The greater the truth, the greater the libel.
真理越大，诽谤也越大。
英文谚语 3120 句（二） 第 250 部分

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

truth [trʊθ] 词频1
n. 真理;真相，事实;忠实，忠诚;现实，现实性;
💡 tru相信，真实+th抽象名词 →事实，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness 反义：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
libel ['laɪbl]
n. 文字诽谤;诋毁;中伤;诽谤罪; v. 对…进行诽谤;发表文字诽谤;
💡 lib(book)+el(small)→诽谤人的文字、盲词或图书；诽谤；讽刺
"The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds."
这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。
近义：asperse, malign, badmouth, revile, scorn, slander
greater
[计] 大的
近义：larger, utmost, bigger, uttermost, veriest 反义：inferior, lower, minor, smaller, undermost

📚 更多「英文谚语 3120 句（二）」例句

Loftiest trees most dread the thunder.
树大招风。
No answer is also answer.
不回答也是一种回答。
Nothing must be done hastily but killing of fleas.
除非消灭跳蚤，做事不必急躁。
Sail while the wind blows; wind and tide wait for no man.
驶船要乘风，风潮不等人。
The end justifies (or sanctifies) the means.
只问目的，不问手段。
Those who eat best and drink best often do worst.
吃得好喝得好的人往往干得最糟。