to discover whether they are mentally ill more often than other people are.
看一看他們是否比其他人更易患精神病。
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 25 Non-auditory effects of noise

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從本句中提取的重要詞匯

discover [d?'sk?v?] 詞頻1 詞根: dis
vt. 發現;碰見;撞見;獲得知識;
?? dis相反+cover蓋→把蓋揭開→發現
"We have to discover his plans and act accordingly."
我們得找出他的計劃,照著辦。
近義:locate, descry, detect, encounter, find, inquire
people ['pipl] 詞頻1 詞根: 公眾
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族; vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
mentally ['m?ntli]
adv. 心理上,精神上;智力上;
?? ment 神智 + ally ...地 → adv. 精神上 ;心理上
"the delusions of the mentally ill"
精神病患者的妄想
whether ['w?e?] 詞頻1
pron. 其中的哪一個; n. 可能的選擇;
?? 不管天氣(weather)是否(whether)合適,我都要去 網友:馬 勝 敏 補充:1:剛賣回來的燈泡(w)被他(he)給踢(t)到她的(her)腳下,他們
"I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not."
我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受這個工作。
近義:if
often ['?f(t?)n] 詞頻1
adv. 常常;經常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of), 經常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義:manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes 反義:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes

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