The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell.
大幕拉开,最后一幕戏开演,贵族独自一人坐在铁窗后阴暗的牢房里。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 22 By heart
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
final
['faɪnl]
词频1
词根: fin
adj. 最后的,最终的;决定性的;不可更改的;
n. 结局;决赛;期末考试;〈口〉(报纸的)末版;
💡 fin =end,boundary,表示”结束,范围”#词根助记:来自于法语final和拉丁语finalis, 表示 end (结束)
"Teachers always judge their students on the final examination."
老师常根据期末考试来评价他们的学生.
近义:last, absolute, momentous, peremptory, plump, terminal
n. 贵族;贵族政治论者;有贵族派头的人;
💡 aristo-, arist- 最佳的#词根助记:aristo最好的+crat统治者##crat, cracy =rule,表示”统治或政体”;”统治者”#词根助记:aristo最好的+crat统治者
"... went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell"
这出戏的最后一场的帷幕升起来了,展现在观众面前的是那位贵族,他孤独地坐在铁栏后的那间黑暗的号房里.
近义:noble, patrician, socialite, gentleman, gentlewoman
反义:plebe, commoner
adj. 单独的;独一无二的;独自的;
adv. 单独地;独自地;孤独地;只,只有;
💡 al(all)+one→单独的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
近义:isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary
反义:joint
prep. (表示位置)在…的后面;支持;(表示顺序)在身后;(表示比较)落后于;
adv. 在后面;向后;在后面较远处;(落)在后面;
n. 〈口〉屁股;
💡 be构成一些介词+hind藏在后面→在…后面
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障碍物后面。
近义:back, posterior, rear, rearward, lagging, late
反义:quick, rapid, accelerated
n. 窗帘,门帘;帐幕之物,幕布;启幕,落幕;
vt. 给(窗户或房间)装上帘子;掩蔽;
💡 我家 窗帘漂亮否?大家回答肯定的(certain)
"She pulled the curtain aside."
她把窗帘拉向一边。
近义:drape