The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.
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vt. 看到,注視;領悟;
vi. 瞧;用在祈使句中以引起人注意;
int. 瞧,看呀;
?? be(upon)+hold→看(=to hold upon)
"Her face was a joy to behold."
她的容貌十分悅目。
近義:see, sight, view, witness, contemplate, discern
vt.& vi. 乘;(使)相乘;(使)增加;(使)繁殖;
adv. 多樣地;復合地;多倍地;[電學]并聯地,多路地;
adj. 多層的;多樣的;多股的;
?? multi很多+ply重疊→變多→乘,繁殖
"When animals have more food, they generally multiply faster."
動物在有較多的食物時, 一般繁殖得較快.
近義:increase, intensify, redouble, double
反義:lessen, lower, muffle, attenuate, restrain, slacken
n. 分配,分布;[法](無遺囑死亡者的)財產分配;[無線]頻率分布;[電]配電;
?? dis分開+tribut給予+ion表名詞 → 分配
"the unfair distribution of wealth"
財富分配不公
近義:apportionment, prorating, proration, split, splitting, partition
反義:heaping, hogging, assemblage, piling, accretion, accumulating
n. 信息,數據;通知;消息;知識;
?? in進+form形狀+ation名詞后綴→通知的東西→信息
"The information and advice are boiled down to bare essentials."
各種資料與建議縮短為極簡單的要點.
近義:notice, word, communication, info, intelligence, gen
n. 速度;快速;昌盛;(汽車的)變速器,排擋;
vt.& vi. 急行,加速;
vi. 超速;加速;迅速前行;興隆;
vt. 加快…的速度;使成功,使繁榮;
"Watch out for sharp bends and adjust your speed accordingly."
當心急轉彎并相應調整車速。
近義:accelerate, budge, advance, hasten, pelt, race
反義:slow, brake, heaviness, impassivity, lateness, listlessness
adj. 奇妙的;令人驚奇的;非常的;
adv. 驚人地;異乎尋常地;令人驚嘆地;
"" Wondrous strength arid generosity of a woman's heart!"
“ 一個女人的心胸是多么堅強和寬闊啊!
近義:laudable, marvellous, marvelous, meritorious, astonishing, astounding