Knowledge began to increase as soon as the thoughts of one individual could be communicated to another by means of speech.
人一旦能用語(yǔ)言同別人交流思想，知識(shí)的積累便開(kāi)始了。
新概念英語(yǔ)第四冊(cè)
Lesson 22 Knowledge and progress
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 了解，理解;知識(shí)（表示多方面的知識(shí)時(shí)有復(fù)數(shù)knowledges這一用法）;學(xué)科;見(jiàn)聞;
?? know知道+ledge框架 → 知識(shí)
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英語(yǔ)已經(jīng)學(xué)得很好。
近義：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
反義：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
vt.& vi. 增加，增大，增多;
vt. 增強(qiáng)，增進(jìn);[縫紉]放（針）;
vi. 增強(qiáng);增進(jìn);增殖，繁殖;[縫紉]放針;
?? in向內(nèi)+crease增→增加
"He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary."
他竟然厚著臉皮要求增加薪水.
近義：heighten, hike, hypo, increment, intensify, magnify
反義：lessen, lower, reduce, slack, slacken, deescalate
adj. 個(gè)人的;獨(dú)特的;個(gè)別的;
n. 個(gè)人;個(gè)體;
?? in加強(qiáng)+di分開(kāi)+vid分開(kāi)+ual...的→與別人分開(kāi)的→個(gè)人的，個(gè)體的
"Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job."
一旦就業(yè)，即停發(fā)福利救濟(jì)。
近義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
反義：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
adv. 立刻，馬上;一會(huì)兒，不久;快;寧愿;
?? 速(諧音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來(lái)。
近義：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反義：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
adj. 又一個(gè);再一個(gè);另一的;其他一種;
pron. 另一個(gè)，別個(gè);再一個(gè);
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
這家公司現(xiàn)在已與當(dāng)?shù)匾患夜竞喜⒘恕?/div>
近義：other