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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。 There's 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 hasn't 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 pref
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