It is curious to note the old sea-margins of human thought. Each subsiding century reveals some new mystery; we build where monsters used to hide themselves.
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adj. 好奇的; 好求知的;奇妙的; 稀奇的;
💡 cur关心+ious….的→关心的，好奇的
"They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs."
他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。
近义：odd, peculiar, rare, strange, uncommon, unconventional
反义：artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
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
pron. 他[她，它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练，能够对付持刀袭击。
近义：herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
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. 笔记;便笺;音符;钞票;
vt. 注意;记录;对…加注释;指出;
"I'll make a note of our next meeting in my diary."
我将把下次会议的事记在我的记事簿上。
近义：apprehend, notice, observe, perceive, realize, see
反义：neglect, overleap, overlook, pass, pretermit, slight