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Monthly Archives: 9月 2007

exculpatory

27-9月-07

[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for September 24, 2007 is:

exculpatory • \ek-SKUL-puh-tor-ee\  • adjective
: tending or serving to clear from alleged fault or guilt

Example sentence:
The witness’s exculpatory testimony convinced the jury to find the defendant not guilty.

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No one will blame you for having questions about the origins of "exculpatory." The […]

bodacious

27-9月-07

[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for September 26, 2007 is:

bodacious • \boh-DAY-shuss\  • adjective
1 Southern & Midland : outright, unmistakable *2 : remarkable, noteworthy 3 : sexy, voluptuous

Example sentence:
"Bears are not picky eaters especially in the spring, after they wake up from their winter hibernation with […]

vaudeville

27-9月-07

[英和辞典] ボードビル(歌・踊り・コメディ・手品などからなる演芸)

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Theatrical entertainment featuring a variety of acts such as songs, dances, comedy, acrobatics, magic, pantomime, etc.
(Wordsmith.org)

factotum

26-9月-07

[英和辞典] 家事いっさいをやる使用人

[英英辞典] factotum: a person employed to do all kinds of work.(Dictionary.com)

curtail

26-9月-07

[英和辞典] …‘を’削り取る,切り詰める

[英英辞典] (verb) to shorten.(Yahoo! Education)
[例文]Quebec Environment Minister Line Beauchamp is downplaying the blue-green algae problem in provincial lakes, but says she’ll consider some restrictions to curtail cyanobacterial growth.

hessian

26-9月-07

[英和辞典] ヘッセン人(東ドイツのHesse州の住民)

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1. A mercenary soldier or a ruffian.
2. Burlap.
(Wordsmith.org)
[Example]Shorn of its master-of-the-universe pretensions, the city has rediscovered its essential charm as a user-friendly Hessian town with big-city accouterments.

noisome

25-9月-07

[英和辞典] 有害な,健康に良くない

[英英辞典] noisome: offensive or disgusting; also, harmful; unwholesome.(Dictionary.com)

euphoric

25-9月-07

[英和辞典] 幸福感を味わう

[英英辞典] (adjective) a feeling of extreme happiness and well-being; elation.(Yahoo! Education)

artesian

25-9月-07

Pertaining to a natural well that has water rising to the surface without the need of a pump.
(Wordsmith.org)
[Example]Raad al-Saffar bottles drinking water, but unlike some famous bottlers that draw from artesian wells or natural springs, al-Saffar …

panacea

24-9月-07

[英和辞典] 万能薬

[英英辞典] panacea: a cure-all.(Dictionary.com)