Predicting the future is notoriously difficult.
眾所周知，預測未來是非常困難的。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 51 Predicting the future
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 困難的;難做的;難解的;不易相處的;
?? dif不+fic做+ult表名詞→不好做→困難的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反義：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
adj. 將來的，未來的;[語法學]將來時的;
n. 前途;[美國俚語]未婚妻;期貨;
?? futur- 【拉丁傳入法語】表示將來的某種狀態
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我們都為我們自己的將來而努力工作.
近義：next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反義：prior
adv. 惡名昭彰地;聲名狼藉地;著名地;眾所周知地;
"The weather here is notoriously fickle."
這里的天氣出了名的變化無常。
近義：markedly, notably, outstandingly, remarkably, conspicuously, egregiously
反義：inconspicuously, privately, privily, soberly, unostentatiously, discreetly