It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
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n. 错误,过失;[法]误审,违法;[数]误差;
💡 err漫游,犯错误+or表名词,物 → 错误
"The Kenyan athlete made a tactical error in starting too fast."
肯尼亚运动员犯了战术错误,起步时跑得太快.
近义:inaccuracy, lapse, miscalculation, misinformation, mistake, mistaking
反义:arrival, success, triumph, victory, achievement
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. 调查,审查;询问,质问,质询,追究;探究;打听;
💡 inquir=inquire询问+y表名词 →质询
"Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem."
许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题.
近义:hunt, indagation, inquest, inquisition, inspection, investigation
反义:rejoinder, reply, response