A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.
猫在跌落时能够大难不死是有事实作为依据的。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 9 Flying cats

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

ability [ə'bɪləti] 词频2
n. 能力，资格;能耐，才能;
💡 -ability 后缀,表示能力,合适性##-ility 后缀;表示”意义,有能力”
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
该系统能够同时运行一个以上的程序。
近义：aptitude, aptness, intelligence, knack, potential, skilfulness 反义：impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
survive [sɚ'vaɪv] 词频2 词根: viv
vi. 幸存，活下来; vt. 比…活得长，经历…之后还存在;幸存; vt.& vi. 幸免于难;挺过;艰难度过;
💡 sur=super超过+vive=viv生命→超越灾难，挽救生命 → 活下来，幸免于，还活着
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：last, stand, subsist, outlive, resist 反义：part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
fact [fækt] 词频1 词根: 制作
n. 事实，实情;实际;真相，证据;犯罪行为;
"They sat bemoaning the fact that no one would give them a chance."
他们坐着埋怨别人不肯给他们一个机会。
近义：particular, reality, sooth, substantiality, truth, verity
based
v. 立基于, 以…为基础（base的过去式和过去分词）
近义：justified, situated, founded
falls
n. 瀑布；陨石

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.
”编辑立即给那位记者发去传真，要求他核实一下台阶的确切数字和围墙的高度。
Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places.
即使是对艺术不感兴趣的人也不会注意到在公共场所展示的现代艺术品。
Dropping my suit, I dashed downstairs to tell George.
我扔下西服冲下楼去告诉乔治。
Hay had been cut and cowsheds had been cleaned.
干草已切好，牛棚也打扫干净了。
It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted mere hour and seventeen minutes.
这是趟直达车，旅途总共才需1小时17分钟。
This figure rises to a staggering 60% of men in their sixties.
而到60岁这个年龄段，这个数字上升到令人惊愕的60%。