0
Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Wary of yielding ...
Hi
Having been preyed upon personally has made me sympathetic to the protective guidance of traditional authority. It has also, however, made me wary of yielding personal authority to any outside authority.
--- I'm not sure what she means in the last part of the sentence?
Having been preyed upon personally has made me sympathetic to the protective guidance of traditional authority. It has also, however, made me wary of yielding personal authority to any outside authority.
--- I'm not sure what she means in the last part of the sentence?
Top answer
made me cautious about letting other people decide what I should believe, how I should behave, etc.
- made me cautious about letting other people decide what I should believe, how I should behave, etc.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
4 Answers
0
made me cautious about letting other people decide what I should believe, how I should behave, etc.
00
Hi
By the way, by saying "personal authority" she means "her own authority"? I understand she means she didn't want any outside authority to influence her own authority, she wanted to be an authority for herself? Is my understanding correct?
By the way, by saying "personal authority" she means "her own authority"? I understand she means she didn't want any outside authority to influence her own authority, she wanted to be an authority for herself? Is my understanding correct?
00
NewguestBy the way, by saying "personal authority" she means "her own authority"? I understand she means she didn't want any outside authority to influence her own authority, she wanted to be an authority for herself? Is my understanding correct?That's how I understand it.
00
Related Questions