Cynicism is an unpleasant way of telling the truth.
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adj. 使人不愉快的;不合意的;讨厌的;不客气的;
💡 un 不 + pleas=please快乐 + ant...的 → 令人不快的
"an unpleasant subject of conversation"
不愉快的话题
近义:antipathetic, ingrate, loathsome, offensive, rough, surly
反义:approachable, kind, likable, likeable, lovable, attractive
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
telling
['tɛlɪŋ]
adj. 有效的;显著的;生动的;说明问题的;
v. 讲述( tell的现在分词);告诉;
"Stop telling fibs ."
别再撒谎了。
近义:narrative, recital, recitation, recountal, story, tale
n. 犬儒主义
近义:impertinence, impudence, insolence, neck, nerve, nonchalance
反义:humiliation, bashfulness, shamefacedness, shamefulness, disgrace, abashment