Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious to wait till all were agreed.

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truth [trʊθ] 词频1
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
different ['dɪfrənt] 词频1 词根: di
adj. 不同的;各式各样的;个别的;不平常;
💡 differ相异+ent...的 →不同的
"a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes"
一大批形状大小不一的瓶子
近义:heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical 反义:identical, indistinct, kindred, like, resembling, same
face [fes] 词频1 词根: fac
n. 面容;表面;脸;方面; vt.& vi. 面对;面向…;正视;承认; vt. (感到不能)对付;(明知不好办而)交谈;必须对付(某情况);面临…;
💡 face=fac表示脸、面 → 脸;表面;外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
闻到这令人作呕的气味,他皱眉蹙额.
近义:tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook 反义:parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
everybody ['ɛvrɪbɑdi] 词频1
pron. 每人,人人;大伙儿;各位;
💡 every每个 +body 人→ pron.每人,人人
"When I give the command, everybody pushes off together."
我一声令下, 大家就一起用桨把船撑离河岸.
近义:each, all, everyone
tedious ['tidɪəs] 词频4 词根: tedi
adj. 单调沉闷的;冗长乏味的;令人生厌的;
💡 ted厌倦+ious表形容词 →冗长沉闷的
"The journey soon became tedious."
那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。
近义:humdrum, irksome, arid, irritating, lethal, aseptic 反义:kindly, assenting, manageable, sociable, tractable, yielding
wait [wet] 词频1
vt.& vi. 等候;等待;(尤指长期地)希望;盼望; vi. 准备妥;在手边;可得到;可使用; vt. 推迟,搁置,延缓;
💡 因为want(想要),所以wait(等) 青蛙(wa)为它(it) 等了好久
"I'll wait until they arrive."
我会一直等到他们来。
近义:await, bide, expect, waiting, delay

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