Certain backward areas have advanced, and various devices always in some way connected with warfare and police espionage have developed, but experiment and invention have largely stopped.
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adj. 向后的;反向的;怯生生的;落后的;
adv. 向后地;相反地;回溯地;
💡 back后边+ward向... →向后的
"Because of his long illness, Tom is backward in his studies."
因为汤姆长期生病, 所以在学习中成绩落后.
近义：lagging, underdeveloped, undeveloped, unprogressive, backwards, atavic
adj. 各种各样的;多方面的;许多的;各个的，个别的;
💡 vari变化+ous形容词后缀→不相同
"Conflicts among the various groups do not augur well for the future of the peace talks."
各派之间的冲突对和平谈判不是一个好兆头。
近义：manifold, many, several, some, sundry, varying
反义：merest, one, single, sole, very
n. 战争，战争状态;斗争，冲突;军事行为;兵火;
💡 war战争+fare经过 → 战争(状态);斗争,冲突
"Metal - wheeled chariots are the prototype of the tanks of modern warfare."
金属轮战车是现代战争中坦克的原型.
近义：battle, war, confrontation, armament, armaments, arms
n. 侦察;间谍活动;
💡 e + spi来自spy + onage → 来自法语espionner
"Some of the commercial activities were a cover for espionage."
有些商业活动是为间谍活动提供掩护。
近义：infiltration, spying
n. 实验，试验;尝试;
vi. 做实验，进行试验;尝试;
💡 ex出+peri尝试+ment表名词 → 尝试出来 → 实验
"Despite the crudity of their methods and equipment, the experiment was a considerable success."
尽管他们的方法和设备较为粗陋，那次实验却相当成功。
近义：test, assay, testing, workout, experimentation
反义：premise, theorise, conjecture
n. 发明;发明物;捏造：内心捏造的东西，特指谎言;发明才能;
💡 invent发明，创造+ion名词后缀 → 发明，创造，捏造
"Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time."
传真机在当时是一项了不起的发明。
近义：improvisation, intellect, intelligence, strike, talent, brainchild
📜 George Orwell 的更多名言
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."