although what impression any other civilization would thus get from us is best left unsaid.
至于其他文明行星对我们地球会有什么印象,还是不说为好。
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. 印象,感觉;影响,效果;盖印,印记;
💡 im进+press挤压+ion名词后缀 → 挤压进脑海 → 印象;感想
"She made a favourable impression on his parents."
她给他的父母留下了好印象。
近义:idea, feeling, impress, imprinting, mark, print
n. 文明,文化;开化,教化;修养;文明社会;
💡 civil市民;礼貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明,文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
近义:humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
conj. 尽管;虽然;但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:howbeit, if, notwithstanding, though, whereas, yet
adv. 于是,因此;如此,这样,像这样,例如;到这程度,到这地步,这么;如下;
conj. 因此;
"Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health."
老年人常常想方设法节约用暖气,结果损害了他们的健康。
近义:sic, so, that, this
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;(个人的)最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西,最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败,胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义:master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义:badder, baddest, worse