and near its lower reaches there is a long tailing-off which is almost certainly the result of material transported out to deep water after being eroded from the continental masses.
在這個地帶的低處是很長的一段尾沙地段，基本上可以斷定這個地段是大陸塊體上侵蝕下來的物質被水沖到深水處形成的。
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
adv. 幾乎，差不多;將近;快要;近乎;
?? al(all)+most→差不多；幾乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜歡。
近義：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反義：liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
adv. 無疑;當然;確定;肯定;
?? certain確實的+ly副詞后綴，…地 → 確實地，一定地，當然地
"I shall certainly keep a beady eye on his behaviour."
我一定會時刻睜大眼睛提防他的行為。
近義：indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely
反義：hesitatingly, hesitatively, indecisively, arguably, tentatively, wonderingly
n. 結果;（尤指足球比賽的）勝利;[體]比分;成功實現的事;
vi. 發生，產生;歸結為，導致;后果，終結;由…而造成[產生];
?? re反問+sult跳→反回來的東西→結果
"Is personality the result of conditioning from parents and society, or are we born with it?"
個性是受父母和社會熏陶的結果，還是我們生而有之？
近義：implication, incidence, outcome, outgrowth, produce, progeny
adj. 大陸的，大陸性的，歐洲大陸的;〈美〉（獨立戰爭時）美洲殖民地的;
n. 歐洲大陸人;〈美〉（獨立戰爭中的）美國兵[紙幣];〈美俚〉（起源于英國的）歐洲大陸發式;
?? con共同+tin守+ent名詞后綴+al...的→共同守護的→大陸的
"a popular continental holiday resort"
受歡迎的歐洲大陸度假勝地
adv. （空間）在近處;在附近;（時間）臨近;（程度）幾乎;
prep. （表示程度）接近;（表示位置）靠近;（表示時間）將近;接近于（某種狀態）;
adj. 近的;親密的;近似;（親屬關系）近親;
"Police found fragments of glass near the scene."
警方在現場附近發現了玻璃碎片。
近義：approach, approximate, hither, hithermost, immediate, approximal
反義：isolated, outlying, remote, retired, secluded, separate