Was the noise a cause of the illness, or were the complaints about noise merely a symptom?
是噪音引起了（精神）病呢，還是（精神）病的癥狀之一是對噪音的抱怨？
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 25 Non-auditory effects of noise
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 疾病;某種具體疾病;不健康;
?? ill有病的+ ness 表名詞，“性質，狀態，”通常加在形容詞后面 → n.病，疾病
"The illness damaged his Action Man image."
這場病損害了他那愛打拼的形象。
近義：ill, infirmity, malady, pang, sickness, aching
反義：healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle
adv. 僅僅，只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅，只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
n. 癥狀;征兆;
?? pto 表”下垂”;尸體
"Was the noise a cause of the illness, or were the complaints about noise merely a symptom?"
噪音是病因呢, 還是對噪音的抱怨僅僅是一種癥狀 呢 ?
近義：syndrome, indication, indicator, signal, spar, clue
n. 噪音;嘈雜聲，喧鬧聲;聲音，聲響;雜音;
vt. 謠傳;哄傳;傳說;
vi. 發出聲音;大聲議論;
?? 音“鬧死”： 噪音太大，吵鬧死了 鼻子(nose)里加個(i)- 吵鬧
"If you close that door, you can shut the noise in."
你要是關上那扇門, 就聽不到吵鬧聲了.
近義：preach, propagate, report, reveal, spread, broadcast
反義：still, stillness, quietness
n. 原因;動機;理由;事業;
vt. 成為…的原因;導致;引起;使遭受;
?? 不是(be)因為(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
這位烈士是為了民族獨立的事業而獻身的.
近義：induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion
反義：hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent