The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place.
高檔一點的古玩店為了防塵，把文物漂亮地陳列在玻璃柜子里，那里往往令人望而卻步。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 昂貴的，花錢多的;豪華的;
?? ex出+pens花費+ive形容詞后綴→要花錢的→昂貴的
"The two liars asked for more expensive silk."
兩個騙子索要了很多昂貴的絲綢。
近義：pricey, costly, dear
反義：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
adj. 古老的，古代的;過時的，古董的;古時制造的;古風的;
n. 古玩，古董;古風，古希臘和古羅馬藝術風格;
v. 仿古制作;使顯得古色古香;尋覓古玩;
?? antiq古老+ue → 古代的；古物
"an antique mahogany desk"
古紅木辦公桌
近義：rarity, relic, curio, antiquated, archaic, longstanding
反義：improvisation, intellect, intelligence, strike, talent, brainchild
adj. 罕見的，特殊的;優秀的，不尋常的;稀薄的，經過稀化的;
?? rar-, rare- 表”少,薄;不普通的,不常見的”
"He buys rare baseball cards on eBay."
他從易趣網上購買珍稀的棒球卡。
近義：infrequent, peculiar, scant, unaccustomed, uncharacteristic, uncommon
反義：regular, repeating, rife, common, frequent
adv. 通常，經常，平常，慣常地;一直，向來;動不動，一般;素;
?? usual通常的+ly副詞后綴→通常地，慣常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為，蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
近義：invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
kind
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詞根: /kin/
n. 〈古〉方式，方法;本質，天性;同類;某類;
adj. 仁慈的，體貼的;友善的，好心的;溫和;寬宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠，心地卻十分善良。
近義：nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp
反義：heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish