although what impression any other civilization would thus get from us is best left unsaid.
至于其他文明行星對我們地球會有什么印象,還是不說為好。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 43 Are there strangers in space
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 印象,感覺;影響,效果;蓋印,印記;
?? im進(jìn)+press擠壓+ion名詞后綴 → 擠壓進(jìn)腦海 → 印象;感想
"She made a favourable impression on his parents."
她給他的父母留下了好印象。
近義:idea, feeling, impress, imprinting, mark, print
n. 文明,文化;開化,教化;修養(yǎng);文明社會;
?? civil市民;禮貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明,文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。
近義:humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
conj. 盡管;雖然;但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了,他還是十分活躍。
近義:howbeit, if, notwithstanding, though, whereas, yet
adv. 于是,因此;如此,這樣,像這樣,例如;到這程度,到這地步,這么;如下;
conj. 因此;
"Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health."
老年人常常想方設(shè)法節(jié)約用暖氣,結(jié)果損害了他們的健康。
近義:sic, so, that, this
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高級);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合適的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)地;
n. 佼佼者;(個人的)最高水平;最重要的優(yōu)越性;最好的東西,最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打敗,勝過;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最優(yōu)秀的演員。
近義:master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反義:badder, baddest, worse