in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
總之，主人公是一個自相矛盾，又與他的拓荒環境相矛盾的人物。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 21 William SHart and the early 'Western' film
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 個人的;獨特的;個別的;
n. 個人;個體;
?? in加強+di分開+vid分開+ual...的→與別人分開的→個人的，個體的
"Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job."
一旦就業，即停發福利救濟。
近義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
反義：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
n. 沖突;戰斗;相互干擾;矛盾;
vi. 抵觸;爭斗;戰斗;沖突;
?? con共同+flict打→一起打斗→沖突
"The programme presented a balanced view of the two sides of the conflict."
節目公平地反映了沖突雙方的情況。
近義：object, oppose, recalcitrate, resist, clash, differ
反義：rapport, togetherness, unison, unity, bonhomie, fraternizing
n. 邊疆，邊境;邊界，邊緣;尚待開發的領域;
adj. 邊疆的，邊界的;新墾地的，邊地的;開拓的;
?? front前面+ier表名詞，人或物 →邊疆，邊境
"the frontier between the land of the Saxons and that of the Danes"
撒克遜人土地和古斯堪的納維亞人土地的邊界
近義：march, marchland, precinct, border, borderland, boundary
n. 環境，外界;周圍，圍繞;工作平臺;（運行）環境;
?? environ 環境+ ment 表示行為、行為的過程或結果 → n.環境，外界；圍繞
"A bad home environment can affect a child's healthy growth."
不良的家庭環境能影響兒童的健康成長.
近義：milieu, nature, atmosphere, background, space, surroundings
adj. 短的，短暫的;矮的;短缺的;短期的;
adv. 突然;唐突地;簡短地;橫貫地;
n. 短褲;短路;缺乏;
vt. 故意少給…的零頭，騙取;
vi. 短路;
?? 削頭”（諧音）削了頭人還能不 矮嗎？ 網友：雙木成林 補充：縮的（諧音），這樣就成短的；矮的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義：abridgment, abbreviation, little, minute, small, squat
反義：lengthened, lengthy, imprudent, intrepid, manful, mettlesome