Could any spectacle, for instance, be more grimly whimsical than that of gunners ourselves very seriously what will happen if this twofold use of knowledge, with its ever-increasing power, continues.
炮兵利用科学毁坏人的身体、而外科医生就在附近用科学抢救被炮兵毁坏的人体，还有什么情景比这更可怕、更怪诞的吗？我们不得不严肃地问问我们自己：随着日益增长的知识的力量，如果我们继续利用知识的这种双重性，将会发生什么样的情况呢？
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. 眼镜;奇观，壮观;光景，景象;表演，场面;
💡 spect看+acle表名词→看的东西→眼镜
"He got drunk and made a spectacle of himself in the club."
他喝得酩酊大醉,在俱乐部大出洋相.
近义：landscape, scene, sight, view, show, act
n. 例子，实例;情况;要求，建议;[法]诉讼手续;
vt. 举…为例;
💡 in(upon)+stan(stand)+ce(名词后缀)→建议；实例；诉讼程序；例证
"It is not a unique instance , but has its counterpart."
无独有偶.
近义：exemplify, occurrence, example, occasion, opportunity, case
adj. 异想天开的;反复无常的;古怪的，奇形怪状的;
💡 whims虚妄 + ical ...的 → adj. 古怪的；异想天开的；反复无常的
"to have a whimsical sense of humour"
有离奇的幽默感
近义：inconsistent, inconstant, arbitral, arbitrary, skittish, unpredictable
反义：orthodox, academic, square, straight, traditional, complaisant
adv. 认真地;严肃地;严重地;
💡 serious严肃的 + ly ...地→ adv. 认真地；严重地，严肃地
"Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital."
她父亲住在圣路加医院，病情很重。
近义：owlishly, responsibly, unsmilingly, earnestly, gravely
反义：casually
vi. 发生;碰巧;出现;偶然遇到;
💡 hap(luck)+pen(动词后缀)→发生；偶然发生；碰巧
"It's frightening to think it could happen again."
想到此事可能再次发生就使人不寒而栗。
近义：arise, issue, occur, pass, supervene, transpire