In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
— Ambrose Bierce  ·  No category

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civilization [,sɪvələ'zeʃən] 词频2 词根: civilize
n. 文明，文化;开化，教化;修养;文明社会;
💡 civil市民；礼貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明，文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
近义：humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
form [fɔrm] 词频1 词根: form
n. 形状，形式;外形;方式;表格; vt. 形成;构成;组织;塑造; vi. 形成，产生;排队，整队;
💡 form =shape,表示”形状”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名词mouse是 mice 的单数形式.
近义：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute 反义：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
government ['ɡʌvɚnmənt] 词频1
n. 政府;政体;治理的形式;管辖，治理;
💡 govern统治+ment表名词 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府对新经济政策的放弃
近义：ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental 反义：mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
intelligence [ɪn'tɛlɪdʒəns] 词频2 词根: intel
n. 智力;聪颖;情报;情报机构;
💡 intel在…中间+lig选择，收集+ence名词后缀→从中选出好的→智力
"She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence."
她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足.
近义：aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality
exemption [ɪg'zɛmpʃən] 词根: em
n. （义务等的）免除;免（税）;（收入中的）免税额;
💡 ex出+empt拿，获得+ion抽象名词 → 免除，豁免
"The bill gives sensitive police files a blanket exemption."
该议案提出警方机密档案全部免责.
近义：immunity, indult, pardon, preference, prerogative, privilege 反义：burden
office ['ɔfɪs] 词频1 词根: of
n. 办公室;办公楼;问询处;重要官职;
💡 fac, fect, fic, fig, fea =make,do,表示”做,制作”
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义：organisation, organization, bureau, department, agency, entity

📜 Ambrose Bierce 的更多名言

"NOMINATE, v. To designate for the heaviest political assessment. To put forward a suitable person to incur the mudgobbling and deadcatting of the opposition."
"MARRIAGE, n. The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two."
"PRIVATE, n. A military gentleman with a field-marshal's baton in his knapsack and an impediment in his hope."
"HARANGUE, n. A speech by an opponent, who is known as an harrangue- outang."
"KINDNESS, n. A brief preface to ten volumes of exaction."
"EJECTION, n. An approved remedy for the disease of garrulity. It is also much used in cases of extreme poverty."
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