One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France.
世界上最著名的纪念碑之一的自由女神雕像是在19世纪时由法国人民赠送给美国的。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 93 A noble gift

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

famous ['feməs] 词频1 词根: fa
adj. 著名的，出名的;〈古〉一流的，极好的;
💡 fam=fame荣誉+ous形容词后缀 →著名的
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能实现当名作家的夙愿。
近义：illustrious, appreciable, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy 反义：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
liberty ['lɪbɚti] 词频1 词根: liber
n. 自由;许可权;放肆，无礼;解放，释放;
💡 liber自由+ty表名词 → 自由
"the fight for justice and liberty"
争取正义和自由的斗争
近义：freedom
people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
statue ['stætʃu] 词频2 词根: sta
n. 雕像，塑像; vt. 用雕像装饰;
💡 stat站着+ue名词→站着的雕像 → 雕像
"The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity ."
这座雕像是古时运到罗马的。
century ['sɛntʃəri] 词频1 词根: cent
n. 百年，一世纪;百个;（板球）一百分;<美>百元钞票;
💡 cent 表”百”; 十进制中表小数点的前缀
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。

📚 更多「新概念英语第二册」例句

He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次，总是请求给他一顿饭和一杯啤酒。
I knew that my turn had come.
我知道这次该轮到我了。
Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river.
河岸上有些孩子正在玩耍，河面上有些人正在划船。
Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer.
牙科医生们总是在你无法作出回答的时候向你提出问题。
After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress.
找到那个无礼的售货员后，她还要看昨天的那件衣服。
By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.
到了那个时候，状况良好的兰开斯特轰炸机实属罕见，值得抢救。