Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations; use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions.
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vt.& vi. 懂，理解;
vt. 了解;默认;听说;领会;
💡 under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通晓；认为
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那仅仅是近似值。
近义：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反义：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
adj. 不合法的，违法的;违反规则的;
n. 非法移民，非法劳工;间谍;
💡 il不，无+legal合法的→非法的
"I don't want to get mixed up with any illegal organization."
我不想与任何非法组织有牵连.
近义：illegitimate, illicit, lawless, outrageous, phony, bastard
反义：judicatory, judicial, judiciary, jural, juristic, legal
adj. 随意的，任性的，随心所欲的;主观的，武断的;霸道的，专制的，专横的，独断独行的;乱;
💡 arbitr判断+ary...的→做出自己的判断→武断的
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。
近义：arbitral, absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, monocratic, optional
反义：impartial, unemotional, factual
n. 滥用;恶习;侮辱;恶言;
vt. 滥用;虐待;辱骂;
💡 ab相反，变坏，离去+use用→用坏→滥用
"victims of child abuse"
受虐待的儿童
近义：misuse, overuse, insult, irritate, maltreat, mistreat
反义：abnegate, avail, utilise, utilize, appropriateness, correctness
adj. 医学的;医药的;医疗的;内科的;
n. 体格检查;
💡 medic医师 + al ...的 → 医学的；内科的
"the medical certification of the cause of death"
为死因出具医学鉴定
近义：medicinal, curative
adj. 政治的;政党的;对政治有兴趣的;
💡 polit 国家，城市 + ical ...的 → a.政治的，政治上的
"People converged on the political meeting from all parts of the city."
人们从城市的四面八方涌向这次政治集会.