that people have for years assumed that the process of losing vigour with time,
多年來就已認識到。生命力隨著時間流失而喪失活力,
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 37 The process of ageing

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people ['pipl] 詞頻1 詞根: 公眾
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族; vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
process ['prɑs?s] 詞頻1 詞根: cede
n. 過程;工序;做事方法;工藝流程; vt. 加工;處理;審閱;審核; vi. 列隊行進; adj. 經過特殊加工(或處理)的;
?? pro向前,在前+cess行走→過程;進行
"The factory manager used a flowchart to explain the production process."
工廠經理用一幅作業圖來說明生產過程.
近義:inure, mill, treat, transact, execute, expedite
vigour ['viɡ?] 詞頻3
n. 精力,活力;氣勢;強健;有力行動; vigor的變體;
?? vig =life 生命+our=or名詞詞根→ n.[亦作vigor] 活力, 元氣, 氣勢, 魅力
"He worked with renewed vigour and determination."
他以新的活力和決心工作著。
近義:impetus, mettle, morale, nerve, pep, power
assumed [?'su:md]
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
time [ta?m] 詞頻1
n. 時間;時刻;時代;次; vt. 為…安排時間;測定…的時間;調準(機械的)速度;撥準(鐘、表)的快慢; vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子; adj. 定時的;定期的;[美國英語]分期(付款)的; int. [體育]時間到,(一場或一局等的)比賽時限,暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個。
近義:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon

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