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。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 18 Porpoises
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
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
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
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
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
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