The greatest friend of Truth is time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion Humility.
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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
n. 仇敌;敌军;危害物;
adj. 敌人的;敌方的;与敌对力量相关的;
💡 am- 爱;喜爱;男女间的吸引;恨的反义#词根助记:en否定+em(am的变体)爱=不爱的人=敌人
"He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier."
他拔出枪对准敌兵.
近义:opponent, opposer, opposite, rival, adversary, foe
反义:mate, pal, partner, payfellow, sidekick, acquaintance
n. 成见,偏见,歧视;侵害;伤害;
vt. 使有偏见;不利于,损害;
💡 pre预先+judice判断→预先判断→偏见
"He continued to smoke, to the prejudice of his health."
他继续吸烟, 这不利于他的健康.
近义:jaundice, predispose, prepossess, sway, bias, colour
反义:neutrality, objectivity, unbiassedness, equanimity, equitableness, evenhandedness
adj. 不断的,持续的;永恒的,始终如一的;坚定;忠实的;
n. [数]常数,常量;不变的事物;永恒值;
💡 con始终+stant站立→始终站着→不变的
"His constant joking was beginning to annoy her."
他不停地开玩笑,已开始惹她生气。
近义:stable, undecreased, undecreasing, undwindling, immutable, incessant
反义:inaccurate, inconsistent, inexact, irregular, mutable, skittish
n. 同伴;[天]伴星(=~star);(用于书名)指南;同甘共苦的伙伴;
vt. 同行;陪伴;
💡 com 共同 + pan谋生 + ion表名词 →共同谋生的人 → 同伴
"Fear was the hostages' constant companion."
人质一直都感到恐惧不安。
近义:mate, pal, partner, payfellow, sidekick, acquaintance
反义:opponent, opposer, opposite, rival, adversary, foe
n. 谦逊,谦恭;谦让的行为;谦虚谨慎;
💡 hum土,地+ility状态→地的状态→谦让;低下
"Her first defeat was an early lesson in humility."
她的第一次失败使她很早便懂得了谦逊。
近义:humbleness, lowliness, meekness
反义:hubris, immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, arrogancy