Leonard: Is Thai food okay with you Penny?

Penny: Sure.

Sheldon: We can’t have Thai food, we had Indian for lunch.

Penny: So?

Sheldon: They’re both curry based cuisines. (注: n+based+n)

Penny: So?

Sheldon: They would be gastronomically redundant. I can see we’re going to have to spell out everything for this girl.

Penny: Any ideas Raj? (He just looks at her with a worried expression.)

based

【釋】containing something as an important part or feature.(牛津高階)
立基于，以…為基礎(chǔ),這里要學(xué)習(xí)的而是 n+based的結(jié)構(gòu)

【例】a class-based society.(牛津高階)
一個階級社會。

【例】carbon-based fuels.（韋氏學(xué)習(xí)）
碳基燃料。

gastronomically

【釋】connected with cooking and eating good food.(牛津高階)
從美食法角度；從烹飪法角度

redundant

【釋】repeating something else and therefore unnecessary.(韋氏學(xué)習(xí)）
冗余的；多余的

【例】Some people say that since all adages are old, the phrase “old adage” is redundant.(韋氏學(xué)習(xí)）
有些人說,因?yàn)樗械闹V語都是古老的，所以說“古老的諺語”就多余了。

【例】The picture has too much redundant detail.（牛津高階）
這幅畫就太多畫蛇添足的細(xì)節(jié)了。

spell out

【釋】to explain something in a simple, clear way.(牛津高階)
講清楚

【例】You know what I mean—I'm sure I don't need to spell it out.（牛津高階）
你知道我什么意思——我肯定我不用跟你再多解釋了。

【例】She didn't get the hint, so he had to spell it out for her.（韋氏學(xué)習(xí)）
她沒聽懂提示，所以他得跟她解釋解釋了。

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