Her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house.
?? 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
adj. 可怕的;極不友好的;極討厭的;令人震驚的;
?? horr發抖，可怕+ible...的 → 令人發抖的 → 可怕的
"The coffee tasted horrible."
這種咖啡難喝極了。
近義：heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrid, horrific, horrifying
反義：pulchritudinous, ravishing, stunning, gorgeous
n. 懷疑;嫌疑;疑心;〈口〉一點兒;
vt. 懷疑;
?? su=sus下面+spic環顧，檢查+ion表名詞→在下面看→懷疑
"The men were pulled in on suspicion of having committed a burglary."
這些人因涉嫌犯有夜盜罪而被拘留.
近義：suspect, hunch, inkling, mistrust, presentiment, suspiciousness
反義：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness
n. 電力;電流，靜電;高漲的情緒;緊張;
?? electric電的 + ity 表名詞 → 電 學
"The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels."
電力工業消耗大量的礦物燃料。
近義：power, current
n. 母親，媽媽;女修道院院長;大娘;
vt. 像母親般地照顧;養育;溺愛;
?? 莫(mo)非這個(the)人(r)是 媽媽？
"The baby had been abandoned by its mother."
這個嬰兒被母親遺棄了。
近義：mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mum
反義：child, descendant, girl
adj. 后者的;末了的;較后的;
?? later(ad.后來)-latter(a.后面的)
"The latter point is the most important."
后面提及的那一點是最重要的。
近義：hindmost, last, latest, rearmost, utmost, aftermost
反義：onetime, back, preceding, previous, prior, old
n. 生活，生計;生命，性命;一生，壽命;人生，塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒有目標。
近義：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反義：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end