Later we learnt that there was a very important person on board.
后来我们才得知，飞机上坐了一位非常重要的人物。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 79 By air
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
💡 import重要的 + ant 具有...性质的 → a.重要的；有势力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透气的重要工作。
近义：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 人;（语法）人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
n. 板;董事会;甲板;膳食;
vt. 上（船、车或飞机）;收费供…膳宿;使搭伙，使寄宿;强行登（船）;
vi. （火车、轮船、飞机等）接受乘客;搭伙，寄宿;
"Don't worry; the deal was completely above board."
别担心，交易是完全合法的。
近义：blackboard, chalkboard, host, house, keep, lodge
later
['letɚ]
adv. 较晚地;以后，过后;后来;随后;
adj. 后来的;以后的;接近末期的;晚年的;
"He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later."
他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
近义：posterior, subsequent, succeeding, ulterior, farther, following
反义：precedent, prevenient, previous, prior, forefatherly, advance