When you are obliged to make a statement that you know will cause displeasure, you must say it with every appearance of sincerity; this is the only way to make it palatable.

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statement ['stetm?nt] 詞頻1 詞根: sta
n. 聲明;（思想、觀點、文章主題等的）表現;（文字）陳述;結算單; vi. （英國）對兒童進行特殊教育評估認定; vt. 申請（小孩）有特殊教育需要;
?? state陳述+ment表名詞→站著說話→聲明立場
"His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings."
他的聲明被視為暗指最近與毒品有關的多起兇殺案。
近義：assertion, asseveration, manifestation, manifesto, attestation, averment
sincerity [s?n's??r?ti] 詞頻4
n. 真摯，誠心誠意，誠意;篤實;襟懷坦白;愫;
?? sincer純凈，真實的 + ity 表名詞 →誠摯, 真實, 真摯
"the artless sincerity of a young child"
幼童的天真爛漫
近義：honesty, openheartedness, openness, singleness, straightforwardness, veracity 反義：imposture, insincerity, pharisaism, phariseeism, priggishness, prudery
palatable ['p?l?t?bl]
adj. 可口的;美味的;宜人的;可接受的;
?? palat=palate味覺+able...的 →美味的，可口的
"Some of the dialogue has been changed to make it more palatable to an American audience."
有些對白有所修改以適應美國觀眾的口味。
近義：appetizing, luscious, pleasurable, sapid, saporous, savory 反義：inedible, uneatable, unsavory, unripe, distasteful
know [no] 詞頻1 詞根: 知道
v. 知道;了解;認識;確信; n. 知情;
?? 知道know的人愛說自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你認識所有的字母嗎？
近義：learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet
cause [k?z] 詞頻1
n. 原因;動機;理由;事業; vt. 成為…的原因;導致;引起;使遭受;
?? 不是(be)因為(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
這位烈士是為了民族獨立的事業而獻身的.
近義：induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion 反義：hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent
displeasure [[dis'ple??]] 詞頻4
n. 不愉快, 生氣, 不滿
近義：indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness 反義：appetence, appetency, inclination, attractiveness, pleasantness, pleasure

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