It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
adj. 有学问的;博学的;学术上的;精通某门学问的;
v. 学习(learn的过去式和过去分词);得知;
💡 learn学习+ed形容词后缀 → 有学问的；学术上的
"He has not yet learned how to be gracious in defeat."
他还没有学会怎样豁达大度地面对失败。
近义：highbrow, informed, knowing, knowledgeable, lettered, literate
adj. 正确的;合适的;符合公认准则的;得体的;
v. 改正;批改;指出错误;
💡 cor共同+rect正→全部改正→纠正
"He was correct in his assertion that the minister had been lying."
他认定部长说谎，事实果然如此。
近义：righto, right, mend, rectify, emend, rebuke
反义：impair, disarrange, disorder, misdirect, misguide, mislead
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. 上下文;背景;环境;语境;
💡 con共同+text文本→上下文
"This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s."
这篇演说需要放到20世纪60年代的英国这一背景之下来看待。
近义：meaning, significance, drift, background
反义：keynote, motif
n. 兴趣，爱好;利害关系，利益;利息;趣味，感兴趣的事;
vt. 使产生兴趣;使参与，使加入;引起…的意愿;使产生关系;
💡 在最高级（est）之间（inter）容易产生 兴趣 在休息(rest)中间(inter)有 利息，真 有趣 在(in)特(te) 有趣的游戏里休息(rest)
"the awakening of interest in the environment"
对环境产生的兴趣
近义：absorb, wow, engross, enthuse, excite, fascinate
反义：overfatigue, overtire, overwork, pall, spend, tucker
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