今日单词:
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counterintuitive | 反常识的(形容词) | (adjective) Opposite to what appears obviously and naturally true. | EXAMPLE: Medical researchers discovered that the cure for smallpox was counterintuitive ... patients who were given smallpox in tiny doses became immune and so were cured. 医学研究人员发现,天花的治疗方法具有反常识性。病人在接受了微剂量的天花病菌后便产生了免疫力,病也不治而愈。 |
今日短语:
短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
sticking point | 症结 | A disagreement or situation which stops progress towards a goal; the cause of an impasse. | EXAMPLE: The sticking point in the negotiation between buyer and seller was a dispute over shipping costs. 买卖双方谈判的症结是货运成本问题上的争议。 |