inversion [in'v?:??n]

n. 倒置;（尤指詞序）倒裝;轉化;（染色體的）倒位;

constant ['kɑnst?nt]

adj. 不斷的，持續的;永恒的，始終如一的;堅定;忠實的; n. [數]常數，常量;不變的事物;永恒值;

con始終+stant站立→始終站著→不變的

She'll be back around 2:30.

大概兩點半會回來。

To answer the first part of your question, I'd like to say that our studies were very extensive.

你問題的第一部分，我要說的就是我們的研究非常廣泛。

Mead predicts that inventors will be able to perfect powerful customized chips over a weekend at the office -- spawning a new generation of garage start-ups and giving the U.S.a jump on its foreign rivals in getting new products to market fast.

米德預言發明者可以在辦公室用一個周末的時間生產了完美的、功能很強的、按客戶需求設計的芯片 -- 造就新一代從汽車間起家的技術人員，在把產品推向市場方面使美國把它的外國對手們打個措手不及。