Mohandas Gandhi was born in India in 1869 and was married at the age of 13, following local custom.
莫汉达斯·甘地1869年出生于印度，按照当地的风俗，他13岁时就结了婚。
高三英语课文
Unit 20 Gandhi
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 已婚的;与…结为夫妻的;婚姻的;
n. <非正>已婚的年轻人;
v. （使）结婚( marry的过去式);娶;嫁;紧密结合的;
💡 marri=marry结婚+ed已...的→已婚的
"They married after a short courtship."
他们恋爱不久便结婚了。
近义：wedded, marital, conjugal, connubial
反义：spouseless, unmarried, unwed, bachelor, nonmarried, celibate
adj. 后面的，其次的;下列的;顺风的;
n. 崇拜者，拥护者;下列，如下;跟随;随球;
prep. 随后，在…以后;
v. 跟随，接着(follow的现在分词);
💡 follow 跟随 + ing 表示行为、状态、情况及其他 → a.接着的；下列的
"We had sighted the vessel and were following it."
我们已看到那船并在跟随着它.
近义：after, procession, retinue, accompaniment, train, committee
反义：introductory, onetime, back, precedent, preceding, prevenient
adj. 地方的;当地的，本地的;局部的;褊狭的;
n. 慢车;本地居民（律师、教士、医生）;住处附近的当地酒店;本地新闻;
💡 loc地方+al形容词后缀 → 地方的，局部的
"We put an ad in the local paper."
我们在当地报纸上登了一则广告。
近义：neighboring, regional, regionalist, regionalistic, sectional, territorial
反义：overall, total, world, universal, comprehensive, global
vt. bear的过去分词;支撑，支持;亲自携带，运输;
vi. 结果，生产;和…有关;
adj. 出生的，出身于…的;天生的，天赋的;
"Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature."
萨姆在乡下出生，特别喜爱大自然。
近义：inborn, inbred, inchoate, innate, congenital, connate
n. 习惯，惯例;海关，关税;经常光顾;[总称]（经常性的）顾客;
adj. （衣服等）定做的，定制的;
"This custom has been carried down from the 18 th century."
这一习俗从18世纪一直传到现在.
近义：practice, prevalence, style, stylishness, tradition, usage
反义：naturalness, sincerity, spontaneousness, unaffectedness, made, precast