Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.
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n. 诚实，真诚;正直;〈古〉贞洁;[植]一年生缎花;
💡 hono-, honest- 表”荣誉,诚实"
"I wouldn't want to cast aspersions on your honesty."
我可不想批评你的诚信。
近义：honor, integrity, openheartedness, openness, politeness, probity
反义：improbity, thievishness, corruptness, crookedness
adj. 有利可图的，有益的;可赚钱的，合算的;
💡 pro前+fit做，制作+able能...的 → 能提前做好的 → 有利润的
"That business became profitable last year."
那项生意去年变得很赚钱.
近义：helpful, salutary, useful, valuable, beneficial, convenient
反义：infertile, profitless, sterile, unadvantageous, unaffordable, unbeneficial
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
conj. 除非，如果不;
prep. 除了，…除外;
"The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge."
如果没有更多的作家和艺术家出现，这个国家的文化生活将衰退。
近义：save, except
prep. 在…下面，在表面之下;在…的假定表面或掩饰下;少于，小于;在…情况下;
adv. 在下面;少于;在水下;在昏迷中;
adj. 较低的，下面的;
"The admiral visited the ships under his command."
舰队司令视察了他所统率的军舰。
近义：underneath, below, beneath
反义：above, over, up, atop, onto, upon