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例句 The original inhabitants of Australia have grown the interest in the rock art over the last two centuries。 澳大利亞原始居民對巖洞藝術的興趣已有兩個世紀之久了。
inhospitable[?inhɑ:'spit?bl]a。 荒涼的;不好客的;不適居留的
例句 1。 Spartina also can pose serious problems; for example turning mudflats into marshes that are inhospitable to many native fish and birds。 米草屬植物也能引起嚴重的問題,比如使泥灘轉變成不適合多數當地魚類和鳥類居住的溼地。
2。 The hypothesis has gained increasing support in recent years because the remains of large land animals have been found in southeastern Alaska dating between 10;000 and 12;500 years ago and this is the period in which most scientists formerly believed the area to be inhospitable for humans。 這個假設在近年得到越來越多的支援,因為距今10000至12500年的體積較大的陸生動物遺骸在阿拉斯加東南部被發現,而大部分科學家以前曾認為這一時期此地是不適宜人類居住的。
要點 inhospitable在閱讀文章裡常用來描述環境、氣候等不適宜居住。例如:This area is inhospitable for humans and animals。
inspire[in'spai?r]v。 鼓舞,激勵;給…以靈感
例句 1。 The success of these geologists inspired others to focus on the rock and fossil records found in different parts of the world。 這些地質學家的成功鼓舞了其他人專注於研究在世界各地找到的岩石和化石記錄。
2。 Perhaps the paintings were inspired by the need to increase the supply of animals as food。 或許這些畫作的靈感來源是對作為食物的動物的需求增加。
3。 Thomas Edison's design of the Kinetoscope inspired the invention of large screen projection。 托馬斯·愛迪生設計的電影放映機啟發了大螢幕投影儀的發明。
同義 stimulate(v。 鼓舞,激勵)
要點 inspire除了可以表示“創作靈感的激發”以外,如例句所示,在託福閱讀考試中,還可以表示“推動…的發展”的含義。
interpret[in't?:rprit]v。 解釋,說明;理解
例句 1。 Chi