What does reason demand of a man? A very easy thing--to live in accord with his nature.
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n. 协议;条约;(色彩的)协调;和解协议;
vt. 给予;使和谐一致;使符合;使适合;
vi. 符合;一致;
💡 ac一再+cord一致→一致;符合
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在刚过去的七月,双方签订了和平条约。
近义:chord, coincide, concur, agree, award, present
反义:incoherence, incomprehension, inharmony, nonapproval, nonconformity, bafflement
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
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理,思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再(re)生一个(a)儿子(son), 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义:ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义:idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
vt. 要求,请求;需要;[法]召唤;询问,盘问;
n. 需求;需要;要求,请求;销路;
vi. 需要;请求;查问;
💡 de(向下)+mand(命令): 要求
"a demand for higher pay"
增加工资的要求
近义:require, summon, request, claim, exact, prosecute
反义:impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure
adj. 容易的;舒适的;宽裕的;从容的;
adv. 容易地;不费力地;悠闲地;缓慢地;
vi. 停止划桨(常用作命令);
vt. 向(水手或划手)发出停划命令;
"It is axiomatic that life is not always easy."
生活并不总是一帆风顺,这是明摆着的事实。
近义:simple, uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, facile
反义:arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
n. 事件,形势;东西,事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob