and near its lower reaches there is a long tailing-off which is almost certainly the result of material transported out to deep water after being eroded from the continental masses.
在这个地带的低处是很长的一段尾沙地段，基本上可以断定这个地段是大陆块体上侵蚀下来的物质被水冲到深水处形成的。
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. 几乎，差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多；几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义：liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
adv. 无疑;当然;确定;肯定;
💡 certain确实的+ly副词后缀，…地 → 确实地，一定地，当然地
"I shall certainly keep a beady eye on his behaviour."
我一定会时刻睁大眼睛提防他的行为。
近义：indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely
反义：hesitatingly, hesitatively, indecisively, arguably, tentatively, wonderingly
n. 结果;（尤指足球比赛的）胜利;[体]比分;成功实现的事;
vi. 发生，产生;归结为，导致;后果，终结;由…而造成[产生];
💡 re反问+sult跳→反回来的东西→结果
"Is personality the result of conditioning from parents and society, or are we born with it?"
个性是受父母和社会熏陶的结果，还是我们生而有之？
近义：implication, incidence, outcome, outgrowth, produce, progeny
adj. 大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的;〈美〉（独立战争时）美洲殖民地的;
n. 欧洲大陆人;〈美〉（独立战争中的）美国兵[纸币];〈美俚〉（起源于英国的）欧洲大陆发式;
💡 con共同+tin守+ent名词后缀+al...的→共同守护的→大陆的
"a popular continental holiday resort"
受欢迎的欧洲大陆度假胜地
adv. （空间）在近处;在附近;（时间）临近;（程度）几乎;
prep. （表示程度）接近;（表示位置）靠近;（表示时间）将近;接近于（某种状态）;
adj. 近的;亲密的;近似;（亲属关系）近亲;
"Police found fragments of glass near the scene."
警方在现场附近发现了玻璃碎片。
近义：approach, approximate, hither, hithermost, immediate, approximal
反义：isolated, outlying, remote, retired, secluded, separate