Knowledge began to increase as soon as the thoughts of one individual could be communicated to another by means of speech.
人一旦能用语言同别人交流思想，知识的积累便开始了。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 22 Knowledge and progress
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 了解，理解;知识（表示多方面的知识时有复数knowledges这一用法）;学科;见闻;
💡 know知道+ledge框架 → 知识
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英语已经学得很好。
近义：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
反义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
vt.& vi. 增加，增大，增多;
vt. 增强，增进;[缝纫]放（针）;
vi. 增强;增进;增殖，繁殖;[缝纫]放针;
💡 in向内+crease增→增加
"He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary."
他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水.
近义：heighten, hike, hypo, increment, intensify, magnify
反义：lessen, lower, reduce, slack, slacken, deescalate
adj. 个人的;独特的;个别的;
n. 个人;个体;
💡 in加强+di分开+vid分开+ual...的→与别人分开的→个人的，个体的
"Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job."
一旦就业，即停发福利救济。
近义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
adv. 立刻，马上;一会儿，不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反义：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
adj. 又一个;再一个;另一的;其他一种;
pron. 另一个，别个;再一个;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义：other