英語四級單詞每天背 第0138期

inspiration

英 [??nsp??re??n] 美 [??nsp??re??n]

n. 靈感；啟發(fā)靈感的人（或事物）；鼓舞人心的人（或事物）；（突然想到的）好主意，妙計(jì)；吸氣，吸入

例句：

Both poets drew their inspiration from the countryside.
兩位詩人都是從鄉(xiāng)村得到他們的靈感。

She drew her inspiration from her childhood experiences.
她從兒時(shí)的經(jīng)歷中獲得靈感。

My inspiration comes from poets like Baudelaire and Jacques Prévert.
我的靈感來自像波德萊爾和雅克·普萊維爾這樣的詩人。

inverse

英 [??n?v??s] 美 [??n?v??rs]

adj. 相反的，倒轉(zhuǎn)的；顛倒的，逆的

n. 相反（的事物），顛倒（的事物）（the inverse）；（數(shù)）反數(shù)，倒數(shù)；（數(shù)）逆元素

例句：

Evil is the inverse of good.
惡是善的反面。

In 6% of cases, an inverse distribution may occur, with rash mostly on the extremities.
在6%的病例中，可能出現(xiàn)相反的分布，皮疹主要發(fā)生在四肢。

In usual materials, one finds an inverse relation between the two properties, whereas for many practical applications simultaneous presence of both properties is desirable.
在通常的材料中，人們會發(fā)現(xiàn)這兩種性質(zhì)之間的反比關(guān)系，而在許多實(shí)際應(yīng)用中，同時(shí)存在這兩種性質(zhì)是可取的。

possibly

英 [?p?s?bli] 美 [?pɑ?s?bli]

adv. 可能，或許；（用于強(qiáng)調(diào)驚訝或震驚）怎么，究竟；怎么可能，絕不可能（用于否定句，表強(qiáng)調(diào)）；能不能，能否（用于禮貌地請求）；盡量，盡可能

例句：

I can't possibly meet that deadline.
我不可能如期完成。

No I really can't possibly answer that!
不，我真地根本不可能回答那個問題。

They were casually dressed; possibly students.
他們穿著隨意，可能是學(xué)生。

deed

英 [di?d] 美 [di?d]

n. 行為，行動；契約，證書；功績，英勇事跡

v. 立契轉(zhuǎn)讓

例句：

He is all talk and no deed.
他光說空話，沒有行動。

My grandmother says a good deed is its own reward.
我的奶奶說，做好事本身就是一種回報(bào)。

Smith changed his name by deed poll to Jervis-Smith.
史密斯通過單邊契據(jù)將自己的名字更改為杰維斯—史密斯。

notable

英 [?n??t?bl] 美 [?no?t?bl]

adj. 顯要的，值得注意的；非常成功的，令人尊敬的

n. 顯要人物，名流

例句：

His eyes are his most notable feature.
他的雙眼是他最明顯的特征。

According to this study, women have made notable gains at the expense of men.
根據(jù)這項(xiàng)研究，女性以犧牲男性的利益為代價(jià)而取得了顯著收益。

The proposed new structure is notable not only for its height, but for its shape.
那座提議的新建筑值得注意，不僅因其高度，還因其外形。

回顧

1. inspiration
2. inverse
3. possibly
4. deed
5. notable