Vera's curious talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk, near where she lives,
维拉的特异功能引起了她家附近乌里扬诺夫斯克城一个科研单位的注意。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 4 Seeing hands
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 好奇的; 好求知的;奇妙的; 稀奇的;
💡 cur关心+ious….的→关心的,好奇的
"They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs."
他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。
近义:odd, peculiar, rare, strange, uncommon, unconventional
反义:artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
n. 注意;布告;警告;预告;
vt.& vi. 注意;
vt. 通知;留心;关照;注意到;
vi. 引起注意;
💡 not知道,注意+ice表名词 → 注意;通知
"The notice was set above the door, and I didn't see it."
通知贴在门的上方, 我没看见.
近义:apprehend, note, observe, perceive, realize, see
反义:ignore, overlook, pass, unheed, disregard, neglect
n. 研究,追究;探讨,探测;调查;探索;
vi. 做研究;探究;(从市场调研中)得出所预测的结果;
vt. 从事…的研究,为…而做研究;
💡 re(again)+search(to go round)→研究;调查
"Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease."
最新研究使人们进一步了解了这种疾病的起因.
近义:inquire, investigate, ask, probe, sleuth, study
vt. 建立;制定;开始;着手;
n. 协会;学会;学院;(教育、专业等)机构;
💡 in内部+stitut建立+e→建立在内部的→学院;制定,设立
"the Institute of Chartered Accountants"
(英国皇家)特许会计师协会
近义:inchoate, initiate, institutionalize, integrate, articulate, make
反义:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
adj. 科学的;有系统的;应用科学的;精通学理的,有学问的;
💡 sci知道+ent...的+ific表形容词→知道的很多的 →科学的
"the greatest scientific achievement of the decade"
这十年最伟大的科学成就