We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
在小說中，我們經常讀到一個表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭，卻有著某種多年不為人所知的駭人聽聞的秘密。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 可敬的;品行端正的;可觀的，相當大的;體面的;
?? spec Spect, spic= look, see,表示”看”#詞根助記：respect+able
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
過去的那位搖滾狂人已經改變形象，成了一位體面的愛家的男人。
近義：honorable, honourable, presentable, venerable, worthy, decent
反義：horrible, ignoble, low, lowly, mean, nasty
n. 人;（語法）人稱;身體;容貌;
?? person-, parson- 表”人類”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看見前面提到的那個人行動可疑。
近義：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反義：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
adj. 可怕的;危害極大的;<非正>很糟的;劣質的;
adv. 口〉非常，很，極;
n. 可怕的人;
?? terr怕+ible...的 → 可怕的
"to make a terrible blunder"
犯大錯
近義：heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific
反義：innocuous, offenceless, safe, unoffending, benign, harmless
n. 秘密，機密;秘訣;奧秘;
adj. 秘密的，機密的;神秘的;隱秘的;
?? se分開，離開，區別開+cret區別→分開來放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
權力無限的秘密警察
近義：arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve
反義：indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
adv. 看來似乎;表面上看來;貌似;
?? seem類似的+ing狀態 + ly...地 → seeming外觀+ ly...地 → 表面上;看來,看上去
"a seemingly stupid question"
看似愚蠢的問題
近義：apparently, ostensibly, presumedly, evidently