[英和辞典] （人が）陽気な，浮き浮きした，酒宴の好きな
[英英辞典] convivial: relating to feasting, drinking, and good company; festive.(Dictionary.com)
[英和辞典] はね返る；弾性のある
[英英辞典] (adjective) able to recover from difficulty.(Yahoo! Education)
[例文]There’s an ambitious NATO operation under way to drive the Taliban out of southern Afghanistan, Lara Logan reports exclusively. It’s the start of a major spring offensive, and the Taliban are proving to be a resilient enemy.
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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for June 30, 2007 is:
unbeknownst • \un-bih-NOHNST\ • adjective
: happening or existing without the knowledge of someone specified
Example sentence:
Unbeknownst to Clarice, we had been planning a surprise baby shower for her for weeks.
Did you know?
"Unbeknownst" derives from "beknown," an obsolete synonym of "known." But for a word […]
[英和辞典] 〈道路・川などが〉二またに分かれる，分かれて二本になる
[英英辞典] bifurcate: to divide into two branches.(Dictionary.com)
[英和辞典] でしゃばりのずうずうしい，生意気な
[英英辞典] (adjective) going beyond the limits of courtesy or appropriateness.(Yahoo! Education)
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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for June 29, 2007 is:
pococurante • \POH-koh-kyoo-RAN-tee\ • adjective
: indifferent, nonchalant
Example sentence:
At the ball, the snobbish debutante offended many would-be suitors by responding to their greetings in a pococurante manner.
Did you know?
The French writer Voltaire carefully named his characters in Candide (1759) to create allegories. He appended […]
A state of freedom from disturbance of mind.
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[英和辞典] （…と）共謀する，陰謀を企てる《＋『ｗｉｔｈ』＋『名』》
[英英辞典] collude: to act in concert; to conspire.(Dictionary.com)
[英和辞典] ものまね，模倣
[英英辞典] (noun) imitation, aping.(Yahoo! Education)
[英和辞典] （…の）『候補者』，志願者《＋『ｆｏｒ』＋『名』》
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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for June 28, 2007 is:
candidate • \KAN-duh-dayt\ • noun
*1 : one that aspires to or is nominated or qualified for an office, membership, or award 2 : one likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for something specified 3 : a […]