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Youngbuts Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
double meaning of a word
Hello,
It is difficult for me to understand the following sentence. Would you take a look at it?
The archaeological record authenticates the appearance of extraterrestrials.
According to dirctionaries, the word "appearance" has several meanings and in the above sentence, I think "a look" and "an arrival" are both possible. Am I right? Otherwise, is there a way to distinguish them in a sentence?
Many thanks in advance
It is difficult for me to understand the following sentence. Would you take a look at it?
The archaeological record authenticates the appearance of extraterrestrials.
According to dirctionaries, the word "appearance" has several meanings and in the above sentence, I think "a look" and "an arrival" are both possible. Am I right? Otherwise, is there a way to distinguish them in a sentence?
Many thanks in advance
Top answer
In this sentence it would mean arrival.
- In this sentence it would mean arrival.
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youngbuts is there a way to distinguish them in a sentence?Of course: context, general knowledge and common sense. That is how we distinguish the meanings all of our polysemous words.
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