PREJUDICE, n. A vagrant opinion without visible means of support.
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n. 成见,偏见,歧视;侵害;伤害;
vt. 使有偏见;不利于,损害;
💡 pre预先+judice判断→预先判断→偏见
"He continued to smoke, to the prejudice of his health."
他继续吸烟, 这不利于他的健康.
近义:jaundice, predispose, prepossess, sway, bias, colour
反义:neutrality, objectivity, unbiassedness, equanimity, equitableness, evenhandedness
n. 意见,主张;评价;鉴定,判定;
💡 opin- 表”假设,想,判断”
"The general opinion is that the conference was a success."
普遍认为这次会议是成功的。
近义:judgement, judgment, notion, persuasion, sentiment, tenet
adj. 看得见的;明显的,显然的;手头的,可得到的;可察觉到的;
💡 vis看+ible形容词后缀,可…的→看得见的,可见的
"The sea was plainly visible in the distance."
大海远远地清晰可见。
近义:apparent, manifest, noted, noteworthy, notorious, obvious
反义:imperceptible, undiscernible, unnoticeable, unperceivable
vt. 支持;帮助;支撑;维持;
n. 支撑;支持者;[数学]支集;支撑物;
💡 sup在…下面+port带→带来支持→支持
"The poor suburbs traditionally formed the bedrock of the party's support."
贫穷的郊区在传统上构成了支持该党的牢固基础。
近义:hold, maintain, backstop, prop, steady, sustain
反义:leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
n. 流浪者;<律>无业游民;乞丐;无赖;
adj. 流浪的;(思想)游移不定的;(风等)无定向的;(植物)蔓生的;
"A vagrant is everywhere at home."
流浪者四海为家.
近义:hobo, idler, layabout, loafer, rambler, roamer
n. 方法( mean的名词复数);手段;收入;财富;
v. 意味着( mean的第三人称单数);引起;打算或注定要某人成为或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
调查之事远未盖棺定论。
近义:approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy