A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.
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n. 外交官;有外交手腕的人;善于交際的人;處事圓滑機敏的人;
?? diploma公文+t=ate表名詞 → diplomate的簡化 → 外交官,外交家
"The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved."
那位外交官插進一個笑話, 緊張的氣氛頓時緩和下來.
近義:attache, consul, diplomatist, envoy, ambassador, politic
n. 人;(語法)人稱;身體;容貌;
?? person-, parson- 表”人類”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看見前面提到的那個人行動可疑。
近義:individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反義:assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
adv. 實際上;事實上;確實;竟;
?? actual(真實的)+ly(副詞后綴)→真實地;實際地
"What did she actually say?"
她到底是怎么說的?
近義:inclusively, just, authentically, properly, quite, real
adv. 前進地;向前;至將來;提前地;
adj. 向前方的;迅速的;(社會、政治)進步的;早熟的;
vt. 促進,助長;(按新地址)轉寄;發送;
n. 前鋒;
?? for前 + ward向... → ad.向前;今后,往后\r\nv.轉發
"He leaned forward, his hands clasped tightly together."
他俯身向前,雙手十字交錯地緊握著。
近義:reship, patronize, promote, propitiate, support, uphold
反義:get, back, backward, rearward, fro
vt. 告訴,說;辨別;吩咐;講述;
vt.& vi. 分辨,辨別;告訴,吩咐;泄漏;保證;
vi. 泄密,告發;(顏色、聲音等)顯示;識別;
n. [考古學](古代村落遺址堆積而成的)臺形土墩;[方言]講的話;談話;傳聞;
?? 他告訴(tell)我,他哥哥很高(tall)
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義:maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name
反義:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil
n. 地獄,陰間;訓斥;胡鬧,見鬼;苦境,罪惡之地;
vi. 過放蕩生活;(車輛)急馳,飛馳;
int. 該死;見鬼(表示驚奇、煩惱、厭惡、惱怒、失望等);
?? 他(he)被打入11層(11)地獄
"What the Hell's a Naiad Dyad?"
到底什么是“水中仙女二元體”?
近義:inferno, hades, pandemonium, chaos, heck, shit
反義:paradise, glory