The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.
Samuel Butler  ·  Lies

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amount [ə'maʊnt] 词频2 词根: a
n. 量,数量;总额;本利之和;全部效果,全部含义; vi. (在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面)等于;等同,接近;合计,总共;发展成为;
💡 mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#词根助记:a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到总量=总量
"The insurance company will refund any amount due to you."
保险公司将退还你应得的所有款项。
近义:import, matter, signify, count, number, quantity
best [bɛst] 词频1
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的; adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地; n. 佼佼者;(个人的)最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西,最合乎要求的事物; vt. [口]打败,胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义:master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip 反义:badder, baddest, worse
liar ['laiə] 词频4 词根: ar
n. 说谎者;
"He had the temerity to call me a liar!"
他竟敢说我撒谎!
近义:racketeer, rogue, storyteller, swindler, talebearer, trickster 反义:plainman, aboveboard, open, openhearted, outspoken, sincere
lying [['laiiŋ]] 词频1
n. 说谎\\na. 横躺的, 说谎的
近义:unsoundness, falsehood, liar, mendacious, backdoor, sham 反义:honest, aboveboard, ingenuous, innocent, naive, open
makes
v. 做, 制作(make的第三人称单数)
smallest
a. 最小的(small的最高级)

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