But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.
但某地当局为打捞一只焙制馅饼的盘子提出索赔，倒是件新鲜的事儿。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 43 Fully insured
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
vt. 声称;断言;需要;索取;
vi. 提出要求;
n. （根据权利而提出的）要求;声称;断言;索赔;
💡 claim→要求；主张；要求；权利；主张
"It would be disingenuous of me to claim I had never seen it."
要说我从未看到过，那就是言不由衷了。
近义：adduce, allege, require, summon, request, demand
反义：impart, award, present, accord, bestow, administer
adj. 地方的;当地的，本地的;局部的;褊狭的;
n. 慢车;本地居民（律师、教士、医生）;住处附近的当地酒店;本地新闻;
💡 loc地方+al形容词后缀 → 地方的，局部的
"We put an ad in the local paper."
我们在当地报纸上登了一则广告。
近义：neighboring, regional, regionalist, regionalistic, sectional, territorial
反义：overall, total, world, universal, comprehensive, global
n. 权威;权力;学术权威;[复数]当权者;
💡 author作者+ity名词后缀 → 权力，威信
"in a position of authority"
当权
近义：influence, arbitration, jurisdiction, ascendancy, mastery, might
反义：subjection, subservience, subserviency
vt. 恢复;重新获得;找回;<正>恢复（适当的状态或位置）;
vi. 恢复健康（体力、能力等）;
n. 恢复开始时姿势;
💡 re重新 + cover盖住 → 重新获得；挽回
"People used to go to special health spring to recover from tuberculosis."
人们常去温泉疗养胜地治疗肺结核.
近义：recapture, reclaim, reconquer, recoup, recuperate, regain
反义：miss, waste, intensify, recrudesce, worsen, aggravate
adj. 唯一的，仅有的;独一无二的，独特的;不平常的，特别的;超绝;
💡 un,uni =one,表示”单一,一个”#词根助记：uni+que表形容词→单一的→独特的
"I want to ride a unique cycle."
我想骑一辆独特的自行车。
近义：irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole
反义：artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average