In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.
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n. 压(力);压力;气压(或血压)(的缩略形式);压(迫)感;
vi. 施加压力;迫使;使(机舱等)增压;
💡 press挤压+ure名词后缀,表行为、状态 →压力
"He changed his mind under the pressure from others."
他在别人的逼迫之下改变了主意.
近义:press, stress, holding, seizing, catch, grasping
n. 符合;一致;遵从;依照;
💡 con共同+form形状+ity名词后缀 → 一致,相符
"Was his action in conformity with the law?"
他的行动是否合法?
近义:patience, resignation, tolerance, accordance, willingness, acquiescence
反义:inharmony, rift, unconformableness, unconformity, unhappiness, variance
n. 自由,自主;直率;特权,特许;自由权;
💡 free自由的+dom状态或领域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由.
近义:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反义:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
n. 选择;选择权;精选品;入选者;
adj. 上等的,精选的;
💡 后缀:ice 构成抽象名词,表示行为,情况
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。
近义:option, pick, preference, selection, picking, avenue
vt. 挑选;认为…比其它更可取;决定或选定;
vi. 选择;进行挑选;
"a wide assortment of gifts to choose from"
各式各样可供挑选的礼品
近义:pick, select, cull, elect, opt, intend
反义:junk, reject, scrap, waive, discount, squash
n. 美洲;美国;[电影]亚美利加;
"His ancestors had come to America from Ireland."
他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。