Certain backward areas have advanced, and various devices always in some way connected with warfare and police espionage have developed, but experiment and invention have largely stopped.
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adj. 向后的;反向的;怯生生的;落后的;
adv. 向后地;相反地;回溯地;
?? back后邊+ward向... →向后的
"Because of his long illness, Tom is backward in his studies."
因?yàn)闇烽L(zhǎng)期生病, 所以在學(xué)習(xí)中成績(jī)落后.
近義：lagging, underdeveloped, undeveloped, unprogressive, backwards, atavic
adj. 各種各樣的;多方面的;許多的;各個(gè)的，個(gè)別的;
?? vari變化+ous形容詞后綴→不相同
"Conflicts among the various groups do not augur well for the future of the peace talks."
各派之間的沖突對(duì)和平談判不是一個(gè)好兆頭。
近義：manifold, many, several, some, sundry, varying
反義：merest, one, single, sole, very
n. 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)狀態(tài);斗爭(zhēng)，沖突;軍事行為;兵火;
?? war戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)+fare經(jīng)過(guò) → 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)(狀態(tài));斗爭(zhēng),沖突
"Metal - wheeled chariots are the prototype of the tanks of modern warfare."
金屬輪戰(zhàn)車(chē)是現(xiàn)代戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中坦克的原型.
近義：battle, war, confrontation, armament, armaments, arms
n. 偵察;間諜活動(dòng);
?? e + spi來(lái)自spy + onage → 來(lái)自法語(yǔ)espionner
"Some of the commercial activities were a cover for espionage."
有些商業(yè)活動(dòng)是為間諜活動(dòng)提供掩護(hù)。
近義：infiltration, spying
n. 實(shí)驗(yàn)，試驗(yàn);嘗試;
vi. 做實(shí)驗(yàn)，進(jìn)行試驗(yàn);嘗試;
?? ex出+peri嘗試+ment表名詞 → 嘗試出來(lái) → 實(shí)驗(yàn)
"Despite the crudity of their methods and equipment, the experiment was a considerable success."
盡管他們的方法和設(shè)備較為粗陋，那次實(shí)驗(yàn)卻相當(dāng)成功。
近義：test, assay, testing, workout, experimentation
反義：premise, theorise, conjecture
n. 發(fā)明;發(fā)明物;捏造：內(nèi)心捏造的東西，特指謊言;發(fā)明才能;
?? invent發(fā)明，創(chuàng)造+ion名詞后綴 → 發(fā)明，創(chuàng)造，捏造
"Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time."
傳真機(jī)在當(dāng)時(shí)是一項(xiàng)了不起的發(fā)明。
近義：improvisation, intellect, intelligence, strike, talent, brainchild