that given a planet only approximately like our own, life is almost certain to start.
如果设想有一颗行星和我们地球的情况基本相似，那几乎肯定会产生生命。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 43 Are there strangers in space
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. [天]行星;[占星]（左右人命运的）星相;
💡 plano-, plan-, -plany, -plania 表”被动的漂流,闲逛”
"the planet Earth"
地球这颗行星
近义：planetary
adv. 近似地，大约;许;
💡 ap引申+proxim接近+ate形容词后缀+ly...地→大约，近似地；近于
"The journey took approximately seven hours."
旅程大约花了七个小时。
近义：about, appraisably, around, loosely, nearly, barely
反义：identically, just, particularly, perfectly, precisely, properly
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
adj. 指定的，确定的;假设的，假定的;有…倾向的;赠送的;
prep. （表示原因）考虑到;（表示假设）倘若，假定;
n. 假设;
v. 给予，赠送( give的过去分词);
"The pilot was given clearance to land by air traffic control."
飞行员得到空中交通管制站发出的着陆许可。
近义：particular
反义：indefinite, indeterminate, unascertained, uncertain, unsettled, vague
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end