Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half the time.

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recurrent [rɪ'kɝənt] 词根: cur
adj. 复发的,复现的;周期性的,经常发生的;回归的;循环的;
💡 re再次+curr跑,发生+ent具有...性质的 → 一再发生的
"Poverty is a recurrent theme in her novels."
贫穷是她的小说中惯有的主题。
近义:periodic, periodical, recurring, recursive, redundant, relapsing 反义:infrequent, irregular, matchless, nonconforming, atypical, peculiar
suspicion [sə'spɪʃən] 词频2 词根: sus
n. 怀疑;嫌疑;疑心;〈口〉一点儿; vt. 怀疑;
💡 su=sus下面+spic环顾,检查+ion表名词→在下面看→怀疑
"The men were pulled in on suspicion of having committed a burglary."
这些人因涉嫌犯有夜盗罪而被拘留.
近义:suspect, hunch, inkling, mistrust, presentiment, suspiciousness 反义:assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness
people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
democracy [də'mɑkrəsi] 词频2 词根: 民众
n. 民众;民主国家;民主主义;民主政治;
💡 demo人民+cracy统治;\"人民统治\"→人民做主→民主;民主政治,民主政体;民主主义
"the principles of democracy"
民主原则
half [hæf] 词频1
adj. 一半的,半个的; n. 半;一半;(啤酒等饮料的)半品脱;(比赛、音乐会等的)半场; adv. 一半;部份地;
"He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking."
他已把一半财产投资于一个新企业.
近义:mid, midway, partially, semi 反义:absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively
right [raɪt] 词频1 词根: 直
adv. 立刻,马上;向右,右边;恰当地;一直; adj. 右方的;正确的;合适的;好的,正常的; n. 正确,正当;右边;权利;右手; vt. 纠正;扶直,使正;整理;补偿; vi. (船舶等)复正,恢复平稳;
💡 请把名字写(write)在右边(right)
"Is the coffee all right?"
这咖啡还满意吗?
近义:avenge, vindicate, wreak, mend, rectify, reerect 反义:counterfeit, fake, forge, obstriction, pledge, responsibility

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