On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings.
还有一次,他邀请一些著名评论家来参观他私人收藏的现代画。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
number
['nʌmbɚ]
词频1
词根: number
n. 数字;数量;号码;编号;
v. 标号;总计;把…算作;
💡 numer, number 表示”数字”;”计算”,”估算”
"The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade."
过去十年,农业从业人数已经下降。
近义:numerate, reckon, recount, sum, tally, cipher
反义:remove, subduct, take, withdraw, deduct
adj. 重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
💡 import重要的 + ant 具有...性质的 → a.重要的;有势力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透气的重要工作。
近义:appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
adj. 私有的,私人的;秘密的;内心的;平民的,无官职的,士兵的;
n. 列兵,士兵,[陆]二等兵;〈古〉私人,个人;阴部,生殖器;
💡 priv单个+ate形容词后缀→个人的
"You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments."
整座宫殿除内殿外均可参观。
近义:pfc, grunt, squaddie, inside, noteworthy, particular
反义:open, overt, patent, communal
n. 收集,采集;征收;收藏品;募捐;
💡 col一起+lect选择,收集+ion名词后缀 → 收在一起 → 集合;收藏
"The collection comprises 327 paintings."
这部画册收有327幅画。
近义:array, assemblage, portfolio, scrapbook, set, summary
反义:outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal
adj. 又一个;再一个;另一的;其他一种;
pron. 另一个,别个;再一个;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义:other