【例】Experimental data are used to illustrate the application techniques as well as to demonstrate the validity of the approach.試驗數據用來說明應用技術,并驗證這個方法的有效性。
【構詞】de-(加強)+monstr(表示)+-ate(做)→加強表示→演示,說明
【同義替換】prove, confirm
【派生】demonstration n.論證,證實;演示,說明
【真題】Alvarez’s experience demonstrates the importance of finding ways to diffuse stress before it threatens your health and your ability to function.
Alvarez的經歷表明,要在壓力威脅到你的健康和機能之前找到方法疏導它,這一點很重要。
Rival
N.競爭者,對手 v.競爭,對抗 a.競爭的
【例】This theoretical question is the subject of two rival doctrines.這一理論問題是兩個對立學派爭論的焦點。
【構詞】riv(河)+-al →兩人隔河相望 →對手,競爭者
【同義替換】competitor, opponent, adversary, match
【派生】rivalry n.競爭
【真題】Later, more established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might beat them to the punch.
【真題】The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of woman into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japan’s rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs.