Courage means going against majority opinion in the name of the truth.
📚 名句词汇解析
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prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
n. 多数;（获胜的）票数;成年;法定年龄;
💡 major主要的+ity表名词 → 大多数
"The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio."
大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听收音机。
近义：plurality, bulk
反义：nonage
n. 意见，主张;评价;鉴定，判定;
💡 opin- 表”假设,想,判断”
"The general opinion is that the conference was a success."
普遍认为这次会议是成功的。
近义：judgement, judgment, notion, persuasion, sentiment, tenet
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. 勇气;胆量;魄力;肝胆;
💡 靠(c)我们的(our)年龄(age)鼓起 勇气
"courage in the face of adversity"
面对逆境的勇气
近义：heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
反义：intimidation, poltroonery, recreancy, spinelessness, timidity, unmanliness
n. 方法（ mean的名词复数）;手段;收入;财富;
v. 意味着（ mean的第三人称单数）;引起;打算或注定要某人成为或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
调查之事远未盖棺定论。
近义：approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy