We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
在小说中，我们经常读到一个表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭，却有着某种多年不为人所知的骇人听闻的秘密。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 可敬的;品行端正的;可观的，相当大的;体面的;
💡 spec Spect, spic= look, see,表示”看”#词根助记：respect+able
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象，成了一位体面的爱家的男人。
近义：honorable, honourable, presentable, venerable, worthy, decent
反义：horrible, ignoble, low, lowly, mean, nasty
n. 人;（语法）人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
adj. 可怕的;危害极大的;<非正>很糟的;劣质的;
adv. 口〉非常，很，极;
n. 可怕的人;
💡 terr怕+ible...的 → 可怕的
"to make a terrible blunder"
犯大错
近义：heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific
反义：innocuous, offenceless, safe, unoffending, benign, harmless
n. 秘密，机密;秘诀;奥秘;
adj. 秘密的，机密的;神秘的;隐秘的;
💡 se分开，离开，区别开+cret区别→分开来放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
权力无限的秘密警察
近义：arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve
反义：indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
adv. 看来似乎;表面上看来;貌似;
💡 seem类似的+ing状态 + ly...地 → seeming外观+ ly...地 → 表面上;看来,看上去
"a seemingly stupid question"
看似愚蠢的问题
近义：apparently, ostensibly, presumedly, evidently