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
adv. 意外地,忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
💡 sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他发觉自己醒了过来,而且高度警觉。
近义:impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反义:progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
adj. [律]上述的;少说为妙;(做)某事有/没有很多优点(或好处):某事物有/没有多少可说的;说到底;
v. 说,讲( say的过去式和过去分词 );表明;念;说明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后来她后悔说了那些话。
近义:indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid