n. 文明,文化;開化,教化;修養;文明社會;
?? civil市民;禮貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明,文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。
近義:humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
n. 過程;工序;做事方法;工藝流程;
vt. 加工;處理;審閱;審核;
vi. 列隊行進;
adj. 經過特殊加工(或處理)的;
?? pro向前,在前+cess行走→過程;進行
"The factory manager used a flowchart to explain the production process."
工廠經理用一幅作業圖來說明生產過程.
近義:inure, mill, treat, transact, execute, expedite
adj. 慢的;遲鈍的;溫和的;慢于…的;
adv. 慢慢地;緩慢地;
vt.& vi. (使)緩行,(使)減速;
vi. 變慢;變蕭條;
vt. 放慢;阻礙;
?? 速度(s)低(low)即 慢
"an agonizingly slow process"
極其緩慢的過程
近義:brake, decelerate, lagging, leisurely, phlegmatic, poky
反義:speed, hasten, quick, rapid, smart, spanking