Imagine the effect on a reasonably advanced technological society,
那么可以设想，这将对这个社会产生何等的影响。但科技相当发达的社会，
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 45 Of men and galaxies
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
vt. 想，设想;想像;料想，猜想;误认为;
vi. 想象;猜想，推测;
💡 imag=image图像+ine...的→有关图像的→想象
"Imagine my amazement when a 70 - year - old man beat me at tennis."
在网球赛中,我竟被一位70高龄的老人击败,请想像一下我当时的惊愕状态.
近义：ideate, picture, suppose, understand, visualise, visualize
n. 影响;效果;印象;所有物;
vt. 使发生;引起;产生（效果）;
💡 ef出+fect做，制作→做出来→实施；生效；效果
"the cumulative effect of human activity on the world environment"
人类活动对世界生态环境日积月累的影响
近义：implement, make, materialize, occasion, officiate, operate
反义：motive, occasioner, origin, point, reason, root
adj. 技术上的;工艺（学）的;因技术革新而造成的;
💡 techno技术+logical...学的 →细菌学的
"A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change."
一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐.
近义：technologic
n. 社会;上流社会;社团;社群;
adj. 上流社会的，社交界的;
💡 socie=social社会+ty表名词 → 社会，社团
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社会憎恶种族主义。
近义：aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反义：personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
adj. 先进的;高等的，高深的;年老的;晚期的;
v. 前进(advance的过去式和过去分词);增加;上涨;
💡 advanc前进+ed...的→ 先进的，高级的
"There were only three of us on the advanced course."
只有我们三人学高级课程。
近义：progressive, civilized, developed, forward, anticipated, late
反义：posterior, subsequent, succeeding, ulterior, farther, following