A man who works beyond the surface of things, though he may be wrong himself, yet he clears the way for others and may make even his errors subservient to the cause of truth.
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n. 表面;外观,外表;地面。水面;
vi. 浮出水面;在表面工作;显露;
vt. 使浮出水面;使成平面;
adj. 表面的,外观的;外表上的,平地上的;肤浅的;
💡 sur超过,在上面+face脸面→表面
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里,就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义:appear, arise, loom, materialize, outcrop, rise
subservient
[səb:sə:viənt]
adj. 卑躬屈节的;有帮助的;充当下手的;马屁精;
💡 sub在下面,次一等+servi服务+ent形容词后缀 → 屈从的,奉承的
"He was subservient and servile."
他低声下气、卑躬屈膝。
近义:noncommissioned, obliging, obsequious, attentive, passive, subaltern
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
prep. 超过;越过;那一边;在…较远的一边;
adv. 在远处;在更远处;
n. 远处;
"The road continues beyond the village up into the hills."
那条路经过村子后又往上延伸到群山中。
近义:farther, further, off, out, outside, past
conj. 虽然,尽管;即使;纵然;
adv. 可是,但是;不过;然而;话虽这样说;
prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他虽然经验最少,却是最出色的老师。
近义:however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit
adj. 有毛病的,失常的;错误的,不正确的;不好的,不公正的;反对的,相反的,颠倒的,背面的,里面的;
adv. 不对,错误,失当;不好,不公正;逆,颠倒,翻转;有毛病,不舒服;
n. 过失,错误;不义的行为;不义行为;犯罪;
vt. 委屈,无理地对待,诽谤;
💡 勿(w)容(rong)忍 错误的
"I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one."
我弄错了。不是红的那个,是蓝的那个。
近义:hurt, injure, insult, mistreat, offend, penalize
反义:heal, mend, rectify, reform, remedy, repair