but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.
不过，考古工作者至今未能确定这位女神的身份。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

unable [ʌn'ebl] 词频2 词根: un
adj. 不能的，不会的;无能力的，不熟练的;不能胜任的;〈罕，诗〉弱，无力的;
💡 un不+able形容词后缀, 具有某种性质的 → 不能的, 不会的
"Hundreds of people were unable to gain admittance to the hall."
数以百计的人未能获准进入大厅。
近义：incapable, incompetent, uncapable, unfit, unqualified, bumbling
discover [dɪ'skʌvɚ] 词频1 词根: dis
vt. 发现;碰见;撞见;获得知识;
💡 dis相反+cover盖→把盖揭开→发现
"We have to discover his plans and act accordingly."
我们得找出他的计划，照着办。
近义：locate, descry, detect, encounter, find, inquire
identity [ai'dentiti] 词频5
n. 身份;[逻]同一性;个性;[数]恒等（式）;
💡 有身份(id)的实体(entity)就是有 身份
"an amorphous mass of cells with no identity at all"
不知何物的杂乱一团的细胞
近义：identification, leaning, filiation
archaeologists
n. 考古学家( archaeologist的复数形式 )

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

Some time ago, and interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
She explained that Rastus was very dear to her.
拉姆齐太太解释说她心疼她的猫拉斯特斯。
Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste,
尽管我们可以自夸自己的鉴赏力如何敏锐，
After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed a secret which they had kept for over fifty years.
葬礼之后，乔和鲍勃透露了他们保守了长达50多年的秘密。
After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites -- some of them over forty feet high -- rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof.
他们打开强力弧光灯，看见一株株巨大的石笋，有的高达40英尺，像树干似地向上长着，与洞顶悬挂下来的钟乳石相接。
The men were now obliged to try once more.
工人们只得再来一次。