Dec 15, 2008 Volume 1, #1 (1)

lintelleUID: 2297267

The minister was praised for his acute political ______.
A) antecedent
B) antediluvian
C) antennae
D) anterior

lintelleUID: 2297267

C) antennae
= ability to understand complicated political situations

ante-:
prefix, in nouns, adjectives, and verbs
before; in front of

antecedent:
1. a thing or event that exists or come before another, and may have influenced it
2. the people in sb's family who lived long time ago; ancestors
3. a word or phrase to which the following word, especially a pronoun, refers.先行词
as adj: previous

antediluvian:
very old fashioned

antenna:
1. either of the two long thin parts on the heads of some insects and some animals that live in shells, used to feel and touch things with
2. aerial

anterior:
(of a part of the body) at or near the front


[ 本帖最后由 lintelle 于 2008-12-16 11:31 编辑 ]

艾惟UID: 2502625

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lintelleUID: 2297267

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frank_chowUID: 2524907

现在过来多支持楼主啊……:)

这题考的是ANTENNA的第三个意思：
antennae plural   : a special sensitivity or receptiveness  *his political antennae proved to be shrewder than ever ?Erich Segal*

lintelleUID: 2297267

呵呵，终于有点人气了的样子。欢迎欢迎～