...probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone.
?? 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. 大概;或許;很可能;備不住;
?? probab=probable可能的+ly表副詞 →可能性
"Most of the story about his private life was probably apocryphal."
有關他私生活的事可能大部分都是虛構的.
近義：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
反義：assuredly, absolutely, positively, quite, surely, thoroughly
n. 集中;專心;關注;濃度;
?? con共同+centr中心+ation后綴→集中；濃縮
"This book requires a great deal of concentration."
這本書需要全神貫注才能讀懂。
近義：throng, confluence, crowd, heedfulness, application, intentness
反義：dissolution, dissolving, impoliteness, inattention, inattentiveness, absentmindedness
n. 天才;天賦;天才人物;（特別的）才能;
?? geni出生，產(chǎn)生+us用→生出[就有]→天才
"the genius of Shakespeare"
莎士比亞的天才
近義：sage, savant, intellect, intelligence, invention, knack
反義：idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
vt. 把…除外;不計;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口語]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反對，表示異議（與 to 或 against連用）;
?? ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我應得的東西,我并未接受任何東西.
近義：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反義：realize, accommodate, consider
adv. 或許;（表示不確定）也許;（用于粗略的估計）或許;（表示勉強同意或其實不贊成）也許;
n. 假定;猜想;未定之事;
?? per全部+hap機會，運氣+s表復數(shù)→全是機會→也許，可能
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你說完，也許我可以說點什么。
近義：maybe, perchance, possibly, probably, haply
反義：indeed, assuredly, absolutely, sure, surely, undoubtedly
adj. 單獨的;獨一無二的;獨自的;
adv. 單獨地;獨自地;孤獨地;只，只有;
?? al(all)+one→單獨的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到獨自旅行的情景就害怕。
近義：isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary
反義：joint