quite apart from its significance as food, or from the literary idea that it will become a bird.
而完全不靠它的食用意義或它會變成鳥這樣的文學概念來感覺。
新概念英語第四冊
lesson 31 The sculptor speaks
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 意義;意思;重要性;
?? sign記號，信號+ific產生…的+ance名詞后綴→帶有信號→重要；意義
"a decision of major political significance"
具有重大政治意義的決定
近義：import, meaning, purport, purposefulness, sense, significancy
反義：nonissue, pinhead, smallness, trifle, insignificancy
adj. 文學（上）的;精通文學的;愛好文學的;從事文學研究（或寫作）的;
?? liter文字,字母+ary形容詞后綴 → 文學的
"a burlesque of literary life"
對文學生活的戲謔
vi. 變為，成為;變得;變成;
vt. 適合，適宜;相稱，相當;變成;發生;
?? be(upon)+come→變為；成為(=to come upon）
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反義：remain, keep, stay, get
adv. 相當，很;非常;確實如此;
?? 教室非常（quite）安靜（quiet）
"The scheme seems on the surface to be quite practical."
這個方案表面上看來似乎很實際.
近義：long, mighty, moderately, much, perfectly, pretty
反義：incompletely, approximately, insufficiently, miserably, nearly, poorly
adv. 相隔，相距;分散地，分開地;成部分，成碎片;分辨;
adj. 分離的，隔離的;
?? a(=to)+part(部分):去 分開
"The two houses stood 500 metres apart."
兩座房子相距500米。
近義：aside, separately