Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.
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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
adj. 已婚的;與…結為夫妻的;婚姻的;
n. <非正>已婚的年輕人;
v. （使）結婚( marry的過去式);娶;嫁;緊密結合的;
?? marri=marry結婚+ed已...的→已婚的
"They married after a short courtship."
他們戀愛不久便結婚了。
近義：wedded, marital, conjugal, connubial
反義：spouseless, unmarried, unwed, bachelor, nonmarried, celibate
vt. 核實;證明;判定;
?? veri真實+fy使...→使真實→核實
"People began verify their scientific hypotheses by stringent tests."
人們開始用精確的試驗證實自己的科學假說.
近義：approve, ascertain, prove, ratify, reaffirm, sanction
反義：question, disbelieve, misbelieve, challenge, confute, discredit
n. 聲明;（思想、觀點、文章主題等的）表現;（文字）陳述;結算單;
vi. （英國）對兒童進行特殊教育評估認定;
vt. 申請（小孩）有特殊教育需要;
?? state陳述+ment表名詞→站著說話→聲明立場
"His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings."
他的聲明被視為暗指最近與毒品有關的多起兇殺案。
近義：assertion, asseveration, manifestation, manifesto, attestation, averment
teeth
[ti:θ]
n. 牙( tooth的名詞復數 );齒;齒狀部份;致力于（ 有難度的事）;tooth的復數形式;（組織、法律等）強大有效;不顧危險（或反對等）;
"Sugar is the destroyer of healthy teeth."
糖可以危害健全的牙齒。
近義：toothing, dentition
conj. 盡管;雖然;但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了，他還是十分活躍。
近義：howbeit, if, notwithstanding, though, whereas, yet