of becoming more likely to die the older we get, was something self-evident,
人隨著年齡的增長而接近死亡，這是不言而喻的，
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 37 The process of ageing
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 可能的;適合的;有希望的;
adv. 可能;或許;大概;多半;
?? like可能 + ly...的\/地 → a.可能的 ad.很可能
"Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble."
這種糕餅用米粉做不那么容易碎。
近義：inclined, apt, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible
反義：imaginary, implausible, improbable, unbelievable, uncertain, utopical
adj. 明顯的，明白的;昭著;彰;
?? e出+vid看+ent形容詞后綴→容易被看出來了→明顯的
"These truths were by no means self - evident when Galileo first suggested them."
伽里略首次提出這些真理時決非顯而易見.
近義：apparent, inarguable, indisputable, irrefragable, irrefutable, arrant
n. 自己;本人;本性;私利;
adj. 同一的;純凈的;單一的;
vt. 使自花授精;使近親繁殖;
vi. 自花授精;
"His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence."
他的衣著風格顯得十分自信。
近義：ego, individuality, selfhood, distinctiveness, selfishness, egoism
becoming
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a. 合適的, 適當的
近義：ideal, appropriate, apt, pat, perfect, proper
反義：improper, inappropriate, inconvenient, indecorous, inelegant, undue