All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.

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honesty ['ɑnəsti] 词频3 词根: honest
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
folly ['fɑli] 词频2
n. 蠢笨;愚行;讽刺剧;
💡 fool(愚人)+y(表示抽象名词的后缀)→愚笨;愚行
"an act of sheer folly"
纯粹愚蠢的行动
近义:idiocy, muddleheadedness, nonsense, senselessness, stupidity, bullshit 反义:judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
none [nʌn] 词频1
pron. 没有人,没有一人;没有一个;没有一部分,没有一点; adv. 根本不;无法,绝不;
💡 n(not)+one→毫无;无人;无物;毫不
"None of the passengers and crew were injured."
没有一个乘客和机组人员受伤。
近义:naught, nobody, nothing, nought, aught, any
profess [prə'fes] 词频3 词根: 说
vt. 声称;宣称;公开表明;信奉;
"I profess that I was surprised at the news."
我承认这消息使我惊讶.
近义:exercise, practice, practise
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
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

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