...probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone.
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adv. 大概;或许;很可能;备不住;
💡 probab=probable可能的+ly表副词 →可能性
"Most of the story about his private life was probably apocryphal."
有关他私生活的事可能大部分都是虚构的.
近义:likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
反义:assuredly, absolutely, positively, quite, surely, thoroughly
n. 集中;专心;关注;浓度;
💡 con共同+centr中心+ation后缀→集中;浓缩
"This book requires a great deal of concentration."
这本书需要全神贯注才能读懂。
近义:throng, confluence, crowd, heedfulness, application, intentness
反义:dissolution, dissolving, impoliteness, inattention, inattentiveness, absentmindedness
n. 天才;天赋;天才人物;(特别的)才能;
💡 geni出生,产生+us用→生出[就有]→天才
"the genius of Shakespeare"
莎士比亚的天才
近义:sage, savant, intellect, intelligence, invention, knack
反义:idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
vt. 把…除外;不计;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口语]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反对,表示异议(与 to 或 against连用);
💡 ex出+cept拿,抓,握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西.
近义:omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反义:realize, accommodate, consider
adv. 或许;(表示不确定)也许;(用于粗略的估计)或许;(表示勉强同意或其实不赞成)也许;
n. 假定;猜想;未定之事;
💡 per全部+hap机会,运气+s表复数→全是机会→也许,可能
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完,也许我可以说点什么。
近义:maybe, perchance, possibly, probably, haply
反义:indeed, assuredly, absolutely, sure, surely, undoubtedly
adj. 单独的;独一无二的;独自的;
adv. 单独地;独自地;孤独地;只,只有;
💡 al(all)+one→单独的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
近义:isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary
反义:joint
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"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race."
— H. G. Wells