MACE, n. A staff of office signifying authority. Its form, that of a heavy club, indicates its original purpose and use in dissuading from dissent.
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n. 办公室;办公楼;问询处;重要官职;
💡 fac, fect, fic, fig, fea =make,do,表示”做,制作”
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义：organisation, organization, bureau, department, agency, entity
n. 权威;权力;学术权威;[复数]当权者;
💡 author作者+ity名词后缀 → 权力，威信
"in a position of authority"
当权
近义：influence, arbitration, jurisdiction, ascendancy, mastery, might
反义：subjection, subservience, subserviency
n. 形状，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;构成;组织;塑造;
vi. 形成，产生;排队，整队;
💡 form =shape,表示”形状”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名词mouse是 mice 的单数形式.
近义：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反义：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
n. 意志;目的;作用;（进行中的）行动;
vt. 有意;打算;企图（做）;决意（做）;
💡 pur始终+pose放→始终放的东西→目的，意图
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
近义：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 权杖;狼牙棒（古代兵器）;肉豆蔻干皮;肉豆蔻种衣（用作香料）;
"The sword and mace were favourite weapons for hand - to - hand fighting ."
剑和狼牙棒是 肉搏战 的最佳武器.
近义：bludgeon, lachrymator, lacrimator
n. 参谋;全体职员;管理人员;权杖;
adj. 行政工作的;参谋的;职员的;作为正式工作人员的;
v. 在…工作;为…配备职员;任职于;
💡 士大夫(谐音):士大夫，是支柱- 全体员工 东西(stuff)装满(stuff)不透气(stuffy),全体人员(staff)僵直的(stiff) 一帮(a)员
"The bank staff got up to all sorts of antics to raise money for charity."
银行职员使出各种可笑的花招为慈善事业筹款。
近义：man, personnel, crew, employees, rod, singlestick