The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets and to steal bread.

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majestic [mə'dʒɛstɪk] 词频3 词根: maj
adj. 宏伟的;壮丽的;庄重的;磅礴;
💡 majest=majesty 威严 + ic...的 → 雄伟的,壮丽的
"In the distance rose the majestic Alps."
远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山.
近义:lavish, magnificent, majestical, august, pompous, queenly 反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
equality [ɪ'kwɑləti] 词频3 词根: equ
n. 同等,平等;[数]相等,等式;
💡 equ相等,平均+ality名词后缀 → 平等
"Liberty, equality. Fraternity?"
自由,平等。博爱乎?
近义:owelty, par, parity, selfsameness, similarity, compatibility 反义:odds, unevenness, unlikeness, inhomogeneity, inequation, difference
rich [rɪtʃ] 词频1
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;丰富多彩的;油腻的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
过了一会儿,浓味沙司开始显得油腻了。
近义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied 反义:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
poor [pʊr] 词频1
adj. 贫穷的,贫乏的;令人怜悯的,可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的; n. the poor 贫困者,穷人;
💡 穿破(po)衣服的人(or),是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义:indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy 反义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
sleep [slip] 词频1
vi.& link-v. 睡,睡觉; vi. 睡,睡觉;睡眠状态; vt. 为…提供床位;提供住宿;以睡觉打发日子; n. 睡眠;
💡 s(睡)+l+ee(眼睛)+p: 睡觉 船(ship)上的她入睡(sleep)后像只绵羊(sheep)
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:doss, doze, kip, shuteye, rheum 反义:awaken, rouse, nonsleep, restlessness, sleeplessness, wakefulness
under ['ʌndɚ] 词频1
prep. 在…下面,在表面之下;在…的假定表面或掩饰下;少于,小于;在…情况下; adv. 在下面;少于;在水下;在昏迷中; adj. 较低的,下面的;
"The admiral visited the ships under his command."
舰队司令视察了他所统率的军舰。
近义:underneath, below, beneath 反义:above, over, up, atop, onto, upon

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