when they would be capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggesting alternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitiv
計算機可以使辦公室人員和會計免除那些枯燥、重復的勞動。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 51 Predicting the future

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從本句中提取的重要詞匯

capable ['kep?bl] 詞頻2 詞根: cap
adj. 能干的;有才能的;有才華的;能勝任的; n. 有才能的，能干的;
?? cap握住+able形容詞后綴,具有某種性質的 → 有能力的，有才能的
"He's quite capable of lying to get out of trouble."
靠撒謊渡過難關他挺有一套。
近義：apt, proficient, qualified, skilled, suitable, usable 反義：incompetent, inefficient, unable, uncapable, unfit, unqualified
information ['?nf?'me??n] 詞頻1 詞根: in
n. 信息，數據;通知;消息;知識;
?? in進+form形狀+ation名詞后綴→通知的東西→信息
"The information and advice are boiled down to bare essentials."
各種資料與建議縮短為極簡單的要點.
近義：notice, word, communication, info, intelligence, gen
alternative [?l't?n?t?v] 詞頻4 詞根: alter
adj. 替代的;備選的;其他的;另類的; n. 可供選擇的事物;
?? altern輪流的 + ative有...作用的（帶此后綴的詞有的可兼作名詞） → 替換物;取舍,抉擇
"Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes."
駕車者被告知需另尋其他路線。
近義：juncture, option, quandary, avenue, choice, crossroad 反義：sequent, sequential, serial, succedent, succeeding, successional
diagnose [,da??ɡ'nos] 詞根: dia
vt. 診斷;判斷; vi. 做出診斷;
?? dia 穿過，二者之間 + gnos 知道 + e → vt. 診斷(疾病),對(病人)下診斷結論,判斷
"Objective: To correctly diagnose and treat sphenoid sinus disease."
目的：提高孤立性蝶竇病變的診斷率和治療率。
近義：pronounce
relieve [r?'liv] 詞頻2 詞根: lev
vt. 解除;緩解;換班;（去廁所的一種委婉說法）方便;
?? re再+lieve提高，變輕→再輕→減輕
"She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life."
她天天靠看電視來解悶兒。
近義：heal, lighten, assuage, mitigate, palliate, quell 反義：appal, appall, astonish, astound, oppress, overburden

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