n. 真理;真相,事實;忠實,忠誠;現實,現實性;
?? tru相信,真實+th抽象名詞 →事實,真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反義:hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
vi. 流行,盛行;獲勝,占優勢;說服,勸說;
?? pre預先+vail強壯→能夠領先強壯者的獲勝 → 勝,優勝
"Can all our efforts towards morality prevail over the forces of evil?"
我們為提倡倫理道德所做的努力能夠戰勝邪惡的力量 嗎 ?
近義:overpower, overrule, predominate, preponderate, reign, dominate
反義:submit, surrender, yield, bow, cede, compromise