Men accustomed to struggling for survival against the elements and Indians were bewildered by politicians, bankers and businessmen, and unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.
習慣與大自然和印第安人作斗爭以求生存的拓荒者被政客、銀行家和商人搞得暈頭轉向，最后被圈地、尖律我外來的清規戒律所擊敗。
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. 習慣的;通常的;獨有的;適應的;
v. 使習慣于(accustom的過去式和過去分詞);
?? ac 一再 + custom 習慣+ ed 表示“有...的”、“如...的”、“...的” → a.慣常的；習慣的
"We have got accustomed to living in an air - conditioned room."
我們對生活在有 空調 的房間里已習慣了.
近義：wonted, inured, used
反義：unacquainted, unconversant, uninitiated, unwonted
n. 幸存，生存;幸存者;遺物;遺風;
?? sur=super超過+viv活+al名詞后綴→經過事故活著→幸存
"The doctor told my wife I had a fifty - fifty chance of survival."
醫生告訴我的妻子,說我活下去的可能性只有50%.
近義：livelihood, subsistence, survivorship, sustenance
反義：killing, liquidation, obliteration, dejection, destruction, elimination
prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記：反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成，五人反對，兩人棄權。
近義：athwart, agin
alien
['el??n]
詞頻3
詞根: alter
adj. 外國的;相異的;異已的;不相容的;
n. 外國人;外僑;局外人;外星人;
vt. 讓渡，轉讓;疏遠;離間;
?? ali其他的，改變狀態+en表形容詞或名詞→其他地方的→外國的，外國人的,外來的
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：extraterrestrial, outlander, outsider, stranger, auslander, tramontane
反義：individual, national, townsman, civvy, burgher, burgess
a. 困惑的; 暈眩的; 混亂的; 不知所措的\\nv. 使困惑
近義：appalled, lost, astonished, astounded, nonplused, nonplussed
反義：keen, sharp, smart, bright, fly, lucid