Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.
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adj. 邪惡的，罪惡的;有害的;不幸的，不吉的;品行壞的;
n. 邪惡，罪惡;壞事，惡行;邪惡的力量、勢力或化身;災禍;
?? e 加強或引申意義、使…+vil =base （卑劣的） → n.邪惡；禍害 a.壞的
"the evil effects of racism"
種族主義的惡劣影響
近義：ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease
反義：goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
vt. 隱藏;躲避，隱匿，躲藏;遮蔽，覆蓋;
vi. 隱瞞;遮住;遮擋;掩蓋;
n. 獸皮;<口>生命;<口>人的皮膚;（觀看野生動物的）隱蔽處;
?? 我騎(ride)長頸鹿(h) 隱藏起來 老鼠被貓“害得”（諧音）東躲西 藏
"She could not hide her amusement at the way he was dancing."
她見他跳舞的姿勢，忍俊不禁。
近義：mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade
反義：heighten, publicise, publicize, punctuate, accent, spotlight
adj. 難看的;丑陋的;有敵意的;不祥的;
n. 丑陋的人（東西）;
?? 阿哥你（諧音）：阿哥你很 丑，但你很溫柔 李逵很 丑，被太太稱為“阿哥李”（諧音）
"There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued."
昨晚暴亂持續之際，街上險象環生。
近義：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
反義：lovable, lovely, neat, nice, smart, super
emptiness
['emptinis]
n. 空虛;空腹;無知;無能;
"The emptiness in my mind refused to beat a retreat."
我腦中依然一片慘白.
近義：hollowness, insubstantiality, vacuity, vacuousness, vagueness, voidness
反義：abundance, plenitude, plentifulness, plenty, plethora, profuseness
n. 事件，形勢;東西，事物;家伙;事業;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob