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Monthly Archives: 8月 2007

malacia

29-8月-07

1. An abnormal craving for spiced food.
2. Softening of the organ or tissue.
(Wordsmith.org)

pukka

28-8月-07

[英英辞典] pukka: authentic; genuine; also, first-class.(Dictionary.com)

phlegmatic

28-8月-07

[英英辞典] (adjective) sluggish and unemotional in temperament.(Yahoo! Education)

stagflation

28-8月-07

[英和辞典] スタグフレーション(不況下での物価高)

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

stagflation • \stag-FLAY-shun\  • noun
: persistent inflation combined with stagnant consumer demand and relatively high unemployment

Example sentence:
In the ’70s, when the economy slid into stagflation, many college graduates had difficulty landing the high-paying jobs they had expected.

Did you know?
"Stagflation" is a portmanteau, that […]

eyeservice

28-8月-07

Work done only when the employer is present.
(Wordsmith.org)

atelier

27-8月-07

[英和辞典] アトリエ,画室;(芸術家の)仕事場(studio)

[英英辞典] atelier: a workshop; a studio.(Dictionary.com)

sequential

27-8月-07

[英和辞典] 引き続いて起こる,結果として起こる

[英英辞典] (adjective) arranged in an order or series.(Yahoo! Education)
[例文]
(InfoWorld) - Baidu.com, China’s top search engine, is on a roll. The company announced its first-quarter revenue and profit more than doubled thanks to skyrocketing demand for online ads.

Baidu reported first-quarter revenue of 275.6 million renminbi ($35.6 million as of March 31, the last day of the […]

objet trouve

27-8月-07

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

objet trouvé • \AWB-zhay-troo-VAY\  • noun
: a natural or discarded object found by chance and held to have aesthetic value

Example sentence:
The museum’s latest show, which features objets trouvés, is a dramatic change from last year’s exhibition of medieval religious art.

Did you know?
"Objet trouvé" […]

bedswerver

27-8月-07

An unfaithful spouse.
(Wordsmith.org)

gravitas

26-8月-07

[英英辞典] gravitas: high seriousness.(Dictionary.com)