People who are arrogant on account of their wealth are about equal to the Laplanders, who measure a man's worth by the number of his reindeer.
📚 名句词汇解析
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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. 傲慢的，自大的;带有傲慢，出自傲慢;骄慢;骄;
💡 ar一再+rog要求,问+ant...的→一再要求的→傲慢的
"He's an arrogant little swine!"
他是个傲慢的小讨厌鬼！
近义：hubristic, immodest, inflated, insolent, assuming, assumptive
反义：low, lowly, meek, mild, modest, unassuming
n. 账，账目;存款;记述，报告;理由;
vi. 解释;导致;报账;
vt. 认为;把…视作;
💡 ac一再+count计算→计算，算账
"I don't have a bank account."
我没有银行账户。
近义：numeration, reckoning, score, tally, count, counting
adj. 相等的，平等的;平稳的;势均力敌的;胜任的;
vt. 等于;比得上;使相等;同样看待;
n. 同样的人;相等的数量;能与之比拟的东西;（地位、实力等）相同的人;
vi. 相等，相平（与out连用）;
💡 equ相等，平均+al形容词后缀 → 相等的，平等的
"They envision an equal society, free of poverty and disease."
他们向往一个没有贫穷和疾病的平等社会。
近义：match, parallel, equate, par, peer, neighbor
反义：unmatch, objector, opposer, opposite, rival, trialist
n. 测量，测度;措施;程度;尺寸;
vt. 测量;估量;
vi. 测量;测量（大小，容量，尺寸等）;
💡 meas计量，测量+ure名词后缀 → 测量，测定
"How do you measure the volume of a gas?"
你如何计量气体的体积？
近义：meter, quantify, dose, gauge, measurement, measuring
n. 数字;数量;号码;编号;
v. 标号;总计;把…算作;
💡 numer, number 表示”数字”;”计算”,”估算”
"The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade."
过去十年，农业从业人数已经下降。
近义：numerate, reckon, recount, sum, tally, cipher
反义：remove, subduct, take, withdraw, deduct