Word of the Day for Friday, June 8, 2012
divulse \dahy-VUHLS\, verb:
To tear away or apart.
A perforation having been so made, it is safer to divulse the opening rather than to enlarge it by cutting in order to avoid the possibility of opening a blood vessel in an inaccessible region.
-- Eugene Fuller, M.D., The Journal of the American Medical Association
Even if you are the kooper of the winkel over measure never lost a license. Nor a duckindonche divulse from bath and breakfast.
-- James Joyce, Finnegans Wake
Divulse comes from the Latin root vellere meaning "plucked". The prefix di- is a variation of dis- before the letter v meaning "apart" or "away", as in disown.
divulse\ dahy VUHLS\，動詞：撕裂或分開。穿孔已如此作出的，它是安全，到divulse開放，而不是擴大它切割，以避免在人跡罕至的地區開放血管的可能性。 - 尤金·富勒，醫學博士，美國醫學協會雜誌“即使你是以上措施的溫克爾kooper永遠失去了牌照。 ，也不是從浴缸和早餐duckindonche divulse。 - 詹姆斯·喬伊斯，芬尼根守靈divulse來自拉丁詞根，意思是“撥弦”vellere。 DI-前綴是一種變異，顯示之前至五意思是“分開”或“離開”在斷絕關係的信。
2012年6月8日 星期五
2012年6月7日 星期四
2012_06_07 Natch adv.當然，自然。Of course; naturally.
Word of the Day for Thursday, June 7, 2012
natch \nach\, adverb:
Of course; naturally.
She was even more delighted to hear that you were planning to invest in her health club, and hopes to see you there as a patron as well as an investor. At reduced rates, natch?
-- Evelyn E. Smith, Miss Melville Returns
Yes, well, your father, who has no humanitarian instincts, is already designing a computer program to put the Lever process on automatic. For a small fee, natch.
-- Dana Stabenow, Second Star
Natch is a shortening and respelling of the common English word naturally.
natch\膽鹼\，副詞：
當然，自然。
她更高興聽到你計劃投資在她的健康俱樂部，並希望看到你有靠山，以及投資者。在降低利率，natch？
- 伊夫林·E·史密斯，吳梅爾維爾返回
是啊，你的父親，誰沒有人道主義的本能，已經設計的計算機程序自動把槓桿過程。對於一個小的費用，natch。
- 達納施塔貝諾，二星級
natch是1起酥油和respelling常見的英語單詞自然。
natch \nach\, adverb:
Of course; naturally.
She was even more delighted to hear that you were planning to invest in her health club, and hopes to see you there as a patron as well as an investor. At reduced rates, natch?
-- Evelyn E. Smith, Miss Melville Returns
Yes, well, your father, who has no humanitarian instincts, is already designing a computer program to put the Lever process on automatic. For a small fee, natch.
-- Dana Stabenow, Second Star
Natch is a shortening and respelling of the common English word naturally.
natch\膽鹼\，副詞：
當然，自然。
她更高興聽到你計劃投資在她的健康俱樂部，並希望看到你有靠山，以及投資者。在降低利率，natch？
- 伊夫林·E·史密斯，吳梅爾維爾返回
是啊，你的父親，誰沒有人道主義的本能，已經設計的計算機程序自動把槓桿過程。對於一個小的費用，natch。
- 達納施塔貝諾，二星級
natch是1起酥油和respelling常見的英語單詞自然。
2012年6月6日 星期三
2012_06_05 Larrup v. 毆打或鞭打 to beat or thrash
Word of the Day for Wednesday, June 6, 2012
larrup \LAR-uhp\, verb:
To beat or thrash.
When a seagoing canoe beached on the stones, or when a neighbor came larruping from around back of the house, Martha Obenchain, peeling potatoes at a table in the sun, rose and put the kettle on, tickled pink.
-- Annie Dillard, The Living
A fast white boat comes larruping around the point from the direction of Mercer Island and banks towards him.
-- Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
Larrup may derive from the Dutch word larpen meaning "to beat with flails".
揍\超高壓\，動詞：
毆打或鞭打。
當海輪獨木舟擱淺在石頭上，或當鄰居來了，從各地回來的房子，瑪莎Obenchain與眾不同，脫皮土豆在陽光下表，玫瑰，把水壺，捧腹。
“ - 安妮迪拉德，生活
一個快速的白色船來默瑟島的方向和銀行對他周圍的點與眾不同。
- 尼爾·斯蒂芬森，Cryptonomicon
揍可能來自荷蘭字larpen意思是“用連枷打”。
larrup \LAR-uhp\, verb:
To beat or thrash.
When a seagoing canoe beached on the stones, or when a neighbor came larruping from around back of the house, Martha Obenchain, peeling potatoes at a table in the sun, rose and put the kettle on, tickled pink.
-- Annie Dillard, The Living
A fast white boat comes larruping around the point from the direction of Mercer Island and banks towards him.
-- Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
Larrup may derive from the Dutch word larpen meaning "to beat with flails".
揍\超高壓\，動詞：
毆打或鞭打。
當海輪獨木舟擱淺在石頭上，或當鄰居來了，從各地回來的房子，瑪莎Obenchain與眾不同，脫皮土豆在陽光下表，玫瑰，把水壺，捧腹。
“ - 安妮迪拉德，生活
一個快速的白色船來默瑟島的方向和銀行對他周圍的點與眾不同。
- 尼爾·斯蒂芬森，Cryptonomicon
揍可能來自荷蘭字larpen意思是“用連枷打”。
2012年6月5日 星期二
2012_06_05 apoplectic adj. 不夠激烈，威脅或導致中風。
Word of the Day for Tuesday, June 5, 2012
apoplectic \ap-uh-plek-tik\, adjective:
1. Intense enough to threaten or cause a stroke.
2. Of or pertaining to apoplexy.
3. Having or inclined to apoplexy.
noun:
1. A person having or predisposed to apoplexy.
When Abie used to shout, Rebecca always used to make a joke that he was having one of his apoplectic fits.
-- Alan Grayson, Mile End
...four years, one recession and a host of battles — over financial regulation and the nomination of Elizabeth Warren, over Dodd-Frank and the Buffett Rule — have taken their toll. Some on Wall Street are apoplectic. One former supporter, Dan Loeb, compared Obama to Nero; the president’s enemies insinuated worse.
-- Nicholas Confessore, "Obama’s Not-So-Hot Date With Wall Street", The New York Times Magazine, May 2, 2012
Apoplectic stems from the Greek word apoplēktikós which meant "pertaining to stroke". It literally meant "struck down".
中風\ AP-UH-plek狄\，形容詞：
1。不夠激烈，威脅或導致中風。
2。或有關中風。
3。擁有或傾向於中風。
名詞：
1。有一個人或易患中風。
當Abie喊，麗貝卡總是用一個玩笑，他有他的一個中風配合。
- 艾倫·格雷森，完哩
......四年來，經濟衰退和一系列的戰鬥 - 對金融監管和多德 - 弗蘭克和巴菲特的規則，伊麗莎白·沃倫的提名 - 已採取他們的通行費。華爾街一些是中風。前者的支持者之一，丹·勒布，到Nero相比，奧巴馬總統的敵人含沙射影更糟。
- 尼古拉斯Confessore，“奧巴馬與華爾街不那麼熱的日期”，“紐約時報雜誌”，5月2日，2012年
這意味著“有關中風”從希臘字apoplēktikós的中風莖。它的字面意思，“打倒”。
2012年6月4日 星期一
2012_06_04 Histrionics n. 裝腔作勢 Dramatic representation
Word of the Day for Monday, June 4, 2012
histrionics \his-tree-ON-iks\, noun:
1. Behavior or speech for effect, as insincere or exaggerated expression of an emotion.
2. Dramatic representation; theatricals; acting.
You are constantly talking about Beate's histrionics, her showing off.
-- Alberto Moravia, 1934
Of course it is not only southern writers, of lyrical bent, who engage in such histrionics and shout, "Look at me!" Perhaps it is a parable of all artists.
-- Tennessee Williams, New Selected Essays
Though it sounds like the word history, histrionics has a different root. It comes from the Etruscan root histriōn- which meant "actor".
裝腔作勢\他的樹-ON-IKS\，名詞：
1。行為或言論的影響，言不由衷或誇張的情感表達。
2。戲劇性的代表性;戲劇演出;演技。
你不斷地談論·貝亞特·的裝腔作勢，她炫耀。
- 阿爾貝托摩拉維亞，1934年
當然，它不僅是南方作家抒情彎曲，在從事這樣的裝腔作勢和呼喊，“看看我！”也許是所有藝術家的比喻。
- 田納西·威廉斯，新選定的散文
雖然它聽起來像這個詞的歷史，裝腔作勢，有一個不同的根。它是從的伊特魯里亞根histriōn的意思是“演員”。
histrionics \his-tree-ON-iks\, noun:
1. Behavior or speech for effect, as insincere or exaggerated expression of an emotion.
2. Dramatic representation; theatricals; acting.
You are constantly talking about Beate's histrionics, her showing off.
-- Alberto Moravia, 1934
Of course it is not only southern writers, of lyrical bent, who engage in such histrionics and shout, "Look at me!" Perhaps it is a parable of all artists.
-- Tennessee Williams, New Selected Essays
Though it sounds like the word history, histrionics has a different root. It comes from the Etruscan root histriōn- which meant "actor".
裝腔作勢\他的樹-ON-IKS\，名詞：
1。行為或言論的影響，言不由衷或誇張的情感表達。
2。戲劇性的代表性;戲劇演出;演技。
你不斷地談論·貝亞特·的裝腔作勢，她炫耀。
- 阿爾貝托摩拉維亞，1934年
當然，它不僅是南方作家抒情彎曲，在從事這樣的裝腔作勢和呼喊，“看看我！”也許是所有藝術家的比喻。
- 田納西·威廉斯，新選定的散文
雖然它聽起來像這個詞的歷史，裝腔作勢，有一個不同的根。它是從的伊特魯里亞根histriōn的意思是“演員”。
2012年6月3日 星期日
2012_06_03 Levigate v. 擦，磨，細粉 To rub, grind,
Word of the Day for Sunday, June 3, 2012
levigate \LEV-i-geyt\, verb:
1. To rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder.
2. Chemistry. To make a homogeneous mixture of, as gels.
adjective:
1. Botany. Having a smooth, glossy surface; glabrous.
It is sufficient to levigate them with water to obtain them very white.
-- M. Richter, Philosophical Magazine, Volume 23
This clay, carefully levigated, and covered with an excellent glaze, yielded a red ware…
-- Samuel Smiles, Josiah Wedgwood
Levigate is derived from the Latin word lēvigātus meaning "to smooth."
磨光\利-I geyt的\，動詞：1。擦，磨，細粉或減少。2。化學。做一個混合均勻，凝膠。形容詞：1。植物。具有表面光滑，有光澤;無毛。這是足夠的水，磨光與他們獲得他們很白。 - ·里希特，哲學雜誌，第23卷仔細levigated，涵蓋了一個良好的釉，粘土，取得了一個紅色的潔具...... - 斯邁爾斯，喬賽亞·韋奇伍德磨光來自拉丁詞，意思是的lēvigātus“順利”。
levigate \LEV-i-geyt\, verb:
1. To rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder.
2. Chemistry. To make a homogeneous mixture of, as gels.
adjective:
1. Botany. Having a smooth, glossy surface; glabrous.
It is sufficient to levigate them with water to obtain them very white.
-- M. Richter, Philosophical Magazine, Volume 23
This clay, carefully levigated, and covered with an excellent glaze, yielded a red ware…
-- Samuel Smiles, Josiah Wedgwood
Levigate is derived from the Latin word lēvigātus meaning "to smooth."
磨光\利-I geyt的\，動詞：1。擦，磨，細粉或減少。2。化學。做一個混合均勻，凝膠。形容詞：1。植物。具有表面光滑，有光澤;無毛。這是足夠的水，磨光與他們獲得他們很白。 - ·里希特，哲學雜誌，第23卷仔細levigated，涵蓋了一個良好的釉，粘土，取得了一個紅色的潔具...... - 斯邁爾斯，喬賽亞·韋奇伍德磨光來自拉丁詞，意思是的lēvigātus“順利”。
2012_06_02 Bosh n. 無稽之談 Absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
Word of the Day for Saturday, June 2, 2012
bosh \bosh\, noun:
Absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
You know perfectly well — and it is all bosh, too. Come, now, how do they proceed?
-- Mark Twain, The Gilded Age
Bosh, bosh, bosh! Why is it right for him to follow his nature ? Because it is right. Why is it wrong for me to follow my nature? Because it is wrong. That's the whole of your argument…
-- George Dyre Eldridge, In the Potter's House
Bosh stems from the Turkish word bos meaning "empty". It was popularized in English by the British writer James J. Morier.
2012年6月2日，星期六，日字波什\波什\，名詞：荒謬或愚蠢的談話;無稽之談。你知道得很清楚 - 這是所有的波什，太。來吧，現在，他們是如何進行呢？ - 馬克·吐溫“鍍金時代波什，波什，波什！為什麼這是正確的，他跟隨他的本性嗎？因為它是正確的。為什麼這是錯的，我按照我的本性嗎？因為它是錯誤的。這是你的論點的整體... - 喬治·Dyre埃爾德里奇，在波特的家波什來自土耳其的字，意思是“空”BOS。它是由英國作家詹姆斯·J. Morier推廣英語。
bosh \bosh\, noun:
Absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
You know perfectly well — and it is all bosh, too. Come, now, how do they proceed?
-- Mark Twain, The Gilded Age
Bosh, bosh, bosh! Why is it right for him to follow his nature ? Because it is right. Why is it wrong for me to follow my nature? Because it is wrong. That's the whole of your argument…
-- George Dyre Eldridge, In the Potter's House
Bosh stems from the Turkish word bos meaning "empty". It was popularized in English by the British writer James J. Morier.
2012年6月2日，星期六，日字波什\波什\，名詞：荒謬或愚蠢的談話;無稽之談。你知道得很清楚 - 這是所有的波什，太。來吧，現在，他們是如何進行呢？ - 馬克·吐溫“鍍金時代波什，波什，波什！為什麼這是正確的，他跟隨他的本性嗎？因為它是正確的。為什麼這是錯的，我按照我的本性嗎？因為它是錯誤的。這是你的論點的整體... - 喬治·Dyre埃爾德里奇，在波特的家波什來自土耳其的字，意思是“空”BOS。它是由英國作家詹姆斯·J. Morier推廣英語。
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