Truly, to tell lies is not honorable;but when the truth entails tremendous ruin,To speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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truly [?tru?li] 詞頻2
adv. 真正;精確地,正確地;忠實的,誠實地;正當地;
?? tru=true真實+ly表副詞 →真正地,確實地
"a truly memorable occasion"
非常難忘的時刻
近義:aright, just, openly, authentically, particularly, properly 反義:hypocritically, falsely
truth [tr?θ] 詞頻1
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
tremendous [tr?'m?nd?s] 詞頻2
adj. 極大的,巨大的;可怕的,驚人的;極好的;
?? trem顫抖+end盡頭+ous形容詞后綴→讓人顫抖的→可怕的,驚人的
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鳴般的掌聲中結束了演講。
近義:huge, imposing, magnificent, astounding, phenomenal, awful 反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
tell [tel] 詞頻1
vt. 告訴,說;辨別;吩咐;講述; vt.& vi. 分辨,辨別;告訴,吩咐;泄漏;保證; vi. 泄密,告發;(顏色、聲音等)顯示;識別; n. [考古學](古代村落遺址堆積而成的)臺形土墩;[方言]講的話;談話;傳聞;
?? 他告訴(tell)我,他哥哥很高(tall)
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義:maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name 反義:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil
honorable ['?n?r?bl]
adj. 可敬的,榮譽的,光榮的;
?? honor 光榮
"An honorable Chinese citizen should be jealous of his own rights."
一名光榮的中國公民應當珍惜自己的公民權利.
近義:honest, honourable, just, punctilious, pure, reputable 反義:undeserving, undignified, contemptible, despicable, disgraceful, ignominious
ruin ['ru?n] 詞頻1
vt. 破壞,毀滅;使破產;使沒落,使墮落;變成廢墟; n. 毀滅,滅亡;廢墟,遺跡;[滅亡]的原因,禍根;損失; vi. 被毀滅;破產;墮落;
?? ru(入)+in(里):進入里面者死- 毀滅 大雨(rain)使船(u) 毀滅了 網友:yqy 補充:被大雨(rain)吞沒(u)--毀滅了
"This flood will be the ruin of the harvest."
這場洪水將是沒有收成的禍根.
近義:impair, mar, atrophy, perish, rack, batter 反義:mend, patch, refit, refurbish, rehabilitate, remodel

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