The truth is always a compound of two half- truths, and you never reach it, because there is always something more to say.
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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
compound ['kɑmpaʊnd] 词频2 词根: com
n. 场地;复合物;(筑有围墙的)院子;复合词;
💡 com全部+pound放→全部放到一起→化合物
"Common salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine."
普通食盐是钠和氯的化合物。
近义:precinct, room, stance, close, immix, assort 反义:modest, ordinary, oversimplified, plain, bare, stodgy
because [bɪ'kɔz] 词频1 词根: be
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
half [hæf] 词频1
adj. 一半的,半个的; n. 半;一半;(啤酒等饮料的)半品脱;(比赛、音乐会等的)半场; adv. 一半;部份地;
"He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking."
他已把一半财产投资于一个新企业.
近义:mid, midway, partially, semi 反义:absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively
reach [ritʃ] 词频1 词根: 直
v. 到达,走到;够…,抓…;完成; n. 手脚能够到的范围;范围,区域;影响的范围,管辖的范围;
💡 树(r)下每人(each)都 伸手去够,但都不能 到达树尖 网友:yqy 补充:【同】achieve,attain, reach 【辨析】achieve 着重在
"The ball bounced twice before he could reach it."
球弹了两次他才接到。
近义:obtain, attain, achieve, gain, get, pass
truths
真理, 真实, 实际情况, 真相, 真实性, 忠实性

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