If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.
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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
n. 絕望;使人絕望的人(或事物);
vi. 絕望;
?? de去掉+spair=sper希望 → 絕望
"She uttered a cry of despair."
她發出了絕望的叫聲。
近義:despond, hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despondence, despondency
反義:illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy
vt.& vi. 看,瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;尋找;看起來好像;
n. 看;(尤指吸引人的)相貌;眼神;樣子;
int. (插話或喚起注意)喂,聽我說;
?? l(棍)+oo(雙眼)+k(開):掙開雙眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警衛們穿著那種制服看起來怪模怪樣的。
近義:appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area
v. 發現;找到;查明;發覺;
n. 發現物;被發現的人;
?? 翻的(諧音): 找東西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我們到處尋找,但仍沒能找到.
近義:learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反義:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
n. 安慰;舒適;使人舒服的事物;給予援助或安慰的人或事;
vt. 安慰,使舒適;使(痛苦等)緩和;
?? fort(=forc表力) force 力 一起(com)用力(fort)使舒適 安慰 向外(e)用力(fort)叫 努力(effort) 使(en)有力(fo
"A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job."
對數百萬失業者來說,通貨膨脹率的微降是不起作用的安慰。
近義:appease, liven, assure, mollify, pacify, balm
反義:prostrate, undeceive, abate, chill, disenthrall, damp
adj. 軟的,柔軟的;溫和的,柔和的;不含酒精的;輕松的;
n. 柔軟之物,柔軟的部分;
adv. 柔和地;溫柔地;
?? 索服特(諧音)洗面奶- 柔軟的 這種(so)腳(ft)很 軟
"She speaks with a soft West Country burr."
她說話帶有一種西部地區濃重r音的口音。
近義:malleable, mellow, mild, attenuated, softened, squashy
反義:resistant, resistive, steely, stiff, strong, tough