🧩 词语组成解析
second
['sɛkənd]
n. 秒;瞬间;次货;第二份食物;
adj. 第二的;次要的;居第二位的;另外的;
adv. 第二;其次;以第二位;
vt. 支持;临时调派;附议;赞成提案;
sec跟随+ond=one第一→跟随第一个之后→第二;秒
n. (罗马)拉特兰教堂, 拉特兰宫(现为博物馆)
council
['kaʊnsl]
n. 委员会;(郡、镇等)政务会;(尤指旧时讨论特定步骤的)协商会议;市政(或地方管理)服务机构;
coun(com-=together)+cil(to summer)→会议
🗣️ 情景例句
I understand you used to be in the construction business,
听说你过去从事建筑业
It is better to be safe than sorry.
事后追悔不如事前稳妥。
We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
在小说中,我们经常读到一个表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭,却有着某种多年不为人所知的骇人听闻的秘密。