Merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative.
?? 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
adv. 僅僅，只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅，只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
n. 詳述;（照片、繪畫等的）細部;細目，瑣碎;各種細節;
vt. 詳述，仔細匯報;選派;清晰地說明;給于細部裝飾;
?? de加強+tail剪，割→不斷剪下去→瑣事
"It is arguable that giving too much detail may actually be confusing."
過分詳細反而使人糊涂的說法是有道理的。
近義：itemize, specify, item, particular, technicality, circumstance
反義：abridge, abstract, shorten, synthesise, synthesize, telescope
adj. 藝術的;有美感的;風雅的;（尤指）有美術才能的;
?? art藝術+istic表形容詞 →藝術的
"the artistic works of the period"
該時期的藝術品
近義：artistical, tasteful, beautiful, aesthetic, elegant, esthetic
反義：shoddy, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, trashy, vulgar
adv. 否則;另外;別的方式;
adj. 別的，另外的;不同的;
conj. 否則，不然;
?? other另外的+wise方向，狀態 →要不然
"If he had done otherwise, I should have thought him a rascal."
如果他不這樣做, 我就認為他是個惡棍.
近義：other, unequal, unlike, different, dissimilar, diverse
反義：indeed, really, strictly, truly, actually
n. 記敘文;故事;敘述，記事;敘述手法;
adj. 敘述的，敘事體的;善于敘述的;
?? narrat講述 + ive [名詞后綴],構成抽象名詞 → n. 敘述文,故事;敘述,講述
"a gripping narrative of their journey up the Amazon"
他們沿亞馬孫河而上的扣人心弦的描述
近義：storytelling, recital, recitation, recountal, story, tale
corroborative
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a. 確證的\\n[法] 確證的, 確定的
近義：positive, substantiating, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborating