He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.
大家都管他叫迪基。早在他去世前很久,他的古怪行為就成了傳奇故事了。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 古怪;反常,怪癖;[物]偏心距;[數]離心率;
?? ec=ex出+centr中心+icity表名詞→n.古怪;怪癖;[數] 離心率
"She is unusual to the point of eccentricity."
她特立獨行到了古怪的地步。
近義:idiosyncrasy, oddity, oddness, outlandishness, whimsicality, extravagance
adj. 傳說的;傳奇的;極其著名的;
n. 傳說集;[宗]圣徒傳;
?? leg講,讀+end名詞后綴+ary形容詞后綴 → 想講的故事一樣的 → 傳奇的,像傳奇一樣的
"the legendary Orson Welles"
名揚四海的奧森?韋爾斯
近義:famed, proverbial, mythic, fabled
反義:ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
vi. 變為,成為;變得;變成;
vt. 適合,適宜;相稱,相當;變成;發生;
?? be(upon)+come→變為;成為(=to come upon)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里,他是她唯一的守護神。
近義:turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反義:remain, keep, stay, get
adj. 長的;長時間的;冗長的,過長的;長音的;
adv. 長久地;始終;遙遠地;
n. 長時間,長時期;[語]長音節;(服裝的)長尺寸;長褲;
vi. 渴望,極想;
?? 渴望見到很 長的龍(long) 長龍(拼音long)擺尾 網友:顧亮亮 補充:龍很長
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我會麻醉多長時間?
近義:lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反義:little, minute, small, squat, slight
adj. 大家知道的;已知的;知名的;向某人作自我介紹;
v. 知道( know的過去分詞 );看到過;聽到過;經歷過;
"There is no known antidote to the poison."
這種毒的解藥尚未發現。
近義:acknowledged, familiar, noted, reputable, reputed
反義:ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified