unless the parents themselves have been unsatisfactory,
除非父母自身不能令人满意,
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 34 Adolescence

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

themselves [ðɛm'sɛlvz] 词频1
pron. 他[她,它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练,能够对付持刀袭击。
近义:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
unsatisfactory [,ʌn,sætɪs'fæktəri] 词频5 词根: 满足
adj. 不能令人满意的;不符合要求的;不满足的;
💡 un不+satis满足+fact做,制作+ory形容词后缀→不能令人满意的,不得人心的
"Shops are often reluctant to take back unsatisfactory goods."
商店一般都不愿收回顾客不称心的货物.
近义:insufficient, lacking, lousy, poor, bad, trashy 反义:appropriate, pleasing, proper, satisfying, acceptable, suitable
unless [ən'lɛs] 词频1
conj. 除非,如果不; prep. 除了,…除外;
"The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge."
如果没有更多的作家和艺术家出现,这个国家的文化生活将衰退。
近义:save, except
parents [['pɛərənts]]
n. 父母;双亲(parent的复数)
近义:parentage 反义:offspring, progeny, scions, sons, brood, descendants

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