$解:①设223=x$
$ \begin{aligned}则原式&=x²-(x+1)(x-1) \\ &=x²-(x²-1) \\ &=x²-x²+1 \\ &=1 \\ \end{aligned}$
$②设3.456=a$
$则2.456=a-1,5.456=a+2,1.456=a-2$
$可得3.456×2.456×5.456-3.456³-1.456² $
$=a×(a-1)×(a+2)-a³-(a-2)²$
$=a³+a²-2a-a³-a²+4a-4$
$=2a-4$
$因为a=3.456$
$所以原式=2a-4=2×3.456-4=2.912.$