apparent changes of the mechanisms; the studies bee plicated。 由於資料的矛盾以及機制的明顯變化,研究變得複雜了。
2。 It was apparent that the glaciation happened in the relatively recent past for the drift was soft and looked like freshly deposited sediment。 很明顯,冰川作用就是在不久的過去發生的,因為漂流的浮冰很柔軟,看起來就像剛沉澱的沉積物一樣。
同義 obvious; evident(a。 明顯的)
要點 apparent在文中通常起強調的作用,比如:It was apparent that。。。這一句型。其副詞形式apparently的出現頻率也比較高,意為“顯然地,明顯地”,如:Apparently; the most obvious reason is。。。
approximate[?'prɑ:ksimeit]v。 接近,近似[?'prɑ:ksim?t]a。 大約的
例句 1。 The approximate range of the circadian rhythm of horseshoe crabs is 22。2 to 25。5 hours。 鱟類生理節律的大致範圍是22。2小時至25。5小時。
2。 It was the Greeks that first calculated the approximate distance around the circumference of the Earth。 希臘人首先計算出了地球圓周的近似距離。
同義 proximity(n。 接近,鄰近)
要點 approximate的含義類似於about; 。。。or so,以及短語close to的用法。此外,approximate的副詞形式approximately也十分常見,比如:Rainfall replaces approximately the amount of water lost through evaporation。
assumption[?'s?mp?n]n。 假定,臆斷;擔任
例句 1。 One can make such an assumption that hands were stenciled palm downward — therefore a left hand stenciled palm upward might of course look as if it were a right hand。 人們可以做出這樣的假設:製作手的模型時手掌是向下的——因此一個手掌向上的左手模型看起來肯定就和右手一樣。
2。 These critics were making a mon assumption that the technological inadequacies of the earlier attempts would occur again invariably。 這些批評家做出了一個共同的假設——早期嘗試中技術缺乏的現象一定會再次出現。
belong[bi'l?:?]v。 屬於,應歸入;適應
例句 In the sixteenth century; fruits and vegetables were only to be found in gardens belonging to the wealthy。 在16世紀,水果和蔬菜只有在屬於富人的花園裡才能看見。
派生 belonging(n。 所有物)
briefly['bri:fli]ad。 暫時地;簡要地
例句 1。 The anthropologists summarized the process of perceiving it briefly。 人類學家簡明扼要地概括了領會這一點的過程。