MUGWUMP, n. In politics one afflicted with self-respect and addicted to the vice of independence. A term of contempt.
— Ambrose Bierce  ·  No category

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respect [rɪ'spɛkt] 词频1 词根: spec
vt. 尊重;尊敬;关心;遵守; n. 尊重，恭敬;敬意;某方面;
💡 re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。
近义：honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard 反义：outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
independence [,ɪndɪ'pɛndəns] 词频2 词根: in
n. 独立，自主;足够维持闭居生活的收入;独立心;自恃心;
💡 in不+depend依靠+ence名词后缀 → 不依靠 → 独立，自主
"Tunisia achieved independence from French colonial rule in 1956."
突尼斯于1956年从法国的殖民统治下获得独立。
近义：autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, freedom 反义：dependance, dependency
term [tɝm] 词频1 词根: 终点
n. 学期;条款;术语;期限; vt. 把…称为;把…叫做;
💡 term(boundary)→期限；期间；学期；术语；措辞；交谊
"the expiry of a fixed-term contract"
定期合同的满期
近义：call, designate, word, wording, definition, diction
contempt [kən'tɛmpt] 词频3 词根: 抓住
n. 轻视;轻蔑;（对规则、危险等的）藐视;不顾;
💡 con共同+tempt轻视→藐视
"She looked at him with contempt ."
她轻蔑地看着他。
近义：scorn, scornfulness, sneer, spurn, superciliousness, contemptuousness
politics ['pɑlətɪks] 词频2 词根: polit
n. 政治;政治事务;政治观点;权术;
💡 polit国家，城市+ics表名称，学科学术 →政治
"The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser."
教授在政治上是激进派,但衣着却很守旧.
self [self] 词频1
n. 自己;本人;本性;私利; adj. 同一的;纯净的;单一的; vt. 使自花授精;使近亲繁殖; vi. 自花授精;
"His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence."
他的衣着风格显得十分自信。
近义：ego, individuality, selfhood, distinctiveness, selfishness, egoism

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"ROSTRUM, n. In Latin, the beak of a bird or the prow of a ship. In America, a place from which a candidate for office energetically expounds the wisdom, virtue and power of the rabble."
"Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment."
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"REBEL, n. A proponent of a new misrule who has failed to establish it."
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