The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth.
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public ['pʌblɪk] 词频1 词根: popul
adj. 公众的,公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的; n. 大众;社会;公共场所;(文学家等的)爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的,公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency 反义:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
truth [trʊθ] 词频1
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
believe [bɪ'liv] 词频1
v. 信任;料想;笃信宗教; vt. 相信;以为,认为;对…信以为真;信任;
💡 相信是(be)梨(li)前夜(eve)变的 网友:accountant accountant 补充: belife---believe ife---ieve
"I don't believe you!"
我不相信你的话!
近义:hold, opine, reckon, contend, adjudge, suppose 反义:question, disbelieve, misbelieve, challenge, confute, discredit
long [lɔŋ] 词频1 词根: /lə/
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的,过长的;长音的; adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地; n. 长时间,长时期;[语]长音节;(服装的)长尺寸;长裤; vi. 渴望,极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙(long) 长龙(拼音long)摆尾 网友:顾亮亮 补充:龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间?
近义:lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather 反义:little, minute, small, squat, slight
founded
a. 有基础的\\nv. 创办, 成立(found的过去式和过去分词)
近义:justified, based

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