A diplomat... is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.
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n. 外交官;有外交手腕的人;善于交际的人;处事圆滑机敏的人;
💡 diploma公文+t=ate表名词 → diplomate的简化 → 外交官，外交家
"The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved."
那位外交官插进一个笑话, 紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来.
近义：attache, consul, diplomatist, envoy, ambassador, politic
n. 人;（语法）人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
adv. 实际上;事实上;确实;竟;
💡 actual(真实的)+ly(副词后缀)→真实地；实际地
"What did she actually say?"
她到底是怎么说的？
近义：inclusively, just, authentically, properly, quite, real
adv. 前进地;向前;至将来;提前地;
adj. 向前方的;迅速的;（社会、政治）进步的;早熟的;
vt. 促进，助长;（按新地址）转寄;发送;
n. 前锋;
💡 for前 + ward向... → ad.向前；今后，往后\r\nv.转发
"He leaned forward, his hands clasped tightly together."
他俯身向前，双手十字交错地紧握着。
近义：reship, patronize, promote, propitiate, support, uphold
反义：get, back, backward, rearward, fro
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
n. 地狱，阴间;训斥;胡闹，见鬼;苦境，罪恶之地;
vi. 过放荡生活;（车辆）急驰，飞驰;
int. 该死;见鬼（表示惊奇、烦恼、厌恶、恼怒、失望等）;
💡 他(he)被打入11层(11)地狱
"What the Hell's a Naiad Dyad?"
到底什么是“水中仙女二元体”？
近义：inferno, hades, pandemonium, chaos, heck, shit
反义：paradise, glory