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Monthly Archives: 11月 2007

malapropos

30-11月-07

[英和辞典] 《文》《大げさに》適当でない,不都合な

[英英辞典] malapropos: unseasonable or unseasonably; inappropriate or inappropriately.(Dictionary.com)

snowbird

30-11月-07

[英和辞典] (また『snow bunting』)ユキホオジロ

[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for November 30, 2007 is:

snowbird • \SNOH-berd\  • noun
1 : any of several birds (as a junco or fieldfare) seen chiefly in winter *2 : one who travels to warm climes for the winter

Example sentence:
Now that they are retired, the Crawfords have become […]

algorithm

30-11月-07

[英和辞典] アルゴリズム(最大公約数を求める互除法などの演算方式)

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A sequence of well-defined steps for solving a problem.
(Wordsmith.org)
[Example]
(InfoWorld) - Google and other search engines face far more than just a new rival in Wikia, they face the prospect of hundreds, even thousands of new competitors.

The entiresearch engine project Wikia is working onwill enter the open source domain, drastically reducing the cost for […]

hirsute

29-11月-07

[英和辞典] 毛深い(hairy)

[英英辞典] hirsute: covered with hair or bristles.(Dictionary.com)

favonian

29-11月-07

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

favonian • \fuh-VOH-nee-un\  • adjective
: of or relating to the west wind : mild

Example sentence:
A favonian wind blew across the plains, a welcome sign of spring’s imminent arrival.

Did you know?
In "Ode to the West Wind," poet Percy Bysshe Shelley called the "wild West […]

azimuth

29-11月-07

[英和辞典] 方位角,方位《略》『az.』

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The horizontal angle to an object, measured clockwise from a fixed reference point, usually north or south.
(Wordsmith.org)

incongruous

28-11月-07

[英和辞典] 一致しない,調和しない;不釣り合いな

[英英辞典] incongruous: lacking in harmony.(Dictionary.com)

El Dorado

28-11月-07

A place offering fabulous wealth or opportunity.
(Wordsmith.org)

kvetch

27-11月-07

[英英辞典] kvetch: to complain habitually.(Dictionary.com)

clairvoyant

27-11月-07

[英和辞典] 千里眼の,透視力のある

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

clairvoyant • \klair-VOI-unt\  • adjective
1 : having the ability to see beyond the range of ordinary perception *2 : of or relating to the power or faculty of discerning objects not present to the senses

Example sentence:
Minna has such an […]