The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive.
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adv. 精确地;确切地;完全地，全然;恰恰;
💡 ex出，出去+act行动，做+ly表示状态、程度、方式、“...地” →精切的,精确地,恰好
"Good, you have exactly hit off the writer's style."
很好, 你已将那位作家的风格确切地刻画出来了.
近义：identically, just, particularly, perfectly, precisely, properly
反义：inaccurately
adj. 昂贵的，花钱多的;豪华的;
💡 ex出+pens花费+ive形容词后缀→要花钱的→昂贵的
"The two liars asked for more expensive silk."
两个骗子索要了很多昂贵的丝绸。
近义：pricey, costly, dear
反义：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
adj. 将来的，未来的;[语法学]将来时的;
n. 前途;[美国俚语]未婚妻;期货;
💡 futur- 【拉丁传入法语】表示将来的某种状态
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作.
近义：next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反义：prior
adv. 依照;
v. 给予( accord的现在分词 );使和谐一致;使符合;使适合;
💡 according→accord(v. 相一致)+ing→依照- 根据
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
据米克说，这是一部了不起的电影。
近义：applicable, appropriate, apt, meet, pat, proper
adj. 过去的，以前的;结束的;前任的;
n. 过去，过往;往事;[语]过去时;
prep. 超过，超出;远于;越过;
adv. 经过，超过;
💡 past（过去的）已经pass（过去）
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步从他身边走过，都没有回头瞧他一眼。
近义：preterit, preterite, history, background, record, form
反义：modern, newfangled, present, topical, contemporary, current