And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray's In deepest consequence.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 黑暗;阴郁;模糊;无知;
💡 dark黑暗的+ness表名词 →黑暗
"They left under the cloak of darkness."
他们在黑暗的掩护下离开了。
近义:murk, murkiness, obscurity, tenebrosity, blackness, dark
反义:lightness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity, splendor, transparence
n. 结果,成果;[逻]结论;重要性;推论;
💡 con共同+sequ跟随+ence名词后缀→随之而来的全部东西→后果
"It was an inevitable consequence of the decision."
那是这个决定的必然后果。
近义:implication, importance, incidence, outcome, outgrowth, produce
反义:motive, occasioner, origin, point, reason, root
n. 损害;伤害;危害;
vt. 伤害;损害;危害;
💡 h+arm:长颈鹿(h)的手臂(arm)被 损害 网友:lujian3138 补充:h=hand, arm=武器, 手旁放个武器, 伤害.
"He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm ."
他永远不会吓唬或伤害任何人。
近义:hurt, impair, injure, penalize, prejudice, spoil
反义:improve, avail, profit, stead, advantage, aid
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
adj. 诚实的;坦诚的;老实的;辛勤挣得的;
"I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you."
我实在不愿把实情告诉你,但并非人人都像你那样诚实。
近义:honorable, honourable, irreproachable, just, principled, pure
反义:licentious, astray, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, perverted
vt. 对…不忠;背叛;出卖;泄露;
💡 必捶(谐音)→敢 背叛我,必捶死你 be(谐音被)+tray(trade贸易):被卖了- 叛变
"I would as lief kill myself as betray my master."
我宁愿自杀也不会出卖我的主人。
近义:forsake, insinuate, reveal, surface, finger, delate