There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man.
— Polybius  ·  No category

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dreadful ['drɛdfəl] 词频2 词根: dread
adj. 可怕的;令人畏惧的;讨厌的，糟透了的，丑陋的;糟糕的; n. <英>惊险小说[杂志];
💡 dread害怕担心 + ful...的 →可怕的
"What a dreadful thing to say!"
话说得太难听了！
近义：heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific 反义：likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing
terrible ['tɛrəbl] 词频1 词根: terr
adj. 可怕的;危害极大的;<非正>很糟的;劣质的; adv. 口〉非常，很，极; n. 可怕的人;
💡 terr怕+ible...的 → 可怕的
"to make a terrible blunder"
犯大错
近义：heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific 反义：innocuous, offenceless, safe, unoffending, benign, harmless
conscience ['kɑnʃəns] 词频2 词根: con
n. 良心;道德心;
💡 con全部+sci知道+ence名词后缀→全部知道→有良知→良心
"Guilt had been eating into his conscience for some months."
几个月来内疚一直折磨着他的良心.
近义：percept, perceptibility, perception, awareness, seeing, sense
witness ['wɪtnəs] 词频2
n. 目击者，见证人;[法]证人;证据; vt. 出席或知道;作记录;提供或作为…的证据; vi. 做证人;见证;
💡 wit(watch看)+ness(名词): 目击者 证人 wit(智慧)+ness: 证人要有智慧 网友：yqy补充： wit智慧, 知道, ness: 知情者
"The witness was cross-examined for over two hours."
那位证人被盘问了两个多小时。
近义：see, sight, view, behold, discern, eye 反义：ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
accuser [[ə'kju:zə]]
n. 控诉者, 指责者\\n[法] 原告, 指控人, 控告者
近义：appellant, imputer, indicter, indictor, informer, petitioner 反义：imputed, indictee, prisoner, respondent, culprit, defendant
heart [hɑrt] 词频1
n. 心，心脏;感情;要点;胸部; vt. 鼓励;激励; vi. 结心;
💡 医生查病听(hear) 心脏跳(t)
"abnormalities of the heart"
心脏异常
近义：hub, nucleus, root, bottom, bowels, center

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