学个词Learn a Word 第1189期 Bilingual

　　今天我们要学的词是bilingual。 Bilingual, 会说两种语言的。有研究认为， "People who are bilingual are better at multitasking," 会说两种语言的人更善于同时做好几件事情。另外有研究发现， "Being bilingual may delay the onset¹ of Alzheimer's disease," 说两种语言可能可以延缓老年痴呆症症状的出现。在研究涉及的病人中， "People who are bilingual reported that their symptoms had begun five years later than those who spoke² only one language," 说两种语言的人症状比只说一种语言的人晚出现五年。好的，今天我们学习的词是bilingual...

1 onset   

n.进攻，袭击，开始，突然开始

参考例句：

• The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。
• Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。