When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
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adj. 卓越的;著名的;受人尊敬的;顯得重要的;
v. 辨別，區(qū)別( distinguish的過去式和過去分詞);突出;區(qū)別(distinguish的過去式);
?? distinguish區(qū)別+ed表形容詞→與眾不同→著名的
"a distinguished career in medicine"
在醫(yī)學(xué)領(lǐng)域的輝煌生涯
近義：illustrious, appointed, leading, marked, meritorious, outstanding
反義：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
adj. 上了年紀(jì)的;過了中年的;較老的;
n. 老人;
?? elder年長(zhǎng)的 + ly ...的→ 過了中年的,稍老的
"It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly."
這將作為老年人滋補(bǔ)品在市場(chǎng)上銷售.
近義：major, mature, obsolete, old, older, senile
反義：juvenile, unmarried, youthful, boyish
n. 科學(xué)家;科學(xué)工作者;
?? scient有知識(shí)的+ist從事某種職業(yè)的人 →科學(xué)家
"the cartoon figure of the mad scientist working in his laboratory"
瘋狂的科學(xué)家在實(shí)驗(yàn)室工作的卡通形象
近義：researcher, investigator
adv. 幾乎，差不多;將近;快要;近乎;
?? al(all)+most→差不多；幾乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜歡。
近義：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反義：liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
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(huì)時(shí)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
adj. 不可能的，做不到的;難以忍受的;不會(huì)有的，不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
?? im不，無，非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
這孩子老跟人作對(duì)，沒法讓她高興。
近義：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反義：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open