In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences -- most of them wildly improbable.
在19世纪，小说家常在小说结尾处给读者准备一系列的巧合——大部分是牵强附会，极不可能的。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 36 A chance in a million

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

conclusion [kən'kluʒn] 词频2 词根: con
n. 结论;结局;断定，决定;推论;
💡 con共同+clus关闭+ion名词后缀 → 结论，结束
"I've come to the conclusion that he's not the right person for the job."
我断定他不适合做这项工作。
近义：implication, inference, corollary, deduction, aftermath, finding 反义：inception, nascence, nascency, onset, rising, root
series ['sɪriz] 词频2 词根: 加入
n. 系列，连续;串联;（广播或电视上题材或角色相同的）系列节目;级数;
💡 ser(join)+ies(名词后缀)→连续；系列；丛书
"a series of racist attacks"
一连串的种族袭击行为
近义：array, procession, sequence, sequency, string, succession
century ['sɛntʃəri] 词频1 词根: cent
n. 百年，一世纪;百个;（板球）一百分;<美>百元钞票;
💡 cent 表”百”; 十进制中表小数点的前缀
"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。
novelist ['nɔvəlist] 词频2 词根: 新
n. 小说家;
"A novelist creates characters and a plot."
小说家塑造人物并设计情节.
近义：fictionist
bring [brɪŋ] 词频1 词根: /bə/
vt. 带来，引来;促使，引起;提供;导致;
💡 白(b)戒指(ring) 带来了
"He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill."
他招手示意服务生把账单送过来。
近义：get

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North Atlantic,
“泰坦尼克”起航后的第4天，它正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海面上。
Mrs.Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.
把孩子送去上学，然后来到楼上自己的卧室。
There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives,
有时，我们为了挽救生命，愿意付出我们所占有的一切。
The telephone rings and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes.
这时电话铃响了。它预示着一连串意想不到的灾难的来临。
Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding half.
布鲁斯向水塘冲去，但车开到水塘当中，嘎吱一声停住了。
Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours.
很少有人能够真正喜欢坐几个小时以上的火车。