In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences -- most of them wildly improbable.
在19世紀,小說家常在小說結尾處給讀者準備一系列的巧合——大部分是牽強附會,極不可能的。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 36 A chance in a million

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conclusion [k?n'klu?n] 詞頻2 詞根: con
n. 結論;結局;斷定,決定;推論;
?? con共同+clus關閉+ion名詞后綴 → 結論,結束
"I've come to the conclusion that he's not the right person for the job."
我斷定他不適合做這項工作。
近義:implication, inference, corollary, deduction, aftermath, finding 反義:inception, nascence, nascency, onset, rising, root
series ['s?riz] 詞頻2 詞根: 加入
n. 系列,連續(xù);串聯(lián);(廣播或電視上題材或角色相同的)系列節(jié)目;級數(shù);
?? ser(join)+ies(名詞后綴)→連續(xù);系列;叢書
"a series of racist attacks"
一連串的種族襲擊行為
近義:array, procession, sequence, sequency, string, succession
century ['s?nt??ri] 詞頻1 詞根: cent
n. 百年,一世紀;百個;(板球)一百分;<美>百元鈔票;
?? cent 表”百”; 十進制中表小數(shù)點的前綴
"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(fā)明的。
novelist ['n?v?list] 詞頻2 詞根: 新
n. 小說家;
"A novelist creates characters and a plot."
小說家塑造人物并設計情節(jié).
近義:fictionist
bring [br??] 詞頻1 詞根: /b?/
vt. 帶來,引來;促使,引起;提供;導致;
?? 白(b)戒指(ring) 帶來了
"He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill."
他招手示意服務生把賬單送過來。
近義:get

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