A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
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n. 政治家;政客,玩弄权术者;<蔑>政客,<美>政治贩;
💡 polit国家,城市+ician人→爱国家之人→政客
"a politician who embodied the hopes of black youth"
代表黑人青年希望的政治家
近义:pol
n. 窃贼;破门盗窃者;夜盗;
💡 burgl盗窃+ar表示人→夜盗,夜贼
"The burglar alarm is activated by movement."
这防盗警报器一动就会响。
近义:housebreaker, larcener, larcenist, mugger, abstracter, pickpocket
反义:helper, humane, humanitarian, patron, philanthropist, protector
adv. 相当,很;非常;确实如此;
💡 教室非常(quite)安静(quiet)
"The scheme seems on the surface to be quite practical."
这个方案表面上看来似乎很实际.
近义:long, mighty, moderately, much, perfectly, pretty
反义:incompletely, approximately, insufficiently, miserably, nearly, poorly
unthinkable
['ʌn'θiŋkəbl]
adj. 无法想象的;难以置信的;不能考虑的;绝不可能的;
"It was unthinkable that she could be dead."
她竟然去世了,真是很难相信。
近义:inconceivable, unbelievable, unimaginable, unconceivable, inapprehensible
反义:appropriate, passable, permissible, pleasing, receivable, satisfactory
adj. 诚实的;坦诚的;老实的;辛勤挣得的;
"I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you."
我实在不愿把实情告诉你,但并非人人都像你那样诚实。
近义:honorable, honourable, irreproachable, just, principled, pure
反义:licentious, astray, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, perverted