Skepticism 怀疑主义 doubt
Subsidy 资助 financing
Conjectural 猜测的 based on guessing
Employing 采用 using
Assortment 种类 variety
Exalted 高级的 superior
Ingots 银锭/块 blocks of silver mixed with copper
Came of age 出现了,成名了 established itself
Trace 痕迹 imprints
Exposed 暴露 uncovered
Adversely 逆向/反的 negatively
Altered 改变 changed
Noxious 有毒的,有害的 harmful
Detectable 可以探测的 measurable
Acute 敏锐的,剧烈的 intense
Exceeded 超越 surpassed
Astounding 惊讶的 surprising
Durable 耐久的 lasting
Customarily 通常 usually
Induced 导致 caused
Remarkable 异常的 extraordinary
Exerted 运用 applied
Restricted 限制 limited
Intricate 错综复杂的 complex
Vary 区别,不同 differ
Initially 首先 at first
Cohesion 凝聚力 unity
Consciously 有意识地,故意地 purposely
Unadorned 未装饰的,平凡的 plain
Consumption 消费,吃 eating
Constituents 组成部分 components
Calculated 计算,决定 determined
Ceased 停止 stop
Prominent 著名的 distinguished
Apply to 应用于 used for
Coarser 粗糙的 rougher
Dense 浓密的 thick
Thanks to 由于 because of
Eagerly anticipated 渴望,期待 looked forward to
Properties 特征,特点 characteristics
Ascribed to 归功于,认为 assumed to be true of
Revolutionized 巨变,革命 dramatically changed
Appeal 吸引attraction
Spawned 产生,产卵 created
Core 核心 center
Embedded 镶嵌 encased
Spotting 识别 identifying
Dogma 信仰,教条 belief
Detect 发现 discovered the presence of
Shied away from 避免 avoided
Milestone 里程碑 significant development
Critical 关键的 essential
Jolting 震动 shocking
Magnitude 程度/大小 extent
Puncture 刺穿:pierce
Dramatic 戏剧性的,显著的:striking