A thing can be true and still be desperate folly.
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adj. 绝望的;由绝望而引起的;铤而走险的，孤注一掷的;急切的，极度渴望的;
💡 de去掉+sper希望+ate动词后缀→去掉希望→绝望的
"The prisoners grew increasingly desperate."
犯人因绝望而越来越胆大妄为。
近义：hopeless, overcome, despairful, despairing, despondent, excessive
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 蠢笨;愚行;讽刺剧;
💡 fool(愚人)+y(表示抽象名词的后缀)→愚笨；愚行
"an act of sheer folly"
纯粹愚蠢的行动
近义：idiocy, muddleheadedness, nonsense, senselessness, stupidity, bullshit
反义：judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
n. 事件，形势;东西，事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
adj. 真正的;真实的;忠实的;正确的;
adv. 真正地;确实地;正确地;正当地;
n. 真理，真实;正，准，精确;
vt. 摆正;决定（某物）的位置以使其平衡、平稳或水平;
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鲸鱼是鱼，对还是错？
近义：legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful
反义：illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
adv. 仍，仍然;更，还要;静静地;〈诗〉常，不断地;
adj. 不动的，静止的;不狂暴的，温柔的;没有活力的，死气沉沉的;
n. 平静，寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器;
vt.& vi. （使某物）平静下来，安静;〈古〉烧（酒），蒸馏;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了，他还是十分活跃。
近义：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义：incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset