The cave might never have been discovered has not the entrance been spotted by the distinguished French pot-holer, Berger.
若不是法國著名洞穴探險家伯杰由于偶然的機會發現了這個洞口的話,這個洞也許不會為人所知。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 42 Modern cavemen

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cave [kev] 詞頻2 詞根: cav
n. 洞穴;〈方〉地窖; vt.& vi. (使)塌陷,倒塌;暗中破壞; vi. 屈服;
?? cav洞+e → 山洞,洞穴,窯洞
"a dark dank cave"
陰暗潮濕的洞穴
近義:dig, excavate, cavern, crypt, den, dugout
entrance ['?ntr?ns] 詞頻1 詞根: entr
n. 入口,進口;進入;進入方法,進入方式;入場權; vt. 使出神,使入迷;使喜悅,使狂喜;
?? entr=enter進入 + ance 表名詞,狀態、 行為 → n. 入口 ;進入, 入學
"He realised his dream when he passed the entrance examination."
入學考試通過了,他的夢想就實現了.
近義:hypnotize, mesmerize, rapture, spell, spellbind, voodoo 反義:launching, leaving, liftoff, outgoing, parting, takeoff
distinguished [dis'ti?ɡwi?t] 詞頻3 詞根: sting
adj. 卓越的;著名的;受人尊敬的;顯得重要的; v. 辨別,區別( distinguish的過去式和過去分詞);突出;區別(distinguish的過去式);
?? distinguish區別+ed表形容詞→與眾不同→著名的
"a distinguished career in medicine"
在醫學領域的輝煌生涯
近義:illustrious, appointed, leading, marked, meritorious, outstanding 反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
French [frent?] 詞頻1
adj. 法國的,法國人的;法語的; n. 法語;法國人;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干這項工作你得會說法語。
近義:gallic
spotted ['sp?tid]
adj. 有斑點的;有污點的;弄臟的;〈口〉受注意的; v. 發現;玷污;
"A sharp-eyed reader spotted the mistake in yesterday's paper."
一個眼尖的讀者發現了昨天報紙上的錯誤。
近義:mottled, patched, pied, speckled, spotty, dappled 反義:monochromatic, unicolor, unicolored, unicolour, unicoloured

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