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发信人: needspeed (天外飞仙), 信区: English
标 题: Glossary of Usage(21)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (Tue May 16 19:37:00 2000), 转信
发信人: nostalgia (寂寞旅程), 信区: EnglishWorld
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Tue May 16 09:03:43 2000)
摘自Little Brown Handbook
center around
Center on is more logical than, and preferable to, center around.
climatic, climactic
Climatic comes from climate and refers to weather: Last winter's
temperatures may indicate a climatic change. Climactic comes from
climax and refers to a dramatic high point: During the climactic duel
between Hamlet and Laertes, Gertrude drinks poisoned wine.
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