A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanging, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in colour and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 結(jié)晶(體);晶體;水晶;水晶飾品;
adj. 水晶的;水晶般的;透明的;清楚的;
?? crystall 表”晶體,冰,透明的”
"Without a crystal ball, it's impossible to say where we'll be next year."
不用水晶球預(yù)卜未來,我們說不準(zhǔn)明年處境如何呀。
近義:glass
adj. 透明的;清澈的;易識破的;顯而易見的;
?? trans橫過,超過+par看見+ent形容詞后綴→橫穿某物還能看見→透明的
"They also secrete a waxy, transparent substance called cutin."
它們還分泌蠟質(zhì)的透明物質(zhì),稱作角質(zhì)。
近義:limpid, lucent, pellucid, translucent, translucid, clear
反義:matt, dull
adj. 活(著)的;現(xiàn)存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生計(jì);生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的現(xiàn)在分詞);居住;以…為生;(按照規(guī)矩)管理生活;
?? liv生活+ing名詞后綴 → 生活,生計(jì)
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住條件極為惡劣。
近義:livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反義:inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
vi. 變化;不同,偏離;[生]變異;
vt. 使不同;使多樣化;[音樂]變奏;
?? vary=vari變化→改變,變化
"The doses used for surgical anaesthesia vary between 2 and 10 mg / kg."
外科手術(shù)麻醉藥的用量從每公斤2毫克到10毫克不等.
近義:assort, modify, tinge, change, diversify, alter
反義:protect, save, shelter, defend, guard
n. 內(nèi)容;(書等的)目錄;滿足;容量;
?? con全部+tent握住→全部拿住→內(nèi)容,容量;滿足的
"He seemed more content, less bitter."
他看起來比較滿意,不那么失望。
近義:volume, contents, pleased, satisfied, chuffed, contented
反義:pain, roil, undeceive, vex, disillusionize, disillusionise
n. 單詞;話語;諾言;消息;
vt. 措辭,用詞;用言語表達(dá);
vi. 講話;
?? 世界(world)不是一句(l) 話能講清楚的 “我的”發(fā)音,吐 詞不清
"a word of Greek derivation"
由希臘語派生的詞
近義:phrase, redact, say, speak, verbalise, verbalize