But, of the vertebrates, unpredictable Nature selected only snakes (and one lizard).
不過,當它們相互撕打時,毒液就成了利弊參半的武,可以殺死對方,也可以被對方的毒液殺死。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 20 Snake poison
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態→出生狀態→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
adj. 無法預言的;不可預測的;
n. 不可預測的事;
"The result is entirely unpredictable."
結果是完全無法預料的。
近義:inconsistent, inconstant, irregular, undependable, unexpected, unforeseeable
反義:ascertainable, determinable, foreseeable
n. 蜥蜴;
"The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect."
蜥蜴伸出舌頭去吃小昆蟲.
近義:skink, swift, alligator, gecko
adj. 經由選擇的,挑選的;
v. 選擇,挑選( select的過去式和過去分詞 );
"He hasn't been selected for the team."
他未能入選進隊。
近義:nominated, pedigreed, picked, preferred, select, chosen