Be not so bigoted to any custom as to worship it at the expense of truth.
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vt. 崇拜,尊崇;爱慕;
vi. 做礼拜;热爱;爱慕;崇拜(尤指达到看不到缺点的地步);
n. (对治安官或市长的尊称)阁下;尊敬;崇拜;礼拜;
💡 wor+ship(表示抽象名词的后缀)→崇拜;崇敬
"They fell prostrate in worship."
他们拜倒在地。
近义:idolize, love, revere, venerate, adore, enshrine
反义:defile, desecrate
n. 费用;花费的钱;消耗;花钱的东西;
vt. 向…收取费用;把…作为开支勾销;
💡 ex出+pense付钱 → 支出,花费,消费
"He spared no expense to make the party a success."
为使宴会成功他不惜费用.
近义:bill, debit, outgo, outlay, spending, toll
反义:admittance, entry
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
bigoted
[['bigətid]]
a. 盲从的, 固执己见的, 执迷的, 顽固的
近义:intolerant, prejudiced, prejudicial, prudish, sanctimonious, bigot
n. 习惯,惯例;海关,关税;经常光顾;[总称](经常性的)顾客;
adj. (衣服等)定做的,定制的;
"This custom has been carried down from the 18 th century."
这一习俗从18世纪一直传到现在.
近义:practice, prevalence, style, stylishness, tradition, usage
反义:naturalness, sincerity, spontaneousness, unaffectedness, made, precast