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. 發生;出現;閃現;
?? oc向+cur 跑 → 某個方向跑 → 發生
"When exactly did the incident occur?"
這一事件究竟是什么時候發生的?
近義:arise, issue, pass, supervene, transpire, bechance
adj. 可能的;適合的;有希望的;
adv. 可能;或許;大概;多半;
?? like可能 + ly...的\/地 → a.可能的 ad.很可能
"Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble."
這種糕餅用米粉做不那么容易碎。
近義:inclined, apt, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible
反義:imaginary, implausible, improbable, unbelievable, uncertain, utopical