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Monthly Archives: 5月 2007

hemidemisemiquaver

29-5月-07

[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for May 29, 2007 is:

hemidemisemiquaver • \hem-ih-dem-ih-SEM-ih-kway-ver\  • noun
: a musical note with the time value of 1/64 of a whole note : sixty-fourth note

Example sentence:
The pianist’s fingers became a blur flying over the keys as she played the difficult hemidemisemiquavers of the allegro movement.

Did you know?
Hemidemisemiquavers […]

lowering

29-5月-07

[英和辞典] 低くする,低下させる;堕落させる

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Sullen, frowning, gloomy.
(Wordsmith.org)
[Example]
(InfoWorld) - Intelis betting on a combination of manufacturing prowess and pragmatic chip design to outsellAdvanced Micro Devices’ upcoming quad-core Barcelona processor.

Barcelona, slated for release later this year, is the next version of the Opteron and AMD’s answer to the dual-coreWoodcrestandquad-core Clovertown Xeon processorsintroduced by Intel last year. Billed as a […]

enunciate

28-5月-07

[英和辞典] 〈語・音節〉‘を’(明瞭に)発音する

[英英辞典] enunciate: to utter articulately; also, to state or set forth precisely or systematically.(Dictionary.com)

circumvent

28-5月-07

[英和辞典] …‘を’裏をかく,‘を’出しぬく

[英英辞典] (verb) to get around.(Yahoo! Education)
[例文]
(InfoWorld) - Representatives of large broadband and wireless carriers have voiced opposition to aproposal from consumer groupsthat would impose open access and net neutrality conditions on a spectrum auction next year.

On Thursday, a coalition of consumer groups, including Public Knowledge and Consumers Union, sent a proposal to the U.S. Federal […]

impertinent

28-5月-07

[英和辞典] 無礼な,生意気な;(…に対して)無礼な《+『to』+『名』》

[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for May 28, 2007 is:

impertinent • \im-PER-tuh-nunt\  • adjective
1 : not pertinent : irrelevant *2 a : not restrained within due or proper bounds especially of propriety or good tasteb : given to or characterized by insolent rudeness

Example sentence:
Clearly offended, Susan refused to answer an […]

appellation

27-5月-07

[英和辞典] 《文》名称,称号(title)

[英英辞典] appellation: a name, title, or designation.(Dictionary.com)

arbitrary

27-5月-07

[英和辞典] 随意の,任意の,気まぐれな(capricious)

[英英辞典] (adjective) based on random or merely personal preference.(Yahoo! Education)
[例文]
(InfoWorld) - Vertical Computer Systems is suing Microsoftfor patent infringement related to Microsoft’s .Net framework for building Windows-based software.

Vertical filed suit April 18 in a U.S. District Court in Texas alleging that Microsoft has infringed on its Patent No. 6,826,744 for a “system and method for […]

flimflam

27-5月-07

[英和辞典] 〈U〉ごまかし,ぺてん

[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for May 27, 2007 is:

flimflam • \FLIM-flam\  • verb
: to subject to a deception or fraud

Example sentence:
Mrs. Grayson was one of several people in the neighborhood who were flimflammed into donating money to the phony charity.

Did you know?
English is full of words concerned with trickery and deception, […]

bon vivant

26-5月-07

[英英辞典] bon vivant: a person with refined and sociable tastes.(Dictionary.com)

impeccable

26-5月-07

[英和辞典] (行儀・性格などが)非の打ち所のない,欠点のない

[英英辞典] (adjective) flawless.(Yahoo! Education)
[例文]Designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Richard Rogers, this gorgeously designed hotel with impeccable five-star service is part of the citys urban face-lift.