It is said that the nerve poison is the more primitive of the two, that the blood poison is, so to speak, a newer product from an improved formula.
据说,神经毒液在两种毒液中是较为原始的一种,而溶血性毒液,打个比方说,是根据改良配方生产的一种较新的产品。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 20 Snake poison

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

nerve [nɝv] 词频2
n. 神经;勇气,胆量;[植] 叶脉;中枢; vt. 鼓励,激励;鼓起勇气;
💡 neuro-, nervo-, nerv- 【希腊和拉丁】表”神经纤维”#词根助记:来自拉丁 nervus 肌腱,神经;同希腊 neuron 肌腱,神经
"Every nerve in her body was tense."
她的每一根神经都绷得紧紧的。
近义:hearten, inspirit, invigorate, lift, rouse, strengthen 反义:humiliation, bashfulness, shamefacedness, shamefulness, disgrace, abashment
primitive ['prɪmətɪv] 词频2 词根: prim
adj. 原始的;发展水平低的;落后的;[生物学]原生的; n. 原始人;早期的艺术家(作品);单纯的人:不世故的人;自学的艺术家;
💡 prim第一,主要+itive形容词后缀 →原始的
"All these drums remain from the primitive period."
这些鼓舞都带有原始遗存的含义。
近义:indigenous, native, original, autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous 反义:mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn
product ['prɑdʌkt] 词频1 词根: duc
n. 产品;结果;乘积;作品;
💡 pro向前+duct引导,带来→引出的东西→产物,产品
"With the help of this machine, we can make a new product."
利用这台机器, 我们能够生产一种新产品.
近义:item, article
said [sed] 词频1
adj. [律]上述的;少说为妙;(做)某事有/没有很多优点(或好处):某事物有/没有多少可说的;说到底; v. 说,讲( say的过去式和过去分词 );表明;念;说明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后来她后悔说了那些话。
近义:indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid
poison ['pɔɪzn] 词频2
n. 毒药;酒;极糟的食物;极有害的思想(或心情等); vt. 毒死;污染;放毒于;对…有不良影响; adj. 有毒的;
"Some people exterminate garden insects by spraying poison on the plants."
有些人在植物上喷撒毒剂以杀死花园内的昆虫.
近义:intoxicate, empoison, envenom, evenom, rankle, sour 反义:detoxicate, detoxify, hush, appease, lull, assuage

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