Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
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n. 诚实，真诚;正直;〈古〉贞洁;[植]一年生缎花;
💡 hono-, honest- 表”荣誉,诚实"
"I wouldn't want to cast aspersions on your honesty."
我可不想批评你的诚信。
近义：honor, integrity, openheartedness, openness, politeness, probity
反义：improbity, thievishness, corruptness, crookedness
n. 政策;策略;保险单;策略性;
💡 polic国家，城市+ y名词后缀→ 管理国家的 → 政策
"Did the people at large approve of the government's policy?"
一般老百姓赞成政府的政策 吗 ?
近义：program, law, norm, ordinance, rule, statute
adj. 重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
💡 import重要的 + ant 具有...性质的 → a.重要的；有势力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透气的重要工作。
近义：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
vt.& vi. 记得;牢记;
vt. 记着;纪念;回想起;送钱[礼物]给…;
💡 re再+member记忆→再记得→回忆；记住
"She had a blackout and couldn't remember anything about the accident."
她眼前一黑，那场事故就怎么也想不起来了。
近义：awake, recall, recollect, retrospect, revive, celebrate
反义：neglect, overlook, shelve, unlearn, bury, disappear
n. 秒;瞬间;次货;第二份食物;
adj. 第二的;次要的;居第二位的;另外的;
adv. 第二;其次;以第二位;
vt. 支持;临时调派;附议;赞成提案;
💡 sec跟随+ond=one第一→跟随第一个之后→第二；秒
"She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter."
她当木工学徒已是第二年了。
近义：back, backstop, reinforce, support, advocate, endorse
反义：oppose, confront, contradict, counter, fence
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义：badder, baddest, worse