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Unit3单词讲义
portrait
词性:名词
中文意思:肖像,画像
英文释义:a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person's face or head
词源:源自拉丁语“portraitus”,意为“描绘”或“刻画”。
例句:The artist painted a portrait of the queen.(艺术家画了一幅女王的肖像。)
固定搭配:portrait painting(肖像画),portrait photographer(人像摄影师)
近义词:picture, image, likeness
landscape
词性:名词
中文意思:风景,山水画
英文释义:an expanse of scenery that can be seen in one view; a picture representing this
词源:源自荷兰语“landschap”,意为“土地形状”或“地形”。
例句:The landscape of the countryside is beautiful.(乡村的风景很美。)
固定搭配:landscape design(景观设计),landscape architecture(景观建筑学)
近义词:scenery, view, vista
wander
词性:动词
中文意思:漫步,徘徊,迷路
英文释义:to move slowly and without a fixed purpose; to go from place to place without any particular destination in mind
词源:源自古英语“wandrian”,意为“漫游”或“徘徊”。
例句:I often wander around the city when I have free time.(我有空时经常在城市里闲逛。)
固定搭配:wander aimlessly(漫无目的地游荡),wander off(走失,离开)
近义词:roam, stroll, meander
gallery
词性:名词
中文意思:画廊,美术馆,走廊
英文释义:a room or building containing a collection of paintings, sculptures, etc. for public viewing; a long hall or passage with rooms opening off it on each side
词源:源自拉丁语“galeria”,意为“展示商品的地方”。
例句:We visited an art gallery to see some famous paintings.(我们参观了一个艺术画廊,看一些著名的画作。)
固定搭配:art gallery(艺术画廊),gallery owner(画廊老板),gallery space(画廊空间)
近义词:museum, exhibition hall, showroom
decade
词性:名词
中文意思:十年,十年期
英文释义:a period of ten years; a decade as part of a century (e.g. the '90s)
词源:源自拉丁语“deca-”,意为“十”。
例句:The last decade has seen significant changes in technology.(过去的十年里,科技发生了重大变化。)
固定搭配:decade of progress(进步的十年),new decade(新的十年),decades ago(几十年前)
mostly
词性:副词
中文意思:主要地,大部分
英文释义:in most cases; mainly; largely
词源:来自most(最多的)+ -ly(副词后缀)
例句:I mostly eat vegetables for dinner.
固定搭配:mostly likely(很可能),mostly sunny(多晴的),mostly cloudy(多云的)
近义词:mainly, predominantly, primarily
pond
词性:名词
中文意思:池塘,水池
英文释义:a small body of still water, often artificial
词源:来自古英语“pond”
例句:The ducks were swimming in the pond.
固定搭配:fish pond(鱼塘),kidney pond(肾池),stock pond(贮水池)
近义词:pool, reservoir,