At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.
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n. 秘密，谜;神秘，神秘的事物;推理小说，推理剧;常作 mysteries 秘技，秘诀;
💡 myst, myth 【希腊传入拉丁】表”秘密”
"It was a place of deep mystery and enchantment."
这是一个极其神秘和迷人的地方。
近义：arcanum, interrogation, puzzle, puzzler, secret, snag
vt. 违反;妨碍;侵犯;亵渎，强奸;
💡 viol违反+ate动词后缀 → 违背，违反
"to violate international law"
违反国际法
近义：ignore, infringe, transgress, trespass, unheed, breach
反义：heed, hold, honor, obey, observe, fulfil
n. 解决;溶解;溶液;答案;
💡 solut松的+ion名词后缀，构成抽象名词 → 溶解；解决
"He arrived at the solution by a simple process of deduction."
他通过一番简单的推理得出了解决问题的方法。
近义：repair, reparation, workaround, remedy, refitting, overhauling
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一经;
n. 一次，一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
adj. 不可避免的;必然发生的;<非正>总会发生的;必然发生的事;
💡 in不+evit避免+able形容词后缀, 可...的 → 不可避免的，必然的
"It was an inevitable consequence of the decision."
那是这个决定的必然后果。
近义：indispensable, ineluctable, inescapable, mandatory, necessary, sure
反义：avoidable, preventable, preventible, eludible, evadable
adj. 最小的;最少的（ little的最高级）;最不重要的，地位最低的;
adv. 最少，最小;
n. 最小;最少量;
"We need at least 24 hours' notice of cancellation."
如欲取消，请至少提前24小时告知。
近义：lowest, lowliest, measly, merest, minimal, minimum
反义：maximal, meridian, top, upmost, uppermost, greatest
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"Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency."