It is said that the nerve poison is the more primitive of the two, that the blood poison is, so to speak, a newer product from an improved formula.
據說,神經毒液在兩種毒液中是較為原始的一種,而溶血性毒液,打個比方說,是根據改良配方生產的一種較新的產品。
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 20 Snake poison

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nerve [n?v] 詞頻2
n. 神經;勇氣,膽量;[植] 葉脈;中樞; vt. 鼓勵,激勵;鼓起勇氣;
?? neuro-, nervo-, nerv- 【希臘和拉丁】表”神經纖維”#詞根助記:來自拉丁 nervus 肌腱,神經;同希臘 neuron 肌腱,神經
"Every nerve in her body was tense."
她的每一根神經都繃得緊緊的。
近義:hearten, inspirit, invigorate, lift, rouse, strengthen 反義:humiliation, bashfulness, shamefacedness, shamefulness, disgrace, abashment
primitive ['pr?m?t?v] 詞頻2 詞根: prim
adj. 原始的;發展水平低的;落后的;[生物學]原生的; n. 原始人;早期的藝術家(作品);單純的人:不世故的人;自學的藝術家;
?? prim第一,主要+itive形容詞后綴 →原始的
"All these drums remain from the primitive period."
這些鼓舞都帶有原始遺存的含義。
近義:indigenous, native, original, autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous 反義:mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn
product ['prɑd?kt] 詞頻1 詞根: duc
n. 產品;結果;乘積;作品;
?? pro向前+duct引導,帶來→引出的東西→產物,產品
"With the help of this machine, we can make a new product."
利用這臺機器, 我們能夠生產一種新產品.
近義:item, article
said [sed] 詞頻1
adj. [律]上述的;少說為妙;(做)某事有/沒有很多優點(或好處):某事物有/沒有多少可說的;說到底; v. 說,講( say的過去式和過去分詞 );表明;念;說明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后來她后悔說了那些話。
近義:indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid
poison ['p??zn] 詞頻2
n. 毒藥;酒;極糟的食物;極有害的思想(或心情等); vt. 毒死;污染;放毒于;對…有不良影響; adj. 有毒的;
"Some people exterminate garden insects by spraying poison on the plants."
有些人在植物上噴撒毒劑以殺死花園內的昆蟲.
近義:intoxicate, empoison, envenom, evenom, rankle, sour 反義:detoxicate, detoxify, hush, appease, lull, assuage

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