The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.
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adj. 公众的,公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的;
n. 大众;社会;公共场所;(文学家等的)爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的,公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反义:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
vt. 赞赏;称赞;欣赏;<美口>想要;
💡 ad做…+mire惊奇→惊喜;羡慕
"I really admire your enthusiasm."
我确实钦佩你的热情。
近义:appreciate, prize, value, esteem
反义:loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
n. 勇敢;鲁莽;
adj. 胆大的,勇敢的;意气风发的;
v. 敢(dare的现在分词);
💡 dar=dare敢于+ing形容词后缀 → 大胆的,勇敢的
"a daring walk in space"
勇敢的太空漫步
近义:bold, heart, impulsiveness, intrepidity, manhood, manliness
反义:intimidation, poltroonery, recreancy, spinelessness, timidity, unmanliness
vt. 憎恶,嫌恶,痛恨;
💡 de不+test证据→不愿作证→嫌恶
"I detest people who tell lies."
我恨说谎的人.
近义:loathe, scorn, scout, scunner, contemn, despise
反义:idolize, worship, cherish, adore
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
n. 美国人;美洲人; 美国英语;
adj. 美国的 ;美洲的;地道美国式的;
"a clean-cut all-American boy"
整洁体面的典型美国男孩
近义:us