advocate
vt. 提倡，主张，拥护
n. 提倡者；支持者；律师
消费者爱惜集体；消费者权益提倡者
If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly. 提倡
But it turns out he is an advocate of biblical literalism.
但结果他其实提倡圣经直译主义。(普林斯顿公布课- 人性课程)
aesthetic
adj. 美的；美学的；审美的，具有审美趣味的
审美距离；美学距离
美的需求；审美需求；
审美文化
审美教育
审美价值
美感
Aesthetic is ud to talk about beauty or art, and people's appreciation of beautiful things. 审美的
And it requires us to understand history not in moral terms, such as "good" and "evil," but rather in aesthetic terms.
它需要咱们，不是以道德层面去明白得历史，去判定好坏“，而是要从审美的角度去看。(耶鲁公布课- 现代诗歌课程)
affect
vt. 阻碍；感染；
vi. 偏向；喜爱
n. 情感；引发情感的因素
If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or caus them to change in some way. (某事物) 阻碍(某人或物)
例：Nicotine adverly affects the functioning of the heart and arteries.
尼古丁负面地阻碍心脏和动脉的功能。Bright light affects the eyes.
敞亮的光线阻碍视力。
affirm
vt. 确信；断言
vi. 确认；断言
affirm a judgment of the lower court 维持下级法庭的裁决。
If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists. 公布确信
例：The court affirmed that the information can be made public under the Freedom of Information Act.
法院公布确信了此信息能依据《自由信息法案》公之于众。
afflict
vt. 折磨；使痛楚；使苦恼
If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer. 困扰
例：Italy has been afflicted by political corruption for decades.
意大利受政治腐败困扰已数十年了。affluent
adj. 富裕的；丰硕的；流畅的
n. 支流；富人
小康社会；富足社会
If you are affluent, you have a lot of money. 富裕的
The affluent are people who are affluent. 富人
