Before it becomes a retirement village,
在硅谷变成一个退休村之前，
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📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 退休，退职;引退，隐居;退隐处;
💡 re 回、向后 + tire 疲劳+ ment 表示行为、行为的过程或结果 → n.退休, 引退, 退却, 撤退
"retirement and the consequential reduction in income"
退休与随之而来的收入减少
近义：pension, superannuation, pullback, pullout, recoil, retreat
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