When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
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adj. 卓越的;著名的;受人尊敬的;显得重要的;
v. 辨别，区别( distinguish的过去式和过去分词);突出;区别(distinguish的过去式);
💡 distinguish区别+ed表形容词→与众不同→著名的
"a distinguished career in medicine"
在医学领域的辉煌生涯
近义：illustrious, appointed, leading, marked, meritorious, outstanding
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
adj. 上了年纪的;过了中年的;较老的;
n. 老人;
💡 elder年长的 + ly ...的→ 过了中年的,稍老的
"It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly."
这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售.
近义：major, mature, obsolete, old, older, senile
反义：juvenile, unmarried, youthful, boyish
n. 科学家;科学工作者;
💡 scient有知识的+ist从事某种职业的人 →科学家
"the cartoon figure of the mad scientist working in his laboratory"
疯狂的科学家在实验室工作的卡通形象
近义：researcher, investigator
adv. 几乎，差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多；几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义：liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
adv. 无疑;当然;确定;肯定;
💡 certain确实的+ly副词后缀，…地 → 确实地，一定地，当然地
"I shall certainly keep a beady eye on his behaviour."
我一定会时刻睁大眼睛提防他的行为。
近义：indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely
反义：hesitatingly, hesitatively, indecisively, arguably, tentatively, wonderingly
adj. 不可能的，做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的，不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
💡 im不，无，非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
这孩子老跟人作对，没法让她高兴。
近义：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反义：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open