But how would we find such a planet? At present, there is no telescope in existence that is capable of detecting the presence of life.
但是,我们如何才能找到这样一颗行星呢?现在,没有一台现存的望远镜可以发现生命的存在。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 55 From the earth Greetings
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. [天]行星;[占星](左右人命运的)星相;
💡 plano-, plan-, -plany, -plania 表”被动的漂流,闲逛”
"the planet Earth"
地球这颗行星
近义:planetary
adj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的;
n. 现在;礼物;瞄准;
💡 pres前+ent名词后缀 → 礼物,赠送物
"a belated birthday present"
迟来的生日礼物
近义:offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反义:implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
n. 望远镜;
vt.& vi. (使某物)变短(叠缩在一起);(使某物)叠缩,嵌入;
vt. 压缩某物使其少占空间或时间;
💡 tele远,传送+scope看→看远方→望远镜
"to look at the stars through a telescope"
用望远镜观察星星
近义:abridge, abstract, shorten, summarize, vignette, brief
n. 存在,实在;生活,生活方式;实体,存在物;
💡 ex出+ist站立+ence名词后缀 →存在,生存
"belief in the existence of a benevolent god"
对于仁慈的神之存在的笃信
近义:presence, life, being
反义:inexistence, absence
adj. 能干的;有才能的;有才华的;能胜任的;
n. 有才能的,能干的;
💡 cap握住+able形容词后缀,具有某种性质的 → 有能力的,有才能的
"He's quite capable of lying to get out of trouble."
靠撒谎渡过难关他挺有一套。
近义:apt, proficient, qualified, skilled, suitable, usable
反义:incompetent, inefficient, unable, uncapable, unfit, unqualified