The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place.
高档一点的古玩店为了防尘，把文物漂亮地陈列在玻璃柜子里，那里往往令人望而却步。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 昂贵的，花钱多的;豪华的;
💡 ex出+pens花费+ive形容词后缀→要花钱的→昂贵的
"The two liars asked for more expensive silk."
两个骗子索要了很多昂贵的丝绸。
近义：pricey, costly, dear
反义：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
adj. 古老的，古代的;过时的，古董的;古时制造的;古风的;
n. 古玩，古董;古风，古希腊和古罗马艺术风格;
v. 仿古制作;使显得古色古香;寻觅古玩;
💡 antiq古老+ue → 古代的；古物
"an antique mahogany desk"
古红木办公桌
近义：rarity, relic, curio, antiquated, archaic, longstanding
反义：improvisation, intellect, intelligence, strike, talent, brainchild
adj. 罕见的，特殊的;优秀的，不寻常的;稀薄的，经过稀化的;
💡 rar-, rare- 表”少,薄;不普通的,不常见的”
"He buys rare baseball cards on eBay."
他从易趣网上购买珍稀的棒球卡。
近义：infrequent, peculiar, scant, unaccustomed, uncharacteristic, uncommon
反义：regular, repeating, rife, common, frequent
adv. 通常，经常，平常，惯常地;一直，向来;动不动，一般;素;
💡 usual通常的+ly副词后缀→通常地，惯常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
近义：invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
kind
[kaɪnd]
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词根: /kin/
n. 〈古〉方式，方法;本质，天性;同类;某类;
adj. 仁慈的，体贴的;友善的，好心的;温和;宽宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠，心地却十分善良。
近义：nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp
反义：heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish