There are two things in particular that it [the computer industry] failed to foresee: one was the coming of the Internet(...,0); the other was the fact that the century would end.
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adj. 特别的;详细的;独有的;挑剔的;
n. 特色，特点;（可分类，列举的）项目;详细情节，细情，细目;某一事项;
💡 part部分，分开+icular有…的→有自己的部分→特别的
"There is one particular patient I'd like you to see."
我想让你见一个病人。
近义：item, technicality, circumstance, detail, fact, factor
反义：artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
n. （电子）计算机，电脑;
💡 com一起+put认为，思考+er表名词，物 → 帮助一起思考的机器 → 计算机
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。
近义：software, computational, computing
vt. 预知，预见;有先见之明;
💡 fore前面，预先+see看见→预见，先见
"We do not foresee any problems."
我们预料不会出任何问题。
近义：anticipate, forestall, perceive, preview, previse, contemplate
n. 百年，一世纪;百个;（板球）一百分;<美>百元钞票;
💡 cent 表”百”; 十进制中表小数点的前缀
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
n. 工业;产业（经济词汇）;工业界;勤劳;
💡 里面(in)有灰尘(dust)的树苗(ry)是 工业产品 在(in)都(du)市(s)里试验(try)办 工业需 勤劳
"They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry."
他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
近义：mill, plant, works, factory, manufacture, manufacturing
反义：inactivity, indecision, indolence, lassitude, laxation, laxity
n. 来临\\na. 就要来的, 接着的
近义：appearance, appearing, imminence, approach, approaching, arrival
反义：leaving, parting, withdrawment, departure, egress, exit