The evil implanted in man by nature spreads so imperceptibly, when the habit of wrong-doing is unchecked, that he himself can set no limit to his shamelessness.
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evil ['ivl] 词频1
adj. 邪恶的,罪恶的;有害的;不幸的,不吉的;品行坏的; n. 邪恶,罪恶;坏事,恶行;邪恶的力量、势力或化身;灾祸;
💡 e 加强或引申意义、使…+vil =base (卑劣的) → n.邪恶;祸害 a.坏的
"the evil effects of racism"
种族主义的恶劣影响
近义:ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease 反义:goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
nature ['netʃɚ] 词频1 词根: 出生
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
habit ['hæbɪt] 词频1 词根: hab
n. 习惯,习性;气质;宗教服装; vt. 给…穿衣服;打扮;
💡 habit表示居住 → 久居 → 习惯;习性
"He was not in the habit of ogling women."
他没有盯着女人看个没完的习惯。
近义:practice, prevalence, routine, tradition, usage, usance 反义:oblivion, obsolescence, obsoleteness, desuetude
limit ['lɪmɪt] 词频1 词根: 界限
n. 限制;限量,限度;界限; vt. 限制,限定;
💡 lim门槛,限制+it名词后缀 → 限制
"to reduce the speed limit in built-up areas"
在楼房林立的地区降低最高车速限制
近义:narrow, prohibit, qualify, restrain, restrict, stint 反义:increase, magnify, augment, outstretch, project, stretch
imperceptibly [[ˌimpə'septəbli]]
adv. 不感觉地, 微细地, 极微地
近义:indistinguishably, subtly
wrong [rɔŋ] 词频1 词根: wr-
adj. 有毛病的,失常的;错误的,不正确的;不好的,不公正的;反对的,相反的,颠倒的,背面的,里面的; adv. 不对,错误,失当;不好,不公正;逆,颠倒,翻转;有毛病,不舒服; n. 过失,错误;不义的行为;不义行为;犯罪; vt. 委屈,无理地对待,诽谤;
💡 勿(w)容(rong)忍 错误的
"I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one."
我弄错了。不是红的那个,是蓝的那个。
近义:hurt, injure, insult, mistreat, offend, penalize 反义:heal, mend, rectify, reform, remedy, repair

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