It is curious to note the old sea-margins of human thought. Each subsiding century reveals some new mystery; we build where monsters used to hide themselves.
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adj. 好奇的; 好求知的;奇妙的; 稀奇的;
?? cur關(guān)心+ious….的→關(guān)心的，好奇的
"They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs."
他們對(duì)住在樓上的人感到很好奇。
近義：odd, peculiar, rare, strange, uncommon, unconventional
反義：artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
n. 人，人類;
adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點(diǎn)的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴，屬于...的，傳說(shuō)人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個(gè)比喻，把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義：mortal
n. 秘密，謎;神秘，神秘的事物;推理小說(shuō)，推理劇;常作 mysteries 秘技，秘訣;
?? myst, myth 【希臘傳入拉丁】表”秘密”
"It was a place of deep mystery and enchantment."
這是一個(gè)極其神秘和迷人的地方。
近義：arcanum, interrogation, puzzle, puzzler, secret, snag
pron. 他[她，它]們自己;他們親自;“himself”的復(fù)數(shù);“herself”的復(fù)數(shù);
?? them他們+selves自己的復(fù)數(shù) → 他們自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我們所有的警察都接受過(guò)自衛(wèi)訓(xùn)練，能夠?qū)Ω冻值兑u擊。
近義：herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
n. 百年，一世紀(jì);百個(gè);（板球）一百分;<美>百元鈔票;
?? cent 表”百”; 十進(jìn)制中表小數(shù)點(diǎn)的前綴
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認(rèn)為，蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀(jì)發(fā)明的。
n. 筆記;便箋;音符;鈔票;
vt. 注意;記錄;對(duì)…加注釋;指出;
"I'll make a note of our next meeting in my diary."
我將把下次會(huì)議的事記在我的記事簿上。
近義：apprehend, notice, observe, perceive, realize, see
反義：neglect, overleap, overlook, pass, pretermit, slight