The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the 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
adj. 公眾的，公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;（文學家等的）愛讀者;
?? publ人民+ic...的 → 公開的，公眾的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公眾被要求不得在公園里亂扔廢紙.
近義：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反義：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
vt. 贊賞;稱贊;欣賞;<美口>想要;
?? ad做…+mire驚奇→驚喜；羨慕
"I really admire your enthusiasm."
我確實欽佩你的熱情。
近義：appreciate, prize, value, esteem
反義：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
n. 勇敢;魯莽;
adj. 膽大的，勇敢的;意氣風發的;
v. 敢(dare的現在分詞);
?? dar=dare敢于+ing形容詞后綴 → 大膽的,勇敢的
"a daring walk in space"
勇敢的太空漫步
近義：bold, heart, impulsiveness, intrepidity, manhood, manliness
反義：intimidation, poltroonery, recreancy, spinelessness, timidity, unmanliness
vt. 憎惡，嫌惡，痛恨;
?? de不+test證據→不愿作證→嫌惡
"I detest people who tell lies."
我恨說謊的人.
近義：loathe, scorn, scout, scunner, contemn, despise
反義：idolize, worship, cherish, adore
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. 美國人;美洲人; 美國英語;
adj. 美國的 ;美洲的;地道美國式的;
"a clean-cut all-American boy"
整潔體面的典型美國男孩
近義：us
?? H. L. Mencken 的更多名言
"A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents."