Now the sirens have a still more fatal weapon than their song, namely their silence... someone might have escaped from their singing; but from their silence, certainly never.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
adj. 致命的，攸關(guān)的;毀滅性的，嚴(yán)重的;命中注定的;重大的;
?? fat+al(形容詞后綴)→致命的；毀滅性的；重大的
"We dealt the enemy a fatal blow ."
我們給敵人以致命的打擊。
近義：lethal, mortal, noxious, terminal, mortiferous, fell
反義：nonmalignant, jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy
pron. 某人，有人;
n. 某個人;
?? some某些+one一個 → 某人
"Someone must have blabbed to the police."
一定有人向警方告密了。
近義：anybody, anyone, one, somebody
adv. 無疑;當(dāng)然;確定;肯定;
?? certain確實(shí)的+ly副詞后綴，…地 → 確實(shí)地，一定地，當(dāng)然地
"I shall certainly keep a beady eye on his behaviour."
我一定會時刻睜大眼睛提防他的行為。
近義：indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely
反義：hesitatingly, hesitatively, indecisively, arguably, tentatively, wonderingly
adv. 仍，仍然;更，還要;靜靜地;〈詩〉常，不斷地;
adj. 不動的，靜止的;不狂暴的，溫柔的;沒有活力的，死氣沉沉的;
n. 平靜，寂靜;劇照;靜止攝影;蒸餾器;
vt.& vi. （使某物）平靜下來，安靜;〈古〉燒（酒），蒸餾;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了，他還是十分活躍。
近義：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反義：incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
n. 武器，兵器;
vi. 武裝，提供武器;
?? 瓦盆（諧音）：小兩口打架，拿瓦盆當(dāng) 兵器 我們(we)阿婆(ap)上(on)前線送 武器
"Police frogmen searched the lake for the murder weapon."
警方的蛙人搜索這個湖，尋找謀殺兇器。
近義：arm
n. 歌曲;歌唱（藝術(shù)）;詩歌，韻文;鳥叫聲，鳥語;
?? 唱(sing)頌(song) 歌
"an incredibly cheesy love song"
一首極其庸俗的情歌
近義：hymn, aria, lay, lied, melody, ode