Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art and life.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
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
n. 秘密，機密;秘訣;奧秘;
adj. 秘密的，機密的;神秘的;隱秘的;
?? se分開，離開，區別開+cret區別→分開來放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
權力無限的秘密警察
近義：arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve
反義：indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
n. 口才，辯才;雄辯;雄辯術;修辭法;
?? e出+loqu說話+ence名詞后綴 → 雄辯，口才
"I am afraid my eloquence did not avail against the facts."
恐怕我的雄辯也無補于事實了.
近義：loquacity, oratory, rhetoric, speaking, speechmaking, fluentness
反義：laconicism, succinctness, terseness, brevity
adj. 道德的，道義上的;精神上的;無疑的，當然的;教導道德的;
n. 寓意，教訓;（尤指男女間的）品行;格言;〈古〉相對者;
?? mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是過來給我一些道義上的支持。
近義：parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反義：immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
n. 權威;權力;學術權威;[復數]當權者;
?? author作者+ity名詞后綴 → 權力，威信
"in a position of authority"
當權
近義：influence, arbitration, jurisdiction, ascendancy, mastery, might
反義：subjection, subservience, subserviency
n. 頂點;高層會議;最高階層;
adj. 最高級的;政府首腦的;
?? summ總數+it表名詞 →山的頂峰像數量總和一樣→最高數量→最高峰
"Officials are laying the groundwork for a summit conference of world leaders."
官員們正在為世界首腦峰會做準備工作。
近義：height, apex, highness, hilltop, apogee, peak
反義：pit, abyss, gulf