Shortly after this the famous H. M. S. Challenger expedition established the study of the sea-floor as a subject worthy of the most qualified physicists and geologists.
此后不久，英国著名的“挑战者”号舰艇对海底的那次考察，把对海床的研究确立为一个值得一流物理学家和地质学家从事的研究课题。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 30 Exploring the sea-floor
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 立刻，马上;简单地，扼要地;唐突地，简慢地;在即;
💡 short短的 + ly ...地 → ad.立刻,马上,不久;简单;简短
"John passed through a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down."
婚姻破裂不久,约翰经历了一段短暂的艰难时期.
近义：apace, immediately, instantly, presently, pronto, quickly
反义：lastly, lately, latterly, recently, sometime, ultimately
adj. 著名的，出名的;〈古〉一流的，极好的;
💡 fam=fame荣誉+ous形容词后缀 →著名的
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能实现当名作家的夙愿。
近义：illustrious, appreciable, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy
反义：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
n. 考察，远航;考察队，远征军;（短途的）旅行;迅速（办理）;
💡 ex出+ped脚+ition名词后缀→走出[去]冒险 → 出行，远征
"We must fit the expedition out with the best equipment."
我们必须向探险队提供最好的装备.
近义：journey, periplus, tour, trek, circumnavigation, cruise
n. 主题，话题;学科，科目;[哲]主观;
adj. 须服从…的;（在君主等）统治下的;
v. 提供，提出;使…隶属;
💡 sub在…下面+ject投掷，扔→扔下去→服从的，扔下去让大家讨论的主题 → 主题，主观；服从的
"She was dreading having to broach the subject of money to her father."
她正在为不得不向父亲提出钱的事犯愁。
近义：overpower, subdue, subjugate, submit, subordinate, tyrannize
反义：loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise, extricate
adj. 应得某事物;值得做某事;可尊敬的;配得上的，相称的;
n. 杰出人物，伟人;
💡 worth价值 + y...的→ 有价值的；值得的
"to be worthy of attention"
值得注意
近义：honorable, honourable, merited, notable, respectable, respected
反义：undeserving, undignified, contemptible, despicable, disgraceful