who put his questions to nature instead of to the ancients,
他向自然界而不是向古人提出问题，
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 32 Galileo reborn

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

nature ['netʃɚ] 词频1 词根: 出生
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
instead [ɪn'stɛd] 词频1 词根: 站立
adv. 代替，顶替;反而;反倒;
💡 在(in)三杯(s)茶(tea)里用靴子(b) 代替杯子
"Lee was ill so I went instead."
李病了，所以我去了。
近义：however, rather
questions
n. 问题（question的复数）
ancients
n. 古代的( ancient的复数形式 ); 古老的; 年老的; 老式的

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句

A sound made by tapping on the hull of a ship will be reflected from the sea bottom,
敲打船体所发了的声音会从海底传回来，
But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows,
可是老年人已经饱尝了人间的甘苦，
He is now satisfied merely to try to stand up, but as soon as he does so a porpoise knocks him flat.
此时的海龟，只要能站起来就满足了，但它刚站起来，就被一只海豚击倒。
giant hovercraft liners could span the Atlantic;
大型的气垫班轮或许能跨越大西洋。
many of them serious and senior scientists---- who dream of sending people to it.
其中的不少人是认真和资深的科学家，他们一直梦想着把人送上火星。
for it is then almost ready to undertake heavy work and can begin to earn its keep straight away.
这个年龄的象差不多已能干重活，可以很快挣回饲养它的开支。