GRE 填空


Some of the areas of research covered in the collection have already attracted substantial scholarly interest, while others are more_____, hence requiring pioneering effort to map the territory and suggest productive avenues of inquiry.

A. intricate
B. pristine
C. parochial
D. heterogeneous
E. onerous


















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Some of the areas of research covered in the collection have already attracted substantial scholarly interest, while others are more_____, hence requiring pioneering effort to map the territory and suggest productive avenues of inquiry.

A. intricate
B. pristine
C. parochial
D. heterogeneous
E. onerous

收集的一些研究領域已經吸引了大量的學術興趣，而另外一些更為_____，因此需要開拓性的努力來繪製領土並提出有效的研究途徑。

Ans: B

 effort 
/ˈef.ɚt/
noun 氣力；精力；努力
noun （尤指不理想的或難以確定的）結果

 territory 
/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/
noun 領土；領域；領地；活動範圍
noun 領域；地盤（某一動物或人想控制的、或認為屬於其自己的區域）
noun （知識等的）領域，範疇（你瞭解或有經驗的學科）

 avenue
/ˈæv.ə.nuː/
noun （兩邊有樹或高樓的）大街；（鄉間寬闊的）林蔭大道
noun 方法；途徑；管道

 inquiry
/ˈɪŋ.kwɚ.i/
noun 詢問，打聽

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