There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To know, to kill, to create.
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vi. 存在;生存;生活;继续存在;
💡 ex出+ist站立→站出来→活下来→存在，生存
"There exist many sources of energy both potential and kinetic."
存在着许多势能和动能的能源.
近义：be, live, subsist
adj. 应得某事物;值得做某事;可尊敬的;配得上的，相称的;
n. 杰出人物，伟人;
💡 worth价值 + y...的→ 有价值的；值得的
"to be worthy of attention"
值得注意
近义：honorable, honourable, merited, notable, respectable, respected
反义：undeserving, undignified, contemptible, despicable, disgraceful
vt. 尊重;尊敬;关心;遵守;
n. 尊重，恭敬;敬意;某方面;
💡 re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。
近义：honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
反义：outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
n. 士兵;军人;战士;
v. 坚持;硬挺着;
💡 solid+ier(表示人的名词后缀)→军人；士兵
"The soldier acted qua soldier, not as a human being."
那名士兵当时以军人的身份行事，而不是以一般人的身份。
近义：militant, militarist, serviceman, warrior, gi, combatant
反义：individual, civvy, citizen, denizen
vt. 创造，创作;产生;封爵，把…封为（贵族）;
vi. [英][俚]大发脾气，大发牢骚;
💡 cre增长，产生+ate造成→增长→创造
"Mellow music and lighting helped to create the right atmosphere."
柔和的音乐和灯光衬托出了适宜的氛围。
近义：indite, innovate, invent, make, manufacture, mold
n. 神父，牧师;司铎，司祭;领导者;神甫;
vt. 使成为神职人员;
💡 pri(price价格)+est(最高级):古代 神父价最高
"He confessed to a priest that he had sinned."
他向神父忏悔他犯了罪.
近义：monk, presbyter, reverend, churchman, clergyman, cleric
反义：layperson, secular