Marine Studio biologists have pointed out that, however intelligent they may be, it is probably a mistake to credit dolphins with any motive of lifesaving.
海洋攝影室的生物學家指出,無論海豚多么聰明,認為它們有救人的動機可能是錯誤的。
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studio ['stud?o] 詞頻3
n. 工作室,畫室;[影]演播室,電影制片廠;
?? studi=study學習+o表名詞,物 →工作室
"Claude is the studio's head honcho ."
克勞德是電影公司的老板。
近義:study, den
pointed ['p??nt?d] 詞頻2 詞根: punct
adj. 尖的,尖銳的;嚴厲的,直截了當的;突出的;顯然的; v. “point”的過去式和過去分詞;
?? point點,變尖+ed形容詞后綴 →尖的,成尖狀的
"She pointed the gun at him and—bam!"
她把槍對著他,然后就是乓的一聲。
近義:jagged, peaked, pronged, sharp, spiky, tapering 反義:obtuse, pointless, dull
however [ha?'?v?] 詞頻1
adv. 不管到什么程度;無論如何;然而;可是; conj. 不管怎樣;
?? how + ev =age (年齡,時代) + er [名詞后綴],表示人,行為的主動者,做某事的人 → ad.然而;不管怎樣
"But I am very much believable, however, you'll get him to come."
我相信你不管怎樣都能把他請來.
近義:instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, rather, regardless
intelligent [?n't?l?d??nt] 詞頻2 詞根: intel
adj. 聰明的;理解力強的;有智力的;[計]智能的;
?? intellig知識界 + ent表示具有...性質的 → 智能型的;有才智的,聰明的
"You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery."
你很聰明,不會受他的阿諛奉承所惑。
近義:logical, astute, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, practical 反義:idiot, idiotic, ignorant, moronic, naive, noodleheaded
probably ['prɑb?bli] 詞頻1 詞根: prob
adv. 大概;或許;很可能;備不住;
?? probab=probable可能的+ly表副詞 →可能性
"Most of the story about his private life was probably apocryphal."
有關他私生活的事可能大部分都是虛構的.
近義:likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly 反義:assuredly, absolutely, positively, quite, surely, thoroughly

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