All that is straight lies. All truth is crooked; time itself is a circle.
?? 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. 直的;連續的;直率的;整齊的;
adv. 直地;直接地;坦率地;立即;
n. 直線;直線部分;
?? straight(draw tight)→直立的；正直的；直線；直接地；坦白地
"This dessert can be served straight from the fridge."
這種甜食從冰箱里拿出來就可以吃。
近義：raised, rigid, standing, upright, erect, honest
反義：matted, ruffled, screwed, skewed, tangly, twisty
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. 圓;圓狀物;一圈;圈子;
vt. 圈出，包圍;繞…運轉;
vi. 環繞，盤旋;
?? circ圓+le名詞后綴 → 圓，圈，環狀物
"Claire has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances ."
克萊爾交游很廣。
近義：surround, bypass, cincture, circuit, circumambulate, circumvallate
adj. 彎曲的;不正當的;歪扭的;用不正當手段得來的;
v. 彎成鉤形(crook的過去式和過去分詞);
"He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him."
他彎了彎手指,示意我們到他那兒去.
近義：hunched, stooping, curved, astray, perverted, rascally
反義：honorable, honourable, irreproachable, just, principled, pure
n. 時間;時刻;時代;次;
vt. 為…安排時間;測定…的時間;調準（機械的）速度;撥準（鐘、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子;
adj. 定時的;定期的;[美國英語]分期（付款）的;
int. [體育]時間到，（一場或一局等的）比賽時限，暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個。
近義：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
pron. (it的反身形式);它自己，它本身;自身，本身;
"The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself."
人類有足夠的武器滅絕自己。
近義：herself, himself, oneself, themselves, yourself, yourselves