Interpreter: One who enables two persons of different languages to understand each other by repeating to each what it would have been to the interpreter's advantage for the other to have said.
— Ambrose Bierce  ·  No category

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interpreter [ɪn'tɝprɪtɚ] 词频2 词根: inter
n. 解释者;口译译员;[军事]判读员;[自]翻译器;
💡 inter在…之间 + pret=value价值 + er表人→interpret在...之间传...价值=解释+ er表人 → 解释者；口译者
"Speaking through an interpreter , the President said that the talks were going well."
总统通过译员说会谈进展良好。
近义：translator, exegete, singer, artiste, performer, playactor
different ['dɪfrənt] 词频1 词根: di
adj. 不同的;各式各样的;个别的;不平常;
💡 differ相异+ent...的 →不同的
"a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes"
一大批形状大小不一的瓶子
近义：heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical 反义：identical, indistinct, kindred, like, resembling, same
understand ['ʌndɚ'stænd] 词频1
vt.& vi. 懂，理解; vt. 了解;默认;听说;领会;
💡 under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通晓；认为
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那仅仅是近似值。
近义：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate 反义：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
advantage [əd'væntɪdʒ] 词频2 词根: age
n. 有利条件;益处;优越（性）;处于支配地位; vt. 有利于;有益于;促进;使处于有利地位; vi. 得益，获利;
💡 advant前面+age表名词 →利益，好处
"Take advantage of low-season airfares."
利用淡季飞机票价。
近义：overtaking, surpassing, improve, avail, profit, benefit 反义：disfavor, waste, dilapidation, hindrance, inconvenience, demerit
said [sed] 词频1
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
repeating [[ri'pitiŋ]]
a. 重复的；循环的；反复的
近义：periodic, periodical, recurrent, recurring, recursive, redundant

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