At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.
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n. 秘密，謎;神秘，神秘的事物;推理小說，推理劇;常作 mysteries 秘技，秘訣;
?? myst, myth 【希臘傳入拉丁】表”秘密”
"It was a place of deep mystery and enchantment."
這是一個極其神秘和迷人的地方。
近義：arcanum, interrogation, puzzle, puzzler, secret, snag
vt. 違反;妨礙;侵犯;褻瀆，強奸;
?? viol違反+ate動詞后綴 → 違背，違反
"to violate international law"
違反國際法
近義：ignore, infringe, transgress, trespass, unheed, breach
反義：heed, hold, honor, obey, observe, fulfil
n. 解決;溶解;溶液;答案;
?? solut松的+ion名詞后綴，構成抽象名詞 → 溶解；解決
"He arrived at the solution by a simple process of deduction."
他通過一番簡單的推理得出了解決問題的方法。
近義：repair, reparation, workaround, remedy, refitting, overhauling
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾經;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一經;
n. 一次，一回;
?? on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
細菌一進入血液里，就附著在紅細胞表面上。
近義：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
adj. 不可避免的;必然發生的;<非正>總會發生的;必然發生的事;
?? in不+evit避免+able形容詞后綴, 可...的 → 不可避免的，必然的
"It was an inevitable consequence of the decision."
那是這個決定的必然后果。
近義：indispensable, ineluctable, inescapable, mandatory, necessary, sure
反義：avoidable, preventable, preventible, eludible, evadable
adj. 最小的;最少的（ little的最高級）;最不重要的，地位最低的;
adv. 最少，最小;
n. 最小;最少量;
"We need at least 24 hours' notice of cancellation."
如欲取消，請至少提前24小時告知。
近義：lowest, lowliest, measly, merest, minimal, minimum
反義：maximal, meridian, top, upmost, uppermost, greatest
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"Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency."