It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly American criminal class except Congress.
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adv. 大概;或许;很可能;备不住;
💡 probab=probable可能的+ly表副词 →可能性
"Most of the story about his private life was probably apocryphal."
有关他私生活的事可能大部分都是虚构的.
近义：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
反义：assuredly, absolutely, positively, quite, surely, thoroughly
adv. 明显地;无疑地;确实地;逼真;
💡 sting, stinct 表”分开;熄灭,消除,刺激”#词根助记：dis分开+stinct→把刺分开→区别,明显
"We were distinctly underwhelmed by the director's speech."
主任的讲话显然令我们感觉索然无味。
近义：articulately, obviously, openly, overtly, patently, plain
n. 罪犯，犯人;
adj. 刑事的;犯罪的;可耻的;
💡 crimin罪+al表名词 →罪犯
"Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence?"
难道这样的活动也算刑事犯罪吗？
近义：lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, outlaw, perpetrator, bandit
反义：helper, humane, humanitarian, patron, philanthropist, protector
vt. 把…除外;不计;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口语]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反对，表示异议（与 to 或 against连用）;
💡 ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西.
近义：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反义：realize, accommodate, consider
n. 国会;代表大会;（用于某些国家的政党名称）国民大会;社交;
vi. 开会，集合;
💡 con共同+gress行走→走到一起→代表大会
"But Congress is in a dangerously fretful mood."
但国会存在一种危险的焦躁情绪。
近义：assembly, meeting, conference, convention, convocation
n. 美国人;美洲人; 美国英语;
adj. 美国的 ;美洲的;地道美国式的;
"a clean-cut all-American boy"
整洁体面的典型美国男孩
近义：us