And anyone who gave more than a passing thought to the bottom confines of the oceans probably assumed that the sea bed was flat.
凡是稍稍想過大海海底的人大概都會認為海底是平坦的。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 30 Exploring the sea-floor
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
pron. 任何人;任何一個;誰;
?? any任何+one一個→任何一個
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
較年長的工人的適應能力和學習速度有時并不亞于其他任何人。
近義：any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
adv. 大概;或許;很可能;備不住;
?? probab=probable可能的+ly表副詞 →可能性
"Most of the story about his private life was probably apocryphal."
有關他私生活的事可能大部分都是虛構的.
近義：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
反義：assuredly, absolutely, positively, quite, surely, thoroughly
n. 思想;想法;關心;思索;
v. 想( think的過去式和過去分詞);思索;以為;認為;
"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：idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反義：unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling
n. 底部;末端;臀部;盡頭;
adj. 底部的;
vt. 裝底;測量深淺;查明真相;
vi. 到達底部;建立基礎;
"The bottom of the bucket has worn through after all this time."
經過這么長時間,這只桶的底部終于磨穿了.
近義：arse, booty, behind, butt, breech, can
反義：head, height, apex, hilltop, peak, pinnacle
assumed
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adj. 假裝的;假冒的;假定的;被承擔的;
v. 取得（權力）( assume的過去式和過去分詞 );假設;假定;呈現;
"the assumed differences between the two states"
兩種狀況的假定區別
近義：hypothetical, implicit, implied, phony, presumptive, pretended
反義：apparent, irrefutable, manifest, obvious, ostensible, ostensive