Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of witnesses.
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adv. 簡單地，樸素地;（引出概括或解釋）不過，僅僅;簡直;<非正>實在;
?? sim一次 + ply 折疊 →折一次 → ad.簡單地；樸素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
這架時鐘純屬擺設，它再也不走了。
近義：just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反義：elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
n. 出席;儀表;風度;鬼魂，神靈;
?? pres前+ence名詞后綴 → 出席，到場
"The boy was ill at ease in the presence of the headmaster."
那男孩在校長面前感到局促不安.
近義：appearance, arrival, assistance, attendance, participation, presentation
反義：absence, absentation, nonappearance, nonattendance, inexistence, lack
n. 目擊者( witness的名詞復數 ); 證詞; 見證（以言行證實信仰）; 見證人\\nv. 作證( witness的第三人稱單數 ); 表示; （擺證據）…就是證據; 是…的跡象