What can be more palpably absurd than the prospect held out of locomotives travelling twice as fast as stagecoaches?
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adj. 荒謬的;荒唐的;無理性的，雜亂無章的;荒誕主義的，荒誕的;
n. 無價值，無意義;
?? surd-, -surd 表”愚蠢的,荒唐的”##a, ab, abs 前綴;表示來自,離開
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警衛們穿著那種制服看起來怪模怪樣的。
近義：illogical, inane, irrational, laughable, lost, ludicrous
反義：irrefragable, axiomatic
adv. 兩次;兩倍;兩遍;
?? twi二，兩+ce副詞后綴，…次 →二次
"The ball bounced twice before he could reach it."
球彈了兩次他才接到。
近義：doubly, double
n. 前景;期望;眺望處;景象;
vi. 勘探;勘察;（礦等）有希望;有前途;
vt. 找礦;對…進行仔細調查;
?? 向前(pro)看(spect)： 前景- 前途
"This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect."
事態呈現出可喜的前景.
近義：canvass, reconnoiter, scout, survey, explore, outlook
travelling
[['tr?v?li?]]
a. 旅行的, 旅行用的, 移動的
近義：traveling, dollying, itinerant, migratory, peripatetic, roving
反義：seated, sitting
adj. 快的;走得快;感光快的;緊的;
adv. （比準確的時間或宣布的時間）快;迅速地;緊緊地;徹底地;
vi. 禁食，（尤指）齋戒;
n. 禁食期，齋戒期;斷食，節食;
?? 開 快車，“罰死他”(諧音) 快發(fa)試(s)題(t)
"There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers."
私人收藏家和交易商急速競相喊價。
近義：abstinence, privation, fasting, quick, rapid, smart
反義：lunch, picnic, snack, dine, feed, lagging