Present at the meeting were Clare Flower, Tom Goode, the lawyer and the detective, who was introduced to everyone as the lawyer's assistant.
出席会议的有克莱尔·弗劳尔、汤姆·古德、律师与被当作律师助理介绍给大家的侦探
高三英语课文
Unit 21 Who gets the money
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的;
n. 现在;礼物;瞄准;
💡 pres前+ent名词后缀 → 礼物,赠送物
"a belated birthday present"
迟来的生日礼物
近义:offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反义:implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
n. 会议;聚会;汇合点;运动会;
v. 相遇( meet的现在分词);相识;开会;接触(某物);
💡 meet开会 + ing名词后缀→ 聚集,会合,会见
"an ad hoc meeting to deal with the problem"
处理此问题的特别会议
近义:assembly, association, parley, reunion, seminar, session
n. 律师,法学家;
💡 law法律+yer表示人 →律师,法律家
"His lawyer turned to address the bench."
他的律师转身对法官讲话。
近义:jurisconsult, jurisprudent, legist, litigant, litigator, notary
adj. 侦探的;适于探测的;用于探测的;
n. 侦探;
💡 de相反+tect掩盖+ive...的→无法掩盖→发现→侦探;侦探的
"a pastiche of the classic detective story"
经典侦探故事的仿作
近义:javert, sleuth, shamus, dick, investigator, bloodhound
n. 助手,助理;[化学](染色的)助剂;辅助物;店员,伙计;
adj. 助理的;辅助的;有帮助的;副的;
💡 assist援助+ant名词后缀→帮助之人 →助手,助理
"My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action."
现在我的助手将演示机器运转情况。
近义:helper, inferior, manager, assister, attache, attendant
反义:head, headman, honcho, leader, manager, owner