At the present rate of progress, it is almost impossible to imagine any technical feat that cannot be achieved - if it can be achieved at all - within the next few hundred years.

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present ['pr?znt] 詞頻1 詞根: pre
adj. 現在的;目前的;出席的;[語法學]現在時的; n. 現在;禮物;瞄準;
?? pres前+ent名詞后綴 → 禮物,贈送物
"a belated birthday present"
遲來的生日禮物
近義:offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow 反義:implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
progress ['prɑɡr?s] 詞頻1 詞根: grad
n. 進步;前進;[生物學]進化;(向更高方向)增長; v. (使)進步,(使)進行;發展;促進; vi. 發展;(向更高方向)增進;
?? pro向前,在前+gress走→向前走
"She watched the cow's ponderous progress."
她看著牛遲緩地向前走著。
近義:improve, unfold, advance, develop, evolve, gestate 反義:pullback, pullout, recoil, retirement, walkout, withdrawal
almost ['?lmost] 詞頻1
adv. 幾乎,差不多;將近;快要;近乎;
?? al(all)+most→差不多;幾乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜歡。
近義:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly 反義:liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
impossible [?m'pɑs?bl] 詞頻1 詞根: im
adj. 不可能的,做不到的;難以忍受的;不會有的,不能相信的; n. 不可能;不可能的事;
?? im不,無,非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
這孩子老跟人作對,沒法讓她高興。
近義:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable 反義:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
imagine [?'m?d??n] 詞頻1
vt. 想,設想;想像;料想,猜想;誤認為; vi. 想象;猜想,推測;
?? imag=image圖像+ine...的→有關圖像的→想象
"Imagine my amazement when a 70 - year - old man beat me at tennis."
在網球賽中,我竟被一位70高齡的老人擊敗,請想像一下我當時的驚愕狀態.
近義:ideate, picture, suppose, understand, visualise, visualize
technical ['t?kn?kl] 詞頻3 詞根: tech
adj. 技術(性)的,工藝的,學術(上)的,專門(技術)的,藝術的;[法]根據法律的,法律上的;[商]人造的,用工業方法制造的,由市場內部因素(如投機等)引起的;〈美俚〉外表的,表面上的,淺薄的;
?? techn技術,能力+ical形容詞后綴 → 技術上的
"Such traditional methods seem incongruous in our technical age."
此類傳統方法似乎同我們今天的科技時代格格不入。
近義:proficient, cognizant, connoisseur, experienced, expert, specialized

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