People are not so honest as they once were.
人們不再像以前那樣誠實了。
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people ['pipl] 詞頻1 詞根: 公眾
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族; vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
once [w?ns] 詞頻1
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾經;一旦; conj. 一旦…就…;一經; n. 一次，一回;
?? on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
細菌一進入血液里，就附著在紅細胞表面上。
近義：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
honest ['?nist] 詞頻1
adj. 誠實的;坦誠的;老實的;辛勤掙得的;
"I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you."
我實在不愿把實情告訴你，但并非人人都像你那樣誠實。
近義：honorable, honourable, irreproachable, just, principled, pure 反義：licentious, astray, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, perverted

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