While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land. While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small man cherishes generous treatment.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 先生;绅士;有身份地位的人;
💡 gentle温和的+man人→绅士；有教养的人
"Thank you—you're a real gentleman."
谢谢您—您是个真正的君子。
近义：aristocrat, lord, noble, patrician, sir, cavalier
反义：plebe, commoner
adj. 温和的，仁慈的;善良的;有利于健康的;[医]良性的;
💡 beni(well)+gn(=gen,to produce)→(人)和蔼可亲的；(气候等)温和的；(病等)良性的
"Martha is a benign old lady."
玛莎是个仁慈的老妇人.
近义：innocuous, inoffensive, kind, mild, offenceless, safe
反义：malevolent, malicious, malign, noxious, baleful, twisted
adj. 本国的;土著的;天生的;天真的，纯朴的;
n. 当地人;土著人;当地产的动（植）物;
💡 nat出生的+ive名词后缀 →本地人
"No government shall take away the rights of the native people."
任何政府也不能剥夺土著人的权利.
近义：indian, aborigine, creole, local, aboriginal, indigenous
反义：outlander, outsider, stranger, alien, newfangled, outlandish
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
adj. 慷慨的，大方的;丰盛的;肥沃的;浓厚的;
💡 gener出生，产生+ous形容词后缀→[不断]产生→丰富的，慷慨的
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。
近义：humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
反义：knavish, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious
n. 治疗，疗法;处理;待遇，对待;
💡 treat处理+ment表名词 → 待遇；治疗
"the barbarous treatment of these prisoners of war"
对这些战俘的残酷待遇
近义：cure, intercourse, relation, dealing