predominance n.优势
Just as inevitably,the retreat from predominance(n.) proved painful.[2000年阅读1]
[译文]从优势地位上退出的痛苦也同样是不可避免的。
primacy n.首位
A comparison of Brirish geological publications over the last century and a half reveals not simply an increasing emphasis on the primacy(n.)of research,but also a changing definition of what constitutes an acceptable research paper.[2001年阅读]
[译文]对过去一个半世纪的英国地质出版物进行比较,我们不但发现人们对研究的重视程度在不断增加,而且发现人们对可以接受的论文的定义也在不断变化。
provincial a. ①省的.区域的[生] a.②(贬)眼光狭隘的,守旧的,迂腐的
What does “national” mean? Roy Romanow and Senator Michael Kirby recommended a federal-provincial(a.) body much like the recently created National Health Council.[2005年阅读]
[译文]全国性指什么?罗曼诺先生和科比议员的建议是,像近来创立的国家健康咨询中心那样,是一个各省联邦的实体。
psychoactive a.作用于精神的,影响(或改变)心理状态的
Psychoactive(a.) substances are commonly grouped according to whether they are stimulants,depressants,or hallucinogens.[1997年阅读]
[译文]影响精神状态的物质通常分为兴奋剂、镇静剂和迷幻剂。
prefrontal a.额叶前部的,前额的
But not all parts of the brain are equally involved;[he limbic system (the“emotional brain”)is especially active, while the prefrontal (a.) cortex(the center of intellect and reasoning) is relatively quiet.[2005年阅读]
[译文]但并不是所有大脑的部位都参与活动;控制情绪的大脑部位异常活跃,然而控制智力和理性的大脑部位却相对平静。