恰当的 + ly 表示如...的、有...特征的、属于...的 → adv. 适当地;正确地;恰当地
"How much money do we need to do the job properly?"
我们需要多少钱才能做好这件事?
近义:appositely, appropriately, aptly, aright, justly, particularly
反义:inadequately, inappropriately, naughtily, unsuitably
adj. 邪恶的,罪恶的;有害的;不幸的,不吉的;品行坏的;
n. 邪恶,罪恶;坏事,恶行;邪恶的力量、势力或化身;灾祸;
💡 e 加强或引申意义、使…+vil =base (卑劣的) → n.邪恶;祸害 a.坏的
"the evil effects of racism"
种族主义的恶劣影响
近义:ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease
反义:goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
vt. 预防;阻碍;阻止;[宗教]引领;
vi. 阻挠,阻止;
💡 pre预先+vent来→抢先一步,防止别人→防止,阻止
"The fence is strategically sited to prevent anyone getting onto the beach."
这个围栏的地点选择得很有策略,可以阻止任何人到海滩上.
近义:hinder, impede, inhibit, obstruct, obviate, avert
反义:promote, encourage, favor, favour, forward, foster