It's as if they were, in some sense, cosmic beings in violent and lovely contrast with us suburban creatures.
從某種意義上講,他們似乎是宇宙人,同我們這些凡夫俗子形成了強烈而鮮明的對照。
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 5 Youth

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sense [s?ns] 詞頻1 詞根: 感覺
n. 感覺,官能;意識,觀念;理性;識別力; vt. 感到;理解,領會;檢測出;
?? sens(feel)+e(名詞后綴)→感官;知覺;意義;判斷力;感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
cosmic ['kɑzm?k] 詞根: cosm
adj. 宇宙的;極廣闊的;
?? cosm宇航+ic...的 →宇宙的
"Do you believe in a cosmic plan?"
你相信冥冥中的安排嗎?
近義:sidereal, cosmological 反義:impious, irreligious, mundane, profane, sinful, subcelestial
violent ['va??l?nt] 詞頻2 詞根: ent
adj. 暴力引起的;劇烈的,(風,爆炸等)猛烈的,狂暴的;感情強烈的;顏色強烈的;
?? violat-, viol- 表”傷害;暴力的”
"This area of the city has become a breeding ground for violent crime."
這個市區已成為暴力犯罪的滋生地。
近義:hotheaded, impulsive, rash, rough, squally, stormy 反義:noncombatant, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene
lovely ['l?vli] 詞頻1
adj. 可愛的;令人愉快的;親切友好的;慷慨大方的; n. 美女,美人,佳人;漂亮的東西;
?? love愛+ly表形容詞 →可愛的,好看的
"The hotel has a lovely homely feel to it."
那家旅館給人一種賓至如歸的感覺。
近義:arresting, lovable, nice, ravishing, smart, sparkling
contrast ['kɑntr?st] 詞頻2 詞根: 站立
n. 對比,對照;差異;對照物,對立面;[攝]反差;
?? contra(against)+st(stand)→對照;反襯;對比
"There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West."
東西方文化之間存在著明顯的差異。
近義:associate, relate, check, collate, colligate, compare 反義:homologize, level, neutralize, normalize, balance, stabilize

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