Oddly shaped forms that are suspended form the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.
人們所熟悉的是懸掛在天花板上、造型奇特、隨風飄蕩的雕塑品。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 形狀，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;構成;組織;塑造;
vi. 形成，產生;排隊，整隊;
?? form =shape,表示”形狀”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名詞mouse是 mice 的單數形式.
近義：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反義：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
n. 天花板;最高限度;云幕高度;隔板，艙室墊板;
?? ceil裝天花板 + ing 名詞，表示總稱及材料 → n. 天花板，頂蓬
"a high beamed ceiling"
木梁高高支撐著的天花板
近義：capping
vt.& vi. 移動，搬動;
vi. 搬家;行動;進展;（機器等）開動;
vt. 提議;使感動;搖動;變化;
n. 改變;遷移;
?? mob, mov, mot 表”移動”
"Could we move on now to …?"
我們現在可以接著討論…嗎？
近義：relocate, remove, shuttle, transfer, translocate, withdraw
反義：freeze, remain, abide, caseharden
n. 反應;回答，答復;[宗]回應經文，應唱圣歌;
?? re回，向后+sponse承諾 → 回答；答應
"I could elicit no response from him."
我從他那里套不出任何反應。
近義：rejoinder, reply, retort, answer, reception, welcome
adj. 熟悉的;通曉的;冒昧的;隨便的;
n. 常客，密友;高級官吏的家屬;[天主]教皇[主教]的仆人;
?? famili=family家庭+ar...的 →熟悉的
"The Empire State Building is a familiar landmark on the New York skyline."
帝國大廈是人們熟悉的紐約高樓大廈中的地標。
近義：known, acknowledged, intimate, near, close, friendly
反義：obscure, odd, outlandish, quaint, queer, queerish