Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better.
📚 名句词汇解析
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vt.& vi. 代替，替换，代用;
n. 代替者;替补（运动员）;替代物;[语法学]代用词;
vi. 用…替代;
💡 sub在下面，副手，次一等+stitute放置→在下面放着→替代人员；代替
"Second again, we shouldn't substitute our personal feeling for policies."
其次, 我们不应该拿个人感情代替政策.
近义：preempt, replace, subrogate, supersede, supplant, surrogate
反义：protect, save, shelter, defend, guard
n. 争论，争吵;论据;[数]幅角;主题，情节;
💡 argu=argue争论+ment表名词 →争论，辩论
"We had an argument with the waiter about the bill."
我们和服务员就账单发生了争吵。
近义：argue, propound, jangle, polemic, polemics, quarrel
反义：arrangement, negotiation, pact, bargain, settlement, treaty
n. 功能，作用;应变量，函数;职务;重大聚会;
vi. 有或起作用;行使职责;
💡 funct活动+ion表名词 → 功能
"The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body."
肾的功能是排泄人体里的废物.
近义：ceremony, operate, perform, run, work, interrelation
vi. 出现，显现;出庭，出场;演出;发表;
💡 ap一再+pear看见→出现，显露
"She didn't appear at all surprised at the news."
她听到这消息时一点也没有显得吃惊。
近义：arise, materialize, surface, emerge, look, seem
反义：vanish, evanesce, evanish, fade
n. 广告;做广告，登广告;广告业;
adj. 广告的;广告业的;
v. 公告;为…做广告(advertise的ing形式);
"If you want to attract more customers, try advertising in the local paper."
如果你要吸引更多顾客，就试试在当地报纸登广告。
近义：promotion, propaganda, publicity, billing, ads, advertisement
adj. 现代的;近代的;新式的;当代风格的;
n. 现代人，现代主义者;时髦人士;[印]现代字体，指印刷中所用的一种字体;
💡 音“摩登
"The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world."
很多人认为君主制在现代世界不合时宜。
近义：mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn