The greatest friend of Truth is time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion Humility.
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n. 真理;真相，事實(shí);忠實(shí)，忠誠;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。
近義：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反義：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
n. 仇敵;敵軍;危害物;
adj. 敵人的;敵方的;與敵對力量相關(guān)的;
?? am- 愛;喜愛;男女間的吸引;恨的反義#詞根助記：en否定+em(am的變體)愛=不愛的人=敵人
"He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier."
他拔出槍對準(zhǔn)敵兵.
近義：opponent, opposer, opposite, rival, adversary, foe
反義：mate, pal, partner, payfellow, sidekick, acquaintance
n. 成見，偏見，歧視;侵害;傷害;
vt. 使有偏見;不利于，損害;
?? pre預(yù)先+judice判斷→預(yù)先判斷→偏見
"He continued to smoke, to the prejudice of his health."
他繼續(xù)吸煙, 這不利于他的健康.
近義：jaundice, predispose, prepossess, sway, bias, colour
反義：neutrality, objectivity, unbiassedness, equanimity, equitableness, evenhandedness
adj. 不斷的，持續(xù)的;永恒的，始終如一的;堅(jiān)定;忠實(shí)的;
n. [數(shù)]常數(shù)，常量;不變的事物;永恒值;
?? con始終+stant站立→始終站著→不變的
"His constant joking was beginning to annoy her."
他不停地開玩笑，已開始惹她生氣。
近義：stable, undecreased, undecreasing, undwindling, immutable, incessant
反義：inaccurate, inconsistent, inexact, irregular, mutable, skittish
n. 同伴;[天]伴星(=~star);（用于書名）指南;同甘共苦的伙伴;
vt. 同行;陪伴;
?? com 共同 + pan謀生 + ion表名詞 →共同謀生的人 → 同伴
"Fear was the hostages' constant companion."
人質(zhì)一直都感到恐懼不安。
近義：mate, pal, partner, payfellow, sidekick, acquaintance
反義：opponent, opposer, opposite, rival, adversary, foe
n. 謙遜，謙恭;謙讓的行為;謙虛謹(jǐn)慎;
?? hum土,地+ility狀態(tài)→地的狀態(tài)→謙讓；低下
"Her first defeat was an early lesson in humility."
她的第一次失敗使她很早便懂得了謙遜。
近義：humbleness, lowliness, meekness
反義：hubris, immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, arrogancy