Paint the devil blacker than he is
v. 言过其实
🧩 词语组成解析
paint
[pent]
n. 颜料，涂料;绘画作品;胭脂等化妆品;色彩，装饰;
vt. 涂色于;绘画;（用语言，文字等）描写;擦脂粉等;
vi. 描绘;绘画;化妆;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
n. 擦皮鞋人；[制鞋业]黑色涂饰工
than
[ðæn; ðən, ðn]
conj. 比（用于比较级）;宁愿…而不愿;除…以外;一…就;
prep. 超过;比;
🗣️ 情景例句
Did the University of Michigan win another football game?
是不是Michigan大学又赢得了一场足球赛？
If he had only had enough money,he would have bought that house.
如果他仅仅有了足够的钱，他就会买那房子。
But, contrary to a popular assumption, it is far from being the only one, or even the greatest.
但是，和一般的看法相反，这决非是仅有的，甚至不是最主要的动机。