notable[nout?bl]a。 值得注意的;明显的;著名的 n。 名人
例句 1。 In the production of high quality porcelain ceramics; the Song dynasty was really notable。 在高品质陶瓷器的生产方面,宋朝确实非常有名。
2。 In order to publicize his new book; the notable writer visited this big bookstore。 为了宣传自己的新书,这位知名作家莅临了这家大型书店。
要点 notable通常用来强调某些信息十分重要,但是在托福阅读考试中,也出现过notable表示“明显的”用法,比如:They were reasonably well governed without notable corruption or grandiose state projects。
novelty[nɑ:vlti]n。 新奇,新颖;新奇的事物
例句 1。 Even though some early critics thought that sound film would fade; its popularity during the First World War proved that it was more than a technical novelty。 尽管一些早期的评论家认为有声电影会淡出人们的视线,但是从它风靡整个一战时期来看,它不仅仅是一项技术创新。
2。 Theres no denying that in those days; radio broadcasting was quite a novelty。 不可否认,在那些岁月里,无线电广播确实是个新鲜事物。
同义 newness(n。 新奇)
originate[?ri?ineit]v。 起源;发起;创办
例句 1。 To help understand why and how theater originated; anthropologists have developed lots of theories。 为了帮助理解剧院创办的原因及方法,人类学家想出了许多理论。
2。 Less than a billion years after the Earth was formed; life originated in the early seas。 在地球形成之后不到10亿年里,生命体就在早期的海洋中出现了。
同义 initiate(v。 起源)
ornament[?:rn?m?nt]n。 装饰(物),点缀(物)[?:rn?ment]v。 装饰,点缀
例句 1。 The tradition of religious sculpture extends over most historical periods but is less clearly delineated than other stoneware or porcelains because it embraces the old custom of earthenware burial ceramics with later religious images and architectural ornament。 宗教雕塑的传统遍及大部分历史时期,但与其他的缸瓦器和陶器相比却很少被清晰地表现,因为它遵循陶器葬品、后来的宗教形象以及建筑装饰的旧习。
2。 On the Christmas tree; ornaments are shining and sparkling。 圣诞树上的装饰品闪闪发光。
同义 adornment(n。 装饰)
outline[autlain]n。 轮廓;概要 v。 描绘;略述
例句 1。 She pencilled the rough outline of the mountain in front of her house。 她用铅笔画出房屋前的山的轮廓图。
2。 The course outline hasnt been prepared yet。 课程概要还没有准备好。
同义 profile(n。 轮廓);summarization(n。 概要)
paleolithic[?p?li?liθik]a。 旧石器时代的
例句 The fine art of the cultural period followed the Upper Paleolithic focused on portraying the kinds of animals that people of that period preferred to hunt instead of those large game animals。 旧石器时代晚期之后的文化时期的美术作品专注于描绘那些当时人们喜欢捕猎的动物种类,而不是大型的狩猎动物。
pastoral[p?st?r?l]a。 田园生活的;牧人的;宁静的
例句 In spite of the fact that wealth is relatively evenly distributed in pastoral societies; gender inequality still exists since military skills and social status are still only accessible to men。 尽管事实上财富在农业社会是被均匀分配的,但性别不平等现象依旧存在,因为军事技能和社会地位仍只能被男性所获得。
派生 pastoralist(n。 田园诗作者)
pastoralism[p?st?r?liz?m]n。 田园主义
例句 Pastoralism is a kind of lifestyle in which economic activity is based primarily on livestock。 田园主义是一种以饲养家畜为主要经济活动的生活方式。
pigment[pigm?nt]n。 颜料;色素
例句 The Chinese acquired a blue pigment from the Middle East; which is a purified form of cobalt oxide unobtainable at that time in China。 中国人从中东地区得到了一种蓝色的颜料,这是一种从氧化钴中提取出来的颜料,在当时的中国很难得到。
同义 paint(n。 颜料)
porcelain[p?:rs?lin]n。 瓷器 a。 瓷的,瓷器的
例句 1。 China is a country with a long…lasting civilization that has a plex social and visual history; in which pottery and porcelain play a major role。 中国是一个有着悠久文明的国家,中国的文明包含复杂的社会和视觉历史,其中陶器和瓷器起了很重要的作用。
2。 Various porcelain ware are sold in the small shop around the corner。 拐角处的小商店出售各种各样的瓷器。
同义 china(n。 瓷器)
portray[p?:rtrei]v。 描绘;扮演(某角色)