But can we blame those who looked and failed to see what Galileo saw, if we remember that to use a telescope at the limit of its powers calls for long experience and intimate familiarity with one's instrument?
但是,如果我們想到,便用一架倍數有限的望遠鏡需要長期的經驗和對自己儀器的熟悉程度,那么我們怎么能去責備觀察了天空但沒有看到伽利略所看到的東西的那些人呢?
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 32 Galileo reborn

?? 句中詞匯解析

從本句中提取的重要詞匯

remember [r?'m?mb?] 詞頻1 詞根: re
vt.& vi. 記得;牢記; vt. 記著;紀念;回想起;送錢[禮物]給…;
?? re再+member記憶→再記得→回憶;記住
"She had a blackout and couldn't remember anything about the accident."
她眼前一黑,那場事故就怎么也想不起來了。
近義:awake, recall, recollect, retrospect, revive, celebrate 反義:neglect, overlook, shelve, unlearn, bury, disappear
telescope ['t?l?skop] 詞頻3 詞根: tele
n. 望遠鏡; vt.& vi. (使某物)變短(疊縮在一起);(使某物)疊縮,嵌入; vt. 壓縮某物使其少占空間或時間;
?? tele遠,傳送+scope看→看遠方→望遠鏡
"to look at the stars through a telescope"
用望遠鏡觀察星星
近義:abridge, abstract, shorten, summarize, vignette, brief
limit ['l?m?t] 詞頻1 詞根: 界限
n. 限制;限量,限度;界限; vt. 限制,限定;
?? lim門檻,限制+it名詞后綴 → 限制
"to reduce the speed limit in built-up areas"
在樓房林立的地區降低最高車速限制
近義:narrow, prohibit, qualify, restrain, restrict, stint 反義:increase, magnify, augment, outstretch, project, stretch
experience [?k'sp?r??ns] 詞頻1 詞根: peri
n. 經驗,體驗;經歷,閱歷; vt. 親身參與,親身經歷;感受;發現;
?? ex出+per嘗試+ience名詞后綴→嘗試出來的東西→經驗
"Salary will be commensurate with experience."
薪金將會與資歷相稱。
近義:career, tradition, undergo, savvy, skill, expertise 反義:inexpertness, rawness, unskillfulness, callowness
intimate ['?nt?m?t] 詞頻2 詞根: 恐懼
adj. 親密的,親近的;私人的,個人的;內部的;直接的; n. 至交;密友; v. 暗示,提示;宣布,通知;
?? intim內心的+ate...的 → 內心的 → 親近的;不說出口的 → 親密的 暗示
"We're not on intimate terms with our neighbours."
我們和鄰居來往不多。
近義:hint, imply, insinuate, mean, propose, purport 反義:break, isolated, outlying, remote, removed, retired

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