certainly it is more difficult than the arts which involve appreciation of flat forms,
欣赏雕塑品当然比欣赏平面的艺术品要难。
新概念英语第四册
lesson 31 The sculptor speaks
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
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
adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
vt. 包含;使参与，牵涉;围绕，缠绕;使专心于;
💡 in向内，进入+volve=volv旋转，卷→使...卷入进去→使卷入，牵涉
"Dont involve other people in your mistakes."
不要把别人牵连在你的错误中。
近义：implicate, engage, ensnare, entangle, imply, include
反义：omit, abstract, quash, quell, ban, remove
n. 欣赏；鉴赏;感谢;评估;增值;
💡 ap一再+preci价值+ation名词后缀，表示行为 → 一再估价 → 评价，鉴赏，欣赏
"an aesthetic appreciation of the landscape"
用审美的眼光欣赏风景
近义：recognition, regard, acceptance, thankfulness, acknowledgement, acknowledgment
反义：thanklessness, ungratefulness, disloyalty, reduction, devaluation
adj. 平的;单调的;不景气的;干脆的;
adv. （尤指贴着另一表面）平直地;断然地;水平地;直接地，完全地;
n. 平地;公寓;平面;
vt. 使变平;[音乐]使（音调）下降，尤指降半音;
vi. 逐渐变平;[音乐]以降调唱（或奏）;
💡 l(一根管子)+fat(胖):用一根管子对你 对气你就变胖了- 吹气
"They complained about the excessive noise coming from the upstairs flat."
他们抱怨楼上发出的噪音太大。
近义：blowout, apartment, level, plain, bare, smooth
反义：irregular, lopsided, askew, asymmetric, asymmetrical, rough