Present at the meeting were Clare Flower, Tom Goode, the lawyer and the detective, who was introduced to everyone as the lawyer's assistant.
出席會議的有克萊爾·弗勞爾、湯姆·古德、律師與被當作律師助理介紹給大家的偵探
高三英語課文
Unit 21 Who gets the money
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 現在的;目前的;出席的;[語法學]現在時的;
n. 現在;禮物;瞄準;
?? pres前+ent名詞后綴 → 禮物，贈送物
"a belated birthday present"
遲來的生日禮物
近義：offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反義：implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
n. 會議;聚會;匯合點;運動會;
v. 相遇( meet的現在分詞);相識;開會;接觸（某物）;
?? meet開會 + ing名詞后綴→ 聚集，會合，會見
"an ad hoc meeting to deal with the problem"
處理此問題的特別會議
近義：assembly, association, parley, reunion, seminar, session
n. 律師，法學家;
?? law法律+yer表示人 →律師，法律家
"His lawyer turned to address the bench."
他的律師轉身對法官講話。
近義：jurisconsult, jurisprudent, legist, litigant, litigator, notary
adj. 偵探的;適于探測的;用于探測的;
n. 偵探;
?? de相反+tect掩蓋+ive...的→無法掩蓋→發現→偵探；偵探的
"a pastiche of the classic detective story"
經典偵探故事的仿作
近義：javert, sleuth, shamus, dick, investigator, bloodhound
n. 助手，助理;[化學]（染色的）助劑;輔助物;店員，伙計;
adj. 助理的;輔助的;有幫助的;副的;
?? assist援助+ant名詞后綴→幫助之人 →助手，助理
"My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action."
現在我的助手將演示機器運轉情況。
近義：helper, inferior, manager, assister, attache, attendant
反義：head, headman, honcho, leader, manager, owner