Holiday hotels tend to cater for one nationality of visitors especially, sometimes exclusively.
假日旅館有只接待來自一個國家的旅游者的傾向,有時會達到排他的程度。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 47 The great escape
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 假日,休息日;節日;
vi. 度假,休假;
?? holi=holy神圣的+day日子 → 宗教節日 → 節日,假日
"The company offers scuba-diving as an add-on to the basic holiday price."
這家公司提供帶水肺潛水活動,不包括在基本度假費用以內。
近義:vacation, aestivate, estivate, holyday, playday, sabbath
反義:weekday, usable, workaday, exploitable
n. 國籍;國家;民族性;部落;
?? nat出生的+ion抽象名詞+ality名詞后綴 →國民性;國籍
"Aggression by one nationality against another often leads to war."
一個國家對另一國家的挑釁經常會道致戰爭.
近義:origin
adv. 尤其地;主要地,格外地;顯著地;異常地;
?? e使+special特別的+ly...地→特別,格外
"Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks."
短槳特別用于劃獨木舟和小艇.
近義:namely, particularly, peculiarly, privately, singularly, specifically
adv. 有時,間或;時而;
?? sometime某一時間的+s表副詞 →有時
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有時也有分歧。
近義:occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反義:invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
adv. 唯一地;專門地,特定地;專有地;排外地;
?? ex 出+ clus=close關+ive...的 + ly ...地→exclusive關出去=排外的+ ly ...地 → 特定地;排外地
"The star has a ski slope reserved exclusively for her."
這位明星有一個專門留給她的滑雪場地.
近義:privately, privatively, solely
反義:inclusive, actually, e'en, even