We have long passed the Victorian era, when asterisks were followed after a certain interval by a baby.
?? 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
n. 間隔;幕間休息;（數學）區間;
?? inter(between)+val(wall)→間隔；距離；差異
"The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years."
大地震之間的間隔時間可能有200年。
近義：interlude, intermission, lapse, pause, recess, span
adj. 長的;長時間的;冗長的，過長的;長音的;
adv. 長久地;始終;遙遠地;
n. 長時間，長時期;[語]長音節;（服裝的）長尺寸;長褲;
vi. 渴望，極想;
?? 渴望見到很 長的龍（long） 長龍（拼音long)擺尾 網友：顧亮亮 補充：龍很長
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我會麻醉多長時間？
近義：lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反義：little, minute, small, squat, slight
adj. 某一;必然的;已確定的;
pron. [動詞用復數]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
聯邦法院有某種州法院所缺乏的特別的東西.
近義：some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable
反義：neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
n. 嬰兒;嬰孩;幼崽;寶貝兒;
vt. 把…當作嬰孩看待，嬌養;縱容;
adj. 小孩似的;孩子的;小型的;
?? 諧音貝貝
"The baby had been abandoned by its mother."
這個嬰兒被母親遺棄了。
近義：mollycoddle, pamper, pet, coddle, cosset, dandle
反義：senior, oldie, oldy, oldster, gaffer, greybeard