Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures people down to the depths of the earth.
寻求独处的愿望或寻求意外发现的机会的欲望吸引人们来到地下深处。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 42 Modern cavemen
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 或许;(表示不确定)也许;(用于粗略的估计)或许;(表示勉强同意或其实不赞成)也许;
n. 假定;猜想;未定之事;
💡 per全部+hap机会,运气+s表复数→全是机会→也许,可能
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完,也许我可以说点什么。
近义:maybe, perchance, possibly, probably, haply
反义:indeed, assuredly, absolutely, sure, surely, undoubtedly
n. 单独,孤独;偏僻处,隐居处;幽静(的地方),荒野;
💡 sol单独+itude名词后缀,用以构成抽象名词 →孤独
"She longed for peace and solitude."
她渴望安宁,渴望独享清静。
近义:isolation, lonelihood, loneliness, loneness, solitariness, aloneness
adj. 想不到的,料不到的;意外的;忽然的;突然的;
💡 un 不 + expect期望 + ed“...的” → adj. 想不到的, 意外的, 突然的
"Such beauty was unexpected in the midst of the city."
市中心有这样的美景真是出乎意料。
近义:abrupt, nonexpected, quick, sharp, spontaneous, sudden
反义:probable, expectable, expected
n. 发现,发觉;(剧情的)发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
💡 discover发现+y表名词 →掀开 → 发现
"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:invention, strike, disclosure, find, finding
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke