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Monthly Archives: 1月 2008

adventitious

20-1月-08

[英和辞典] 偶然の

[英英辞典] adventitious: added extrinsically; not essentially inherent.(Dictionary.com)

shank’s mare

20-1月-08

[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for January 16, 2008 is:

shank’s mare • \SHANKS-MAIR\  • noun
: one’s own legs

Example sentence:
We were determined to see the ruins, and when we found out the shuttle bus wasn’t running that day, we traveled by shank’s mare.

Did you know?
"A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!" […]

hustings

20-1月-08

[英和辞典] (選挙のための)政見発表の演壇(会場);《英》選挙演説;選挙運動

[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for January 20, 2008 is:

hustings • \HUSS-tingz\  • noun
*1 : a place where political campaign speeches are made 2 : the proceedings or locale of an election campaign

Example sentence:
In contrast to his opponent, the incumbent senator looked cool and composed up on the […]

quietus

19-1月-08

[英和辞典] 《文》(債務などの)清算,解除

[英英辞典] quietus: final acquittance, as from debt; also, rest; death.(Dictionary.com)

shank’s mare

19-1月-08

[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for January 16, 2008 is:

shank’s mare • \SHANKS-MAIR\  • noun
: one’s own legs

Example sentence:
We were determined to see the ruins, and when we found out the shuttle bus wasn’t running that day, we traveled by shank’s mare.

Did you know?
"A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!" […]

apodictic

19-1月-08

[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for January 19, 2008 is:

apodictic • \ap-uh-DIK-tik\  • adjective
: expressing or of the nature of necessary truth or absolute certainty

Example sentence:
The apodictic tone of Liza’s writing reflects her complete confidence in the correctness of her statements.

Did you know?
There’s something remarkable about a word which, when periodically dusted […]

stoic

18-1月-08

[英和辞典] (苦しみ・喜びなどに)無関心な人,克己心の強い人;禁欲(克己)主義者

[英英辞典] stoic: indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; also, one who is stoic.(Dictionary.com)
[例文]
AP - After the Portland Trail Blazers won their 11th straight game, normally stoic owner Paul Allen looked directly at a camera and jubilantly held up one finger on each hand to signify the streak.

shank’s mare

18-1月-08

[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for January 16, 2008 is:

shank’s mare • \SHANKS-MAIR\  • noun
: one’s own legs

Example sentence:
We were determined to see the ruins, and when we found out the shuttle bus wasn’t running that day, we traveled by shank’s mare.

Did you know?
"A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!" […]

weasel word

18-1月-08

[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for January 18, 2008 is:

weasel word • \WEE-zul-WURD\  • noun
: a word used in order to mislead a person or to avoid a straight answer

Example sentence:
Instead of just saying outright that jobs are going to be cut, the head of the company has taken to using weasel […]

kerfuffle

18-1月-08

[英和辞典] から騒ぎ,つまらない大騒ぎ

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A commotion.
(Wordsmith.org)