Truth has not special time of its own. Its hour is now -- always and indeed then most truly when it seems unsuitable to actual circumstances.
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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
adj. 特殊的;专门的;专用的;重要的;
n. 专车;特价;特刊;特约稿;
💡 speci种类+al...的→比其他种类好的→特别的
"A special subcommittee adjudicates on planning applications."
有一个特别小组委员会裁决规划申请项目。
近义:outstanding, unusual, especial, exceptional, extraordinary, particular
adv. 真正;精确地,正确地;忠实的,诚实地;正当地;
💡 tru=true真实+ly表副词 →真正地,确实地
"a truly memorable occasion"
非常难忘的时刻
近义:aright, just, openly, authentically, particularly, properly
反义:hypocritically, falsely
adj. 真实的;实际的;现行的;现在的;
💡 act行动+ual...的 →实际的,现实的
"What were his actual words?"
他的原话是什么?
近义:literal, authentic, real, sterling, textual, true
反义:hypothetical, illusional, illusionary, illusive, illusory, imaginative
unsuitable
[ʌn'sutəbl]
adj. 不合适的,不适宜的,不相称的;锄悟难入;不当;
💡 un 不+suit 适合+able 能...的 → 不适合的;不相称的
"He was wearing shoes that were totally unsuitable for climbing."
他穿了一双完全不适合登山的鞋子。
近义:improper, inadequate, inappropriate, inapt, incompatible, irrelevant
反义:appropriate, apt, passable, pat, average, proper
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准(机械的)速度;拨准(钟、表)的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期(付款)的;
int. [体育]时间到,(一场或一局等的)比赛时限,暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon