We can lie in the language of dress or try ot tell the truth; but unless we are naked and bald, it is impossible to be silent.
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n. 语言,语言文字;表达能力;言语,语风,文风,文体;专门用语,术语;
💡 langu语言+age表示状态、情况及其他 → 语言,语言课程
"theories of child language acquisition"
幼儿语言习得的理论
近义:idiom, speech, tongue, dialect, linguistic, philologic
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. 不可能的,做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的,不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
💡 im不,无,非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
这孩子老跟人作对,没法让她高兴。
近义:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反义:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
n. 衣服;装饰;连衣裙;礼服;
vt.& vi. 给…穿衣;穿着;打扮;
adj. 连衣裙的;须穿礼服的;适合于正式场合的;办公时(或半正式场合)穿戴的;
vt. 给…穿衣;给…提供衣服;装潢,装饰或装点;排成列;
vi. 穿衣;排列整齐;
💡 漂亮 女服,点缀丝(谐音)线
"a girl in a blue dress and ankle socks"
身穿蓝色连衣裙和套袜的女孩
近义:bandage, swaddle, swathe, strap, apparel, attire
反义:bare, strip, unclothe, uncover, denude, devest
vt. 告诉,说;辨别;吩咐;讲述;
vt.& vi. 分辨,辨别;告诉,吩咐;泄漏;保证;
vi. 泄密,告发;(颜色、声音等)显示;识别;
n. [考古学](古代村落遗址堆积而成的)台形土墩;[方言]讲的话;谈话;传闻;
💡 他告诉(tell)我,他哥哥很高(tall)
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义:maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name
反义:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil
conj. 除非,如果不;
prep. 除了,…除外;
"The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge."
如果没有更多的作家和艺术家出现,这个国家的文化生活将衰退。
近义:save, except