n. 真理;真相,事實(shí);忠實(shí),忠誠(chéng);現(xiàn)實(shí),現(xiàn)實(shí)性;
?? tru相信,真實(shí)+th抽象名詞 →事實(shí),真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話(huà)。
近義:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反義:hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
n. 裝飾;裝飾物;[樂(lè)]裝飾音;
v. 裝飾;美化;
?? orna=orn裝飾+ment名詞后綴→裝飾品
"The flowers were put on the table for ornament."
花放在桌子上做裝飾用.
近義:array, attire, prank, tool, trig, trim
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高級(jí));最愉快的;最幸福的;最合適的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)地;
n. 佼佼者;(個(gè)人的)最高水平;最重要的優(yōu)越性;最好的東西,最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打敗,勝過(guò);
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最優(yōu)秀的演員。
近義:master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反義:badder, baddest, worse