The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.
— Herbert Agar
· Truth
?? 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
vt. 更喜歡;提升，提拔;給予（債權人）優先權;提出（控告）;
vi. 更喜歡，寧愿;
?? pre預先+fer帶來，拿來→預先帶好→更喜歡
"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戲還可以, 可我仍愿讀原著.
近義：select, choose
反義：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
adj. 自由的;免費的;免稅的;空閑的;
adv. 免費地;自由地，無拘束地;一帆風順地;
vt. 免除;釋放;使自由;解救;
"I have given him a free hand in the matter."
我讓他在這件事情上放手干.
近義：liberate, loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise
反義：immure, apprehend, incarcerate, jail, arrest, mew
n. 部分;零件;參加;地區;
vt. 使分裂;拆移;使分開;
vi. 分開;分離;分岔;
adv. 不完全地，部分地;
adj. 不完全的，部分的;
"The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished."
計劃的第一部分已順利完成。
近義：section, segment, split, divide, fragment, secede
反義：whole, entirety, off, outright, plumb, quite
vt.& vi. 聽到，聽見;
vt. 聽說;得知;聽取;審理;
vi. 聽;聽見;
?? h(身體兩側)+ear(耳朵):身體兩側能 聽見
"I could hear him bumbling around in the kitchen."
我聽得見他在廚房里瞎折騰。
近義：listen, overhear, hearken, hark, harken