Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.
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adv. 两次;两倍;两遍;
💡 twi二，两+ce副词后缀，…次 →二次
"The ball bounced twice before he could reach it."
球弹了两次他才接到。
近义：doubly, double
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
vt. 核实;证明;判定;
💡 veri真实+fy使...→使真实→核实
"People began verify their scientific hypotheses by stringent tests."
人们开始用精确的试验证实自己的科学假说.
近义：approve, ascertain, prove, ratify, reaffirm, sanction
反义：question, disbelieve, misbelieve, challenge, confute, discredit
n. 声明;（思想、观点、文章主题等的）表现;（文字）陈述;结算单;
vi. （英国）对儿童进行特殊教育评估认定;
vt. 申请（小孩）有特殊教育需要;
💡 state陈述+ment表名词→站着说话→声明立场
"His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings."
他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
近义：assertion, asseveration, manifestation, manifesto, attestation, averment
teeth
[ti:θ]
n. 牙( tooth的名词复数 );齿;齿状部份;致力于（ 有难度的事）;tooth的复数形式;（组织、法律等）强大有效;不顾危险（或反对等）;
"Sugar is the destroyer of healthy teeth."
糖可以危害健全的牙齿。
近义：toothing, dentition
conj. 尽管;虽然;但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了，他还是十分活跃。
近义：howbeit, if, notwithstanding, though, whereas, yet