MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.
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n. 战争，战争状态;斗争，冲突;军事行为;兵火;
💡 war战争+fare经过 → 战争(状态);斗争,冲突
"Metal - wheeled chariots are the prototype of the tanks of modern warfare."
金属轮战车是现代战争中坦克的原型.
近义：battle, war, confrontation, armament, armaments, arms
n. 士兵;军人;战士;
v. 坚持;硬挺着;
💡 solid+ier(表示人的名词后缀)→军人；士兵
"The soldier acted qua soldier, not as a human being."
那名士兵当时以军人的身份行事，而不是以一般人的身份。
近义：militant, militarist, serviceman, warrior, gi, combatant
反义：individual, civvy, citizen, denizen
adj. 致命的;不共戴天的;终有一死的;极度的;
n. 凡人，人类;
💡 mort死+al形容词后缀 → 死的，致命的
"We are all mortal."
我们都总有一死。
近义：human, terminal, deadly, deathly, fatal
反义：imperishable, interminable, lifelong, undying, unending, unfading
vt. 使想起，使记起;提醒;
💡 re再+mind思考，神智→再次思考→提醒
"Remind me to buy another hairspray when I'm in town, would you?"
在我进城时提醒我再买一罐喷发定型剂, 好 吗 ?
n. 匕首;短剑;
vt. 用剑刺;
"The bad news is a dagger to his heart."
这条坏消息刺痛了他的心.
近义：poniard, skene, skean, sticker, dirk
adj. 用过的;习惯于;二手的;旧的;
v. 使用（ use的过去式和过去分词）;常常，经常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
现在情况不比从前了。
近义：outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed
反义：unused, unworn