As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.
📚 名句词汇解析
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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
vt. 供给;补充;弥补（缺陷、损失等）;向…提供（物资等）;
n. 供给物;储备物质;粮食;
vi. 暂代他人职务;
💡 sup在下面+ply重叠，折叠→重叠下去→供应[下去],补给
"an adequate supply of hot water"
热水供应充足
近义：minister, munition, procure, provide, provision, purvey
反义：move, rob, take, budge, inadequacy, insufficiency
n. 超过;超额量;多余量;放肆;
adj. 超重的，过量的，额外的;
💡 ex出+cess行走→过度，过剩
"It would export excess supply, instead."
相反，它将输出过度的供应。
近义：overabundance, overflow, overplus, plethora, superabundance, surfeit
反义：inadequacy, insufficiency, absence, lack, meagerness, need
adj. 缺乏的，罕见的;
adv. 勉强;仅仅;几乎不;简直不;
💡 是该死（谐音）：物质 缺乏的是该死 s(蛇)+car(车)+ce(车):蛇车车 缺乏的 网友：yqy 补充：sca（有瑕疵）：缺少
"As soon as his mother - in - law arrived, he made himself scarce."
他 岳母 一到, 他便溜走了.
近义：inadequate, insignificant, insufficient, lacking, meager, meagre
反义：abounding, lavish, lush, luxuriant, magnificent, numerous
vt. 要求，请求;需要;[法]召唤;询问，盘问;
n. 需求;需要;要求，请求;销路;
vi. 需要;请求;查问;
💡 de(向下)+mand(命令): 要求
"a demand for higher pay"
增加工资的要求
近义：require, summon, request, claim, exact, prosecute
反义：impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure