Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.
从那时起，这座伟大的纪念碑对通过纽约港进入美国定居的千百万人来说就一直是自由的象征。
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

monument ['mɑnjumənt] 词频2 词根: mon
n. 纪念碑;遗迹;遗址;丰碑;
💡 monu警告，提醒+ment名词后缀→提醒的东西→纪念碑
"The whole house is a monument to her craftsmanship."
那整座房子是她技艺的一座丰碑。
近义：memorial
symbol ['sɪmbl] 词频3 词根: ball
n. 象征;标志;符号;记号; vt. 用符号代表;
💡 sym共同，相同+bol抛→共同抛出的标志→象征
"Exotic pets are the latest status symbol."
养珍禽异兽是表现社会地位的最时髦方式。
近义：mark, badge, sign, earmark, emblem, typeface
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
since [sɪns] 词频1
prep. 从…以来;自从…之后;自从; adv. 以后，此后;后来;（距今几年）以前;（从那时候起几年）以前; conj. 自从…以来;自从…的时候起;既然;因为;
💡 嫦娥（ce） 至从犯罪（sin）已来很不安 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：每天早上都能在寺（si）庙的大门（n）下面看到一个侧（ce）卧着的小男孩,自从寺庙失火以
"She's a changed woman since she got that job."
她自从得到了那份工作，变得判若两人。
近义：thenceforth, thenceforward, thenceforwards, thence, whereas, because

📚 更多「新概念英语第二册」例句

Tony worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank.
托尼曾在一家律师事务所工作，而现在正在一家银行上班。
I had a letter from my sister yesterday.
昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信，
Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field.
傍晚时分，孩子们在田野中央搭起了帐篷。
The man was ordered to pay $3,500 for the cost of the trip.
此人被责令交付旅费3，500英镑，
By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root.
然而到那时，很多地方的草已经生了根。
Following in his father's footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record.
很多年之后，马尔科姆爵士的儿子唐纳德踏着父亲的足迹，也创造了一项世界纪录。