Was the noise a cause of the illness, or were the complaints about noise merely a symptom?
是噪音引起了（精神）病呢，还是（精神）病的症状之一是对噪音的抱怨？
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 25 Non-auditory effects of noise
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 疾病;某种具体疾病;不健康;
💡 ill有病的+ ness 表名词，“性质，状态，”通常加在形容词后面 → n.病，疾病
"The illness damaged his Action Man image."
这场病损害了他那爱打拼的形象。
近义：ill, infirmity, malady, pang, sickness, aching
反义：healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
n. 症状;征兆;
💡 pto 表”下垂”;尸体
"Was the noise a cause of the illness, or were the complaints about noise merely a symptom?"
噪音是病因呢, 还是对噪音的抱怨仅仅是一种症状 呢 ?
近义：syndrome, indication, indicator, signal, spar, clue
n. 噪音;嘈杂声，喧闹声;声音，声响;杂音;
vt. 谣传;哄传;传说;
vi. 发出声音;大声议论;
💡 音“闹死”： 噪音太大，吵闹死了 鼻子(nose)里加个(i)- 吵闹
"If you close that door, you can shut the noise in."
你要是关上那扇门, 就听不到吵闹声了.
近义：preach, propagate, report, reveal, spread, broadcast
反义：still, stillness, quietness
n. 原因;动机;理由;事业;
vt. 成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受;
💡 不是(be)因为(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的.
近义：induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion
反义：hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent