mindmap root((一个敏锐温<br>和体贴感恩<br>的公民)) citizen is preferred for one who owes allegiance to a state in which sovereign power is retained by the people and who shares in the political rights of those people: the inalienable rights of a free ~. subject implies allegiance to a personal sovereign such as a monarch: the king enjoys the loyalty of his ~s. national designates one who may claim the protection of a state and applies especially to one living or travelling outside that state: American ~s currently in Europe. grateful is employed to express a proper sense of favors received from another person or persons: ~ for the company. thankful is often preferred to express one's acknowledgment of divine favor or of what is vaguely felt to be providential: be ~ that you were not badly hurt. thoughtful usually implies unselfish concern for others and a capacity for anticipating another's needs or wants: the thank-you note was a ~ gesture. considerate stresses concern for the feelings or distresses of others: a manner both courtly and ~. attentive emphasizes continuous thoughtfulness often shown by repeated acts of kindness: a wonderfully ~ host. kindness善意=good will良好的心意，如truth, kindness, and beauty真善美 moderate is likely to connote absence or avoidance of excess: proceeded at a ~ rate of speed. temperate connotes deliberate restraint or restriction and is opposed to inordinate and intemperate: a person of modest, ~ virtues. sharp implies quick perception, clever resourcefulness, or sometimes devious cunning: ~ enough to know a con job when he saw one. keen suggests quickness, enthusiasm, and a clear-sighted, penetrating mind: a ~ observer of the political scene. acute implies a power to penetrate and may suggest subtlety and depth and sharpness of insight: an ~ sense of what is linguistically effective.