The explanation was simple but very unusual.
解释很简单，却异乎寻常。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 53 Hot snake

📚 句中词汇解析

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explanation [,ɛksplə'neʃən] 词频2 词根: plain
n. 解释;说明;辩解;（消除误会后）和解;
💡 explan=explain解释+ation名词后缀，表行为 → 说明，解释
"Her explanation certainly sounded believable."
她的解释听起来的确可信。
近义：illustration, interpretation, motive, point, reason, remarks 反义：incoherence, irresolution, mystification, perplexity, bafflement, puzzlement
simple ['sɪmpl] 词频1
adj. 简单的;单纯的;易受骗的;天真的; n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行为;出身低微者;
💡 sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→简单的；朴素的；单纯的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室
近义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile 反义：arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
unusual [ʌn'jʊʒʊəl] 词频2 词根: us
adj. 不常见的，不普通的，难得的，罕有的;异乎寻常的，例外的，奇异的;独特的;与众不同的;
💡 un不+usual通常的→不平常的；与众不同的
"She kissed him with unusual fervour."
她特别热烈地吻着他。
近义：infrequent, irregular, matchless, nonconforming, atypical, peculiar 反义：normal, ordinary, regular, rife, routine, standard

📚 更多「新概念英语第二册」例句

He will soon visit Darwin.
他不久还将到达达尔文去，
I had a letter from my sister yesterday.
昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信，
The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.
拿钱的那个小偷吓得把提包都扔了。
'Will you be staying in England?' I asked.
“您就呆在英国吗？”我问。
As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts.
它从外面把门一打开，就走进花园，等着门自动关上。
A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.
一个警察走过来告诉吉米，他应该走一条小路，因为江泊阻碍了交通。