It was also found that although she could perceive things with her fingers this ability ceased the moment her hands were wet.
同时还发现，尽管她能用手指识别东西，但她的手一旦弄湿，这种功能便会立即消失。
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
vt. 创办，成立，建立;
v. 发现（ find的过去式）;找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础，建立，创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
v. 意识到;察觉，发觉;理解;
💡 per通过+ceive拿，抓，握住 → 知觉；发觉
"Did you perceive a red colour or a green one?"
你看出来是红颜色还是绿颜色?
近义：identify, apprehend, note, notice, observe, auscultate
反义：neglect, overleap, overlook, pass, pretermit, slight
n. 能力，资格;能耐，才能;
💡 -ability 后缀,表示能力,合适性##-ility 后缀;表示”意义,有能力”
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
该系统能够同时运行一个以上的程序。
近义：aptitude, aptness, intelligence, knack, potential, skilfulness
反义：impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
n. 瞬间，片刻;时刻;重要，紧要;[物]力矩;
💡 mom(move)+ent(名词后缀)→瞬间；片刻；重要
"The moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up."
小丑一出现在舞台上, 观众们个个笑得前俯后仰.
近义：instant, tick, time, while, bit, flash
反义：immortality, perdurability, perenniality, perpetuity, deathlessness, afterlife
conj. 尽管;虽然;但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了，他还是十分活跃。
近义：howbeit, if, notwithstanding, though, whereas, yet