One can tell the difference almost at a glance, for a spider always has eight legs and insect never more than six.
人們幾乎一眼就能看出二者的差異,因為蜘蛛都是8條腿,而昆蟲的腿從不超過6條。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 2 Spare that spider
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 差別,差異;[數]差數,差額;意見分歧;特色;
vt. 辨別,區分;
?? dif分開,否定,不+fer帶來+ence名詞后綴→帶來不同→不同之處
"The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people."
新的規定對大多數人將無大影響。
近義:inequality, odds, unlikeness, variant, version, inhomogeneity
反義:kindred, kinship, likeness, look, matching, parallel
adv. 幾乎,差不多;將近;快要;近乎;
?? al(all)+most→差不多;幾乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜歡。
近義:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反義:liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
n. 蟲,昆蟲;卑鄙的人;微賤的人,小人;
adj. 昆蟲的;卑劣的;
?? in進入+sect切, 割→昆蟲一節一節如被切開一樣 → 昆蟲
"The insect's wings are almost transparent."
這昆蟲的翅膀幾乎是透明的。
近義:vermin, bug, critter, crittur
vt. 告訴,說;辨別;吩咐;講述;
vt.& vi. 分辨,辨別;告訴,吩咐;泄漏;保證;
vi. 泄密,告發;(顏色、聲音等)顯示;識別;
n. [考古學](古代村落遺址堆積而成的)臺形土墩;[方言]講的話;談話;傳聞;
?? 他告訴(tell)我,他哥哥很高(tall)
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義:maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name
反義:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil
vi. 一瞥;閃微光;掠過,擦過;隨便提到,簡略地觸及;
n. 瀏覽;閃光;歪斜,一掠;
?? 個懶士(諧音): 掃視 gl(滑)+an(一)+ce(張眼):睜開眼 一瞥而過 網友:yqy補充: 【同】glance,glimpse 【辨析】: 兩者區別類同
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步從他身邊走過,都沒有回頭瞧他一眼。
近義:peek, peep, pry, eye, glimpse, ricochet