To err is human; to forgive is simply not our policy
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n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
vt.& vi. 原谅; 饶恕; 对不起;请原谅 ;
vt. 免除;
💡 for(away from)+give→原谅(=to give away)
"I'll never forgive her for what she did."
我绝不会原谅她做的事。
近义:indulgence, absolve, pardon, remit, resolve, spare
反义:impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict
adv. 简单地,朴素地;(引出概括或解释)不过,仅仅;简直;<非正>实在;
💡 sim一次 + ply 折叠 →折一次 → ad.简单地;朴素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
这架时钟纯属摆设,它再也不走了。
近义:just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反义:elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
n. 政策;策略;保险单;策略性;
💡 polic国家,城市+ y名词后缀→ 管理国家的 → 政策
"Did the people at large approve of the government's policy?"
一般老百姓赞成政府的政策 吗 ?
近义:program, law, norm, ordinance, rule, statute