The research should prove invaluable the study of linguistics.A:uselessB:practicalC:littleD:useful
The research should prove invaluable the study of linguistics.
A:useless
B:practical
C:little
D:useful
B:practical
C:little
D:useful
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解析：本句意思：该研究应证明其在语言学方面很有价值。useless的意思为“无用的，无价值 的”;practical的意思为“实际的，可行的”;little的意思为“小的，少的”;useful的意思为“有用 的”。invaluable的意思为“非常宝贵的，极为贵重的”，它不是valuable的反义词，而是和valua- ble的意思相近。这里invaluable的意思和useful的意思接近。
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