WEAKNESSES, n.pl. Certain primal powers of Tyrant Woman wherewith she holds dominion over the male of her species, binding him to the service of her will and paralyzing his rebellious energies.

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tyrant ['taɪrənt] 词频3
n. 专制统治者,暴君;(古希腊的)僭主;专横的人;
💡 tyrann-, tyranni-, tyran- 【希腊传入拉丁】表”独裁者”
"The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves."
暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣.
近义:martinet, oppressor, autocrat, totalitarian, despot, dictator
species ['spiʃiz] 词频3 词根: 物种
n. 物种;种类;类型;[逻辑] 个体;
💡 spec(see)+ies(名词后缀)→种类
"The book described the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions."
这本书描绘了沙漠物种对炎热环境的适应.
近义:race, pedigree, breed, blood, kind
service ['sɝvɪs] 词频1 词根: serv
n. 服务,服侍;服务业;维修服务;服役; vt. 检修,维修;向…提供服务;保养;满足需要; adj. 服务性的;耐用的;服现役的;
💡 serv服务+ice表名词,行为,状态 →服务
"The service has become heavily reliant on government support."
这项服务变得高度依赖政府扶持.
近义:mend, refit, repair, fix, job, occupation 反义:hurt, impair, injure, mar, perish, ruin
certain ['sə:tən] 词频1 词根: an
adj. 某一;必然的;已确定的; pron. [动词用复数]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义:some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable 反义:neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
primal ['praiməl] 词根: 首要
adj. 第一的,最初的;原始的;首位的,主要的;根本的;
"Money was a primal necessity to them."
对于他们,钱是主要的需要.
近义:indigenous, native, original, autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous
woman ['wʊmən] 词频1
n. 女人,妇女;成年女子;女拥人或女下属;女人本能;
💡 我(wo)蛮(man)- 女人
"She was an elegant and accomplished woman."
她是位优雅的才女。
近义:lady, bint, judy, cunnus, female, feme 反义:gentleman, male

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