The elaborate caution with which the British commander now proceeded stands out in striking contrast with the temerity of his advance upon Bunker Hill in the preceding year.
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從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
vi. 詳盡說明;變得復雜;
vt. 詳細制定;詳盡闡述;[生理學]加工;盡心竭力地做;
?? e使+labor勞動+ate形容詞后綴→勞動出來→精做的
"the elaborate decoration on the carved wooden door"
木雕門上精美的裝飾圖案
近義：make, manufacture, process, work, brew, craft
反義：impair, kill, mar, obliterate, rack, ravage
n. 指揮官，司令官;[海]中校，副艦長;木槌;
?? com 共同 + mand 命令” + er 表示做某事的人 → n.司令官，指揮員
"the commander of the expedition"
探險隊隊長
近義：major, warden, champion, commandant
adj. 顯著的;引人注目的;容貌出眾的;嫵媚動人的;
v. 打( strike的現在分詞);擊;敲響;報時;
?? strik=strike攻擊+ing形容詞后綴 → 攻擊 → 惹人注目的
"She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister."
她酷似她姐姐。
近義：knock, knocking, pounding, rap, tapping, beating
n. 對比，對照;差異;對照物，對立面;[攝]反差;
?? contra(against)+st(stand)→對照；反襯；對比
"There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West."
東西方文化之間存在著明顯的差異。
近義：associate, relate, check, collate, colligate, compare
反義：homologize, level, neutralize, normalize, balance, stabilize
temerity
[t?'m?r?ti]
n. 魯莽，冒失;
?? temer莽撞的+ ity 表名詞→ 魯莽，冒失；蠻勇
"He had the temerity to call me a liar!"
他竟敢說我撒謊！
近義：audacity, rashness, recklessness, boldness, daredevilry, daredeviltry
vt. （使）前進;將…提前;預付;提出;
vi. （數量等）增加;向前推（至下一步）;上漲;
n. 增長;借款;（價格、價值的）上漲;預付款;
adj. 預先的;先行的;
?? ab(from)+ance(before)→前進
"We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow."
我們擔心接下來會馬上向首都推進。
近義：volunteer, propose, propound, prepayment, retainer, improve
反義：involute, back, reappear, recede, retrocede, retrogress