Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.
— Will Rogers
· Gossip
?? 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
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.& vi. 停留;停止;堅持;抑制;
vi. 繼續處于某種狀態;
n. 逗留;延期;倚靠;忍耐;
?? 停留停（t）下來說（say）話
"You cannot stay here ad infinitum without paying rent."
你不付房租就不能永遠住在這里。
近義：remain, abide, endure, hold, interrupt, postpone
反義：migrate, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, transmigrate
adj. 長的;長時間的;冗長的，過長的;長音的;
adv. 長久地;始終;遙遠地;
n. 長時間，長時期;[語]長音節;（服裝的）長尺寸;長褲;
vi. 渴望，極想;
?? 渴望見到很 長的龍（long） 長龍（拼音long)擺尾 網友：顧亮亮 補充：龍很長
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我會麻醉多長時間？
近義：lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反義：little, minute, small, squat, slight
n. <美>傳聞;[古]名譽;咕噥;[古]喧嚷;
vt. 謠傳;傳說;
?? 后綴:or 表示物 網友： 補充：諧音---謠言會“辱沒”（rumor）人。
"Rumor has it that he is having an affair with his secretary."
謠傳他和他的秘書有曖昧關系.
近義：rumour, spread, hearsay, murmur, babbling, scuttlebutt
反義：measure, moderation, prudence, temperance, wariness, wisdom