Many strange new means of transport have been developed in our century,
本世紀已研制出許多新奇的交通工具,
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transport ['tr?nsp?rt] 詞頻2 詞根: port
vt. 運送,運輸;流放;使欣喜若狂; n. 運輸;運輸船(機),運輸系統;狂喜;流放犯;
?? trans變換,轉移+port拿,運→移動著拿→運輸
"The agency will make travel arrangements for you. Alternatively, you can organize your own transport."
旅行社將為你安排旅行,或者你也可以自己安排交通工具。
近義:tote, carry, cart, convey, freight, haul 反義:irritate, pain, roil, vex, disappoint, discontent
century ['s?nt??ri] 詞頻1 詞根: cent
n. 百年,一世紀;百個;(板球)一百分;<美>百元鈔票;
?? cent 表”百”; 十進制中表小數點的前綴
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為,蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
strange [strend?] 詞頻1
adj. 陌生的,生疏的;奇怪的,古怪的;疏遠的;外國的; adv. 奇怪地;陌生地;冷淡地;
?? 事真奇”(諧音)即 奇怪的
"a strange concatenation of events"
一連串奇怪的事
近義:odd, offbeat, outlandish, quaint, queer, queerish 反義:inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
means [minz] 詞頻2 詞根: 心智
n. 方法( mean的名詞復數);手段;收入;財富; v. 意味著( mean的第三人稱單數);引起;打算或注定要某人成為或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
調查之事遠未蓋棺定論。
近義:approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy
developed
a. 發達的(國家或地區);成熟的
近義:matured, progressive, civil, civilised, civilized, advanced 反義:lagging, backward, undeveloped, unprogressive, backwards, developing

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