Leonard: Is Thai food okay with you Penny? Penny: Sure. Sheldon: We cant have Thai food, we had Indian for lunch. Penny: So? Sheldon: Theyre both curry based cuisines. Penny: So? Sheldon: They would be gastronomically redundant. I can see were going to have to spell out everything for this girl. Penny: Any ideas Raj? (He just looks at her with a worried expression.) based 【释】containing something as an important part or feature.(牛津高阶) 立基于,以为基础,这里要学习的而是 n+based的结构 【例】carbon-based fuels.(韦氏学习) 碳基燃料 gastronomically 【释】connected with cooking and eating good food.(牛津高阶) 从美食法角度;从烹饪法角度 redundant 【释】repeating something else and therefore unnecessary.(韦氏学习) 冗余的;多余的 【例】Some people say that since all adages are old, the phrase old adage is redundant.(韦氏学习) 有些人说,因为所有的谚语都是古老的,所以说古老的谚语就多余了。 |