He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere $50.
他多次向我详细讲他如何只花50英镑便买到一位名家的杰作。
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
n. 杰作，名作;杰出的事;
💡 master熟练的+piece件 → 非常熟练之人的作品 → 杰作
"The report is a masterpiece of brevity."
那份报告是言简意赅的典范。
近义：masterwork, showpiece
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
adj. 仅仅，只不过;小的，轻微的;纯粹的;
n. 小湖，池塘;〈英〉边境（线）;
💡 我(me)阿姨(re) 仅仅是个 纯粹的人
"It cost a mere bagatelle."
这个只花了一点钱。
近义：merest, pure, selfsame, sheer, very, meager