but when he received a similar complaint from another foreigner in the same village, he immediately sent one of his layers to investigate the matter.
但是,当他又收到住在同一村庄的另一个外国人写的一封内容类似的投诉信时,他立即派出一位律师前去调查。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 53 In the public interest
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 类似的;同类的;相似的;同样的;
n. 类似物;相像的人;相似物;
💡 simil一样+ar...的 →同样的,相似的
"The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models."
这种汽车的基本设计与早期的样式非常相似。
近义:interchangeable, kindred, like, matched, matching, parallel
反义:heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical
n. 抱怨,控诉;委屈,怨言;平平的来由;痛苦根源;
💡 com全部+plaint抱怨→对全部东西抱怨 → 抱怨
"We have been bombarded with letters of complaint."
我们接二连三收到了大批的投诉信件。
近义:lament, lamentation, moan, outcry, plaint, protest
反义:indulgence, indult, pardon, release, remise, remission
n. 外国人;外人,陌生人;外来物,进口货物;(非本土的)外来动植物;
💡 foreign外国的+er名词后缀,人 → 外国人
"Her family disowned her for marrying a foreigner."
她的家人因她嫁给了外国人而与她断绝关系。
近义:outlander, outsider, stranger, alien
反义:townsman
n. 村民;乡村,村庄;群落;
💡 vill=villa茅房,别墅+age场所,物品 →村庄
"The road continues beyond the village up into the hills."
那条路经过村子后又往上延伸到群山中。
近义:town, townlet, borough, locality, hamlet, peasant
反义:settlement, town, burg, municipal, urban, city
adv. 立即,马上;直接地;紧接地;
conj. 一…就,即刻;
💡 immediate立即的 + ly...地 → 立即, 马上, 直接地
"You are under no compulsion to pay immediately."
没有人强迫你立刻付款。
近义:hereupon, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, outright, p.d.q.
反义:hereafter, hereinafter, later, next, posthumously, presently