Truly, to tell lies is not honorable;but when the truth entails tremendous ruin,To speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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adv. 真正;精确地，正确地;忠实的，诚实地;正当地;
💡 tru=true真实+ly表副词 →真正地，确实地
"a truly memorable occasion"
非常难忘的时刻
近义：aright, just, openly, authentically, particularly, properly
反义：hypocritically, falsely
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
adj. 极大的，巨大的;可怕的，惊人的;极好的;
💡 trem颤抖+end尽头+ous形容词后缀→让人颤抖的→可怕的，惊人的
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鸣般的掌声中结束了演讲。
近义：huge, imposing, magnificent, astounding, phenomenal, awful
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
vt. 告诉，说;辨别;吩咐;讲述;
vt.& vi. 分辨，辨别;告诉，吩咐;泄漏;保证;
vi. 泄密，告发;（颜色、声音等）显示;识别;
n. [考古学]（古代村落遗址堆积而成的）台形土墩;[方言]讲的话;谈话;传闻;
💡 他告诉（tell）我，他哥哥很高（tall）
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name
反义：hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil
honorable
['ɔnərəbl]
adj. 可敬的，荣誉的，光荣的;
💡 honor 光荣
"An honorable Chinese citizen should be jealous of his own rights."
一名光荣的中国公民应当珍惜自己的公民权利.
近义：honest, honourable, just, punctilious, pure, reputable
反义：undeserving, undignified, contemptible, despicable, disgraceful, ignominious
vt. 破坏，毁灭;使破产;使没落，使堕落;变成废墟;
n. 毁灭，灭亡;废墟，遗迹;[灭亡]的原因，祸根;损失;
vi. 被毁灭;破产;堕落;
💡 ru(入)+in(里):进入里面者死- 毁灭 大雨(rain)使船(u) 毁灭了 网友：yqy 补充：被大雨（rain）吞没（u）－－毁灭了
"This flood will be the ruin of the harvest."
这场洪水将是没有收成的祸根.
近义：impair, mar, atrophy, perish, rack, batter
反义：mend, patch, refit, refurbish, rehabilitate, remodel