Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of witnesses.
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adv. 简单地,朴素地;(引出概括或解释)不过,仅仅;简直;<非正>实在;
💡 sim一次 + ply 折叠 →折一次 → ad.简单地;朴素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
这架时钟纯属摆设,它再也不走了。
近义:just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反义:elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
n. 出席;仪表;风度;鬼魂,神灵;
💡 pres前+ence名词后缀 → 出席,到场
"The boy was ill at ease in the presence of the headmaster."
那男孩在校长面前感到局促不安.
近义:appearance, arrival, assistance, attendance, participation, presentation
反义:absence, absentation, nonappearance, nonattendance, inexistence, lack
n. 目击者( witness的名词复数 ); 证词; 见证(以言行证实信仰); 见证人\\nv. 作证( witness的第三人称单数 ); 表示; (摆证据)…就是证据; 是…的迹象