EXHORT, v.t. In religious affairs, to put the conscience of another upon the spit and roast it to a nut-brown discomfort.
— Ambrose Bierce  ·  No category

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exhort [ɪɡ'zɔrt] 词根: hort
vt.& vi. 劝告，劝说;倡导;勉励;
💡 ex出+hort鼓励→鼓励人出去做事 → 力劝（人去做）
"The opposition can only question and exhort."
反对党只能提出质问和告诫.
近义：lecture, remonstrate, admonish 反义：intimidate, overawe, scare, unman, cow, bully
religious [rɪ'lɪdʒəs] 词频1 词根: lig
adj. 虔诚的;笃信宗教的;宗教的;谨慎的; n. 修士，修女，出家人;
💡 relig=rely依赖 + ious 形容词后缀→用来依赖的→ 虔诚的；宗教的
"She is deeply religious."
她非常虔诚。
近义：pious, theological, denominational, devoted, devout, godly 反义：impious, profane, unreligious, worldly
conscience ['kɑnʃəns] 词频2 词根: con
n. 良心;道德心;
💡 con全部+sci知道+ence名词后缀→全部知道→有良知→良心
"Guilt had been eating into his conscience for some months."
几个月来内疚一直折磨着他的良心.
近义：percept, perceptibility, perception, awareness, seeing, sense
discomfort [dɪs'kʌmfɚt] 词频5 词根: dis
n. 不舒适，不舒服;不安;不方便;苦恼; vt. 使…不舒服;使…不安;使苦恼;使不便;
💡 fort, force =storng,表示”强大,力量”#词根助记：dis否定+comfort=不舒适
"You will experience some minor discomfort during the treatment."
治疗中你会稍感不适。
近义：uncomfortableness, annoyance, hardship, ill, illness, infirmity 反义：snugness, welfare, comfiness, comfortability, wellbeing, comfortableness
another [ə'nʌðɚ] 词频1
adj. 又一个;再一个;另一的;其他一种; pron. 另一个，别个;再一个;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义：other
upon [ə'pɑn] 词频1
prep. 在…上面;当…时候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是国王赐给他的头衔。
近义：above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er

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