A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

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novel ['nɑvl] 詞頻2 詞根: nov
n. (長篇)小說;[法]新法,附律; adj. 新奇的;異常的;
?? nov新的+el表明人或物 →新奇人物 →新奇的;小說
"Her latest novel is a chronicle of life in a Devon village."
她的最近一部小說是德文郡一個小村莊的生活記事。
近義:hot, inceptive, inchoate, incipient, inexperienced, initial 反義:masterful, practiced, proficient, qualified, skilful, skilled
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
author ['?θ?] 詞頻1 詞根: 增加
n. 著作家;作者;創造者;發起人; vt. 創作出版;
?? aug, auc, auth 增加,增長#詞根助記:auth 增加 + -or 人 -> 促進,發起,創造 -> 創作 -> 作家,著者
"After the play they called for the author to show himself."
劇終之后他們請求編劇和大家見面.
近義:issue, publish, artificer, maker, originator, builder
hero ['h?ro] 詞頻1 詞根: /hi:/
n. 英雄,勇士;男主角;(古代神話中的)神人,半神的勇士;
?? 她的(her)的心(o)獻給 英雄
"His identification with the hero of the book made him sleepless."
對書中主人公的同情使他睡不著.
近義:leader, luminary, notable, personage, strongman, celebrity
tells
v. 告訴;說(tell的第三人稱單數)

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