Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.
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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
n. 生长;增长;一茬植株;肿块，肿瘤;
💡 grow成长+th抽象名词 → 成长
"Do you know the optimum temperature for the growth of plants?"
你知道庄稼生长的最佳温度 吗 ?
近义：headway, improvement, increase, augmentation, progress, rising
反义：lessening, letup, recession, reduction, remission, shortage
adv. 离开，远离;在远处;消失;
adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方；离去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. 金，黄金;金色;金币;金饰品;
adj. 金（制）的，含金的;金色的;金本位的;
💡 g(哥)+old(老):哥哥老了变成 金子{家有一老如有一宝} g(给)+old(老):给老人 黄金养老
"The general's uniform was trimmed with gold braid."
将军的制服饰有金色穗带。
近义：au, auric, golden
washing
['wɔʃiŋ]
n. 洗涤;洗涤剂;正在洗或待洗的衣服;洗下的污垢;
adj. 洗涤用的;清洗用的;
v. wash的现在分词;
"To prevent any argument, I'll toss you for who does the washing - up."
为避免争执, 我和你来掷钱币决定谁洗碗碟.
近义：mop, mopping, scour, scouring, scrub, scrubbing