[英和辞典] 名だたる
[英英辞典] egregious: outrageously bad.(Dictionary.com)
[例文]House Democrats held up the histories of Private First Class Jessica Lynch and Corporal Pat Tillman as egregious examples of U.S. officials’ twisting the truth for public relations in wartime.
[英和辞典] （予期された時間に）遅れた；（あいさつなど）遅ればせの
[英英辞典] (adjective) delayed past the proper time.(Yahoo! Education)
[例文]JVC Jazz Festival in NYC Plans Belated Birthday Party for Songstress Nancy Wilson
[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 31, 2007 is:
tyro • \TYE-roh\ • noun
: a beginner in learning : novice
Example sentence:
A reviewer described the new photography manual as "a clear explanation of the basics, ideal for tyros but too elementary for seasoned shutterbugs."
Did you know?
The word "tyro" is hardly a newcomer to […]
Given to scratching the ground to look for food.
(Wordsmith.org)
[英和辞典] 天空にある，高い
[英英辞典] supernal: being on high; celestial.(Dictionary.com)
[英和辞典] すぐ反応する，共鳴しやすい；応答する
[英英辞典] (adjective) reacting quickly and appropriately.(Yahoo! Education)
[例文]
(InfoWorld) - IBM and Hewlett-Packard, in separate announcements Tuesday, each used wordssuch as”simple,” “reliable,” and “affordable” to describe how their new products serves the small-to-medium business market.
IBM says it is introducing a new entry-level server, the System i Express, with a starting list price of $7,995, that can be […]
[英和辞典] （ギリシア神話の海神Ｐｒｏｔｅｕｓのように）変幻自在な
[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 30, 2007 is:
protean • \PROH-tee-un\ • adjective
1 : of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms *2 : displaying great diversity or variety : versatile
Example sentence:
Bradley has made the most of the space in […]
[英和辞典] …‘を’うまい言葉でだます，だましてまき上げる
[英英辞典] cajole: to coax.(Dictionary.com)
[英和辞典] にせの，偽造の
[英英辞典] (adjective) lacking authenticity or validity.(Yahoo! Education)
[例文]
(InfoWorld) - The most sensitive and highly classified data communicated over the nation’s internal computer networks remains at risk for exposure, according to key witnesses in the government’s investigation into the United States Coast Guard’s Deepwater procurement program.
According to Michael DeKort, a former lead systems engineer at Lockheed Martin […]
[英和辞典] 〈人〉‘を’ひどく叱りつける；‘に’小言を言う
[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 29, 2007 is:
berate • \bih-RAYT\ • verb
: to scold or condemn vehemently and at length
Example sentence:
I quit my job after my boss berated me for addressing a letter incorrectly.
Did you know?
"Berate" and one sense of the verb "rate" can both mean "to scold angrily or […]