n. 真理;真相,事實(shí);忠實(shí),忠誠;現(xiàn)實(shí),現(xiàn)實(shí)性;
?? tru相信,真實(shí)+th抽象名詞 →事實(shí),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. 困難,麻煩,難事;難度;異議,爭論,糾葛;財(cái)政困難,(經(jīng)濟(jì))拮據(jù);
?? difficult困難的+y表名詞 →困難
"They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty."
他們面對(duì)困難表現(xiàn)了堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的毅力。
近義:headache, hindrance, hitch, holdback, holdup, hurdle
反義:ease, easiness
vt. 反駁,駁斥;否認(rèn);與…矛盾,與…抵觸;
vi. 反駁;否認(rèn);發(fā)生矛盾;
?? contra(反的)dict(話)- 反駁
"She waxes righteously indignant if anyone tries to contradict her."
如果有人想反駁她,她說起話來就會(huì)義憤填膺.
近義:impugn, naysay, oppose, rebut, refute, belie
反義:back, backstop, reinforce, second, support, advocate