As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.
— Josh Billings
· Truth
?? 名句詞匯解析
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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
vt. 供給;補充;彌補（缺陷、損失等）;向…提供（物資等）;
n. 供給物;儲備物質;糧食;
vi. 暫代他人職務;
?? sup在下面+ply重疊，折疊→重疊下去→供應[下去],補給
"an adequate supply of hot water"
熱水供應充足
近義：minister, munition, procure, provide, provision, purvey
反義：move, rob, take, budge, inadequacy, insufficiency
n. 超過;超額量;多余量;放肆;
adj. 超重的，過量的，額外的;
?? ex出+cess行走→過度，過剩
"It would export excess supply, instead."
相反，它將輸出過度的供應。
近義：overabundance, overflow, overplus, plethora, superabundance, surfeit
反義：inadequacy, insufficiency, absence, lack, meagerness, need
adj. 缺乏的，罕見的;
adv. 勉強;僅僅;幾乎不;簡直不;
?? 是該死（諧音）：物質 缺乏的是該死 s(蛇)+car(車)+ce(車):蛇車車 缺乏的 網友：yqy 補充：sca（有瑕疵）：缺少
"As soon as his mother - in - law arrived, he made himself scarce."
他 岳母 一到, 他便溜走了.
近義：inadequate, insignificant, insufficient, lacking, meager, meagre
反義：abounding, lavish, lush, luxuriant, magnificent, numerous
vt. 要求，請求;需要;[法]召喚;詢問，盤問;
n. 需求;需要;要求，請求;銷路;
vi. 需要;請求;查問;
?? de(向下)+mand(命令): 要求
"a demand for higher pay"
增加工資的要求
近義：require, summon, request, claim, exact, prosecute
反義：impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure