a simple presentation which often insults the intelligence of its audience
e.g.
I can't believe the boss liked Jack's dog-and-pony show! He didn't give any details and completely ignored all the important issues.
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burn the candle at both ends
to work on too many tasks at once
e.g.
Carol's been burning the candle at both ends in order to get promoted. She looks exhausted!
e.g.
Carol's been burning the candle at both ends in order to get promoted. She looks exhausted!
backstab someone
to sabotage someone else's career intentionally, usually for personal gain.
e.g.
Julie deserved that promotion, but Carlos backstabbed her so he'd be promoted instead. He told the boss she has a drinking problem.
e.g.
Julie deserved that promotion, but Carlos backstabbed her so he'd be promoted instead. He told the boss she has a drinking problem.
bleat
1. a. The characteristic cry of a goat or sheep. b. A sound similar to this cry.
2. A whining, feeble complaint.
feeble
1. a. Lacking strength; weak. b. Indicating weakness.
2. Lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; inadequate. See synonyms at weak.
2. A whining, feeble complaint.
feeble
1. a. Lacking strength; weak. b. Indicating weakness.
2. Lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; inadequate. See synonyms at weak.
orator
1. One who delivers an oration.
2. An eloquent and skilled public speaker.
oration
1. A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion.
2. A speech delivered in a high-flown or pompous manner.
2. An eloquent and skilled public speaker.
oration
1. A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion.
2. A speech delivered in a high-flown or pompous manner.
verbiage
1. An excess of words for the purpose; wordiness.
2. The manner in which something is expressed in words: software verbiage.
2. The manner in which something is expressed in words: software verbiage.
strenuous
1.Requiring great effort, energy, or exertion: a strenuous task.
2.Vigorously active; energetic or zealous.
2.Vigorously active; energetic or zealous.
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concoct
1.To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking.
2.To devise, using skill and intelligence; contrive: concoct a mystery story.
2.To devise, using skill and intelligence; contrive: concoct a mystery story.
scourge
1. A source of widespread, dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war.
2. A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment.
3. A whip used to inflict punishment.
2. A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment.
3. A whip used to inflict punishment.
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qualm
1. A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea.
2. A sudden disturbing feeling: qualms of homesickness.
3. An uneasy feeling about the propriety or rightness of a course of action.
e.g.
Larry had no qualms about stealing from the cafeteria cash register. He didn't even feel guilty when someone else was blamed.
After hiding Lori's bike as an April Fool's joke, I began to have qualms. What if she thought it was stolen and called the police?
2. A sudden disturbing feeling: qualms of homesickness.
3. An uneasy feeling about the propriety or rightness of a course of action.
e.g.
Larry had no qualms about stealing from the cafeteria cash register. He didn't even feel guilty when someone else was blamed.
After hiding Lori's bike as an April Fool's joke, I began to have qualms. What if she thought it was stolen and called the police?
immaculate
1. Impeccably clean; spotless. See synonyms at clean.
2. Free from stain or blemish; pure.
3. Free from fault or error: an immaculate record.
4. Having no markings.
e.g.
It's amazing that while Carolyn always appears immaculate, her apartment often seems very dirty.
Don't expect a child to come home from a birthday party with immaculate clothing. Children usually manage to get as much birthday cake on their clothing as in their mouths.
2. Free from stain or blemish; pure.
3. Free from fault or error: an immaculate record.
4. Having no markings.
e.g.
It's amazing that while Carolyn always appears immaculate, her apartment often seems very dirty.
Don't expect a child to come home from a birthday party with immaculate clothing. Children usually manage to get as much birthday cake on their clothing as in their mouths.
gloat
To feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction: Don't gloat over your rival's misfortune.
e.g.
The coach told his team, "There's only one thing worse than a score lose, and that's a mean winner. Don't gloat."
Neil's sister always tattles on him and then gloats when he's punished, saying "I told you so."
tattle: To reveal the plans or activities of another; gossip.
e.g.
The coach told his team, "There's only one thing worse than a score lose, and that's a mean winner. Don't gloat."
Neil's sister always tattles on him and then gloats when he's punished, saying "I told you so."
tattle: To reveal the plans or activities of another; gossip.
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gaunt
1.Thin and bony; angular.
2.Emaciated and haggard; drawn.
3.Bleak and desolate; barren.
e.g.
Abraham Licoln's beard made his gaunt face look fuller.
Sharo's eating disorder, called anorexia nervosa, has made her so gaunt that she looks like a walking skeleton.
2.Emaciated and haggard; drawn.
3.Bleak and desolate; barren.
e.g.
Abraham Licoln's beard made his gaunt face look fuller.
Sharo's eating disorder, called anorexia nervosa, has made her so gaunt that she looks like a walking skeleton.
garble
1. To mix up or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or incomprehensible: She garbled all the historical facts.
2. To scramble (a signal or message), as by erroneous encoding or faulty transmission.
3. Archaic. To sort out; cull.
e.g.
The typesetter accidentally garbled the newspaper story, giving the reader only a mixed-up articles.
The company had garbled the bike's assembly instructions so badly that we were constantly confused about which step to do next.
2. To scramble (a signal or message), as by erroneous encoding or faulty transmission.
3. Archaic. To sort out; cull.
e.g.
The typesetter accidentally garbled the newspaper story, giving the reader only a mixed-up articles.
The company had garbled the bike's assembly instructions so badly that we were constantly confused about which step to do next.
contrive
1. To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise: contrive ways to amuse the children.
2. To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation: contrived a swing from hanging vines.
3. To plan with evil intent; scheme: contrived a plot to seize power.
4. To bring about, as by scheming; manage: somehow contrived to get past the guards unnoticed.
e.g.
My eight-year-old son could write a book titled 101 Ways I Have Contrived to Stay Up Past My Bedtime.
Jill has to contrive a way to get a day off from work for her firend's wedding. She's already used up her vacation time.
2. To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation: contrived a swing from hanging vines.
3. To plan with evil intent; scheme: contrived a plot to seize power.
4. To bring about, as by scheming; manage: somehow contrived to get past the guards unnoticed.
e.g.
My eight-year-old son could write a book titled 101 Ways I Have Contrived to Stay Up Past My Bedtime.
Jill has to contrive a way to get a day off from work for her firend's wedding. She's already used up her vacation time.
blight
1. a. Any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues. b. The condition or causative agent, such as a bacterium, fungus, or virus, that results in blight.
2. An extremely adverse environmental condition, such as air pollution.
3. Something that impairs growth, withers hopes and ambitions, or impedes progress and prosperity.
e.g.
Nothing has hurt our country more than the blight of drugs.
There are two ways of looking at TV: as a blight that dulls the mind or as a valuable source of information.
2. An extremely adverse environmental condition, such as air pollution.
3. Something that impairs growth, withers hopes and ambitions, or impedes progress and prosperity.
e.g.
Nothing has hurt our country more than the blight of drugs.
There are two ways of looking at TV: as a blight that dulls the mind or as a valuable source of information.
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doctor
〈車などを〉修理［修復］する; 〈写真・原稿などを〉修正［改作］する; 〈文書などに〉不正な変更を加える, …をごまかす《 up 》
～ a leak in the roof 屋根の穴を修理する
～ (up) a balance sheet 貸借対照表に手を加えてごまかす.
Some photos and videos that have appeared on the Internet show the strap flying out of the gamer's hand during play, or the final result -- a Wii controller apparently jammed into a smashed television screen. A number of the photos appear to be doctored, Abel said.
-- Nintendo recalls 3.2M straps for Wii controllers
～ a leak in the roof 屋根の穴を修理する
～ (up) a balance sheet 貸借対照表に手を加えてごまかす.
Some photos and videos that have appeared on the Internet show the strap flying out of the gamer's hand during play, or the final result -- a Wii controller apparently jammed into a smashed television screen. A number of the photos appear to be doctored, Abel said.
-- Nintendo recalls 3.2M straps for Wii controllers
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incite
1 〈人を〉励ます, 激励［鼓舞］する, 〈人を〉刺激［鼓舞］して（…）させる《 to... 》
The speaker ～d the workers to strike. 弁士は労働者を扇動してストライキをやらせた.
2 〈怒り・好奇心などを〉起こさせる.
The speaker ～d the workers to strike. 弁士は労働者を扇動してストライキをやらせた.
2 〈怒り・好奇心などを〉起こさせる.
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bigfoot/sasquatch
Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is believed by some to be an ape-like cryptid and by others to be the product of imagination.
-- From Wikipedia
-- From Wikipedia
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blatant
1 見え見えの, 見え透いた; 露骨な, 目に余る.
2 ひどく騒々しい; けばけばしい.
Added on 2006-12-22:
Scott's smoking is blatant. Not only does he light up everywhere, but his clothes smell of smoke, and his fingers are stained with nicotine.
The company's disregard of the environment is blatant. It makes no effor to stop polluting coastal waters with garbage.
2 ひどく騒々しい; けばけばしい.
Added on 2006-12-22:
Scott's smoking is blatant. Not only does he light up everywhere, but his clothes smell of smoke, and his fingers are stained with nicotine.
The company's disregard of the environment is blatant. It makes no effor to stop polluting coastal waters with garbage.
Botox
Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is the most poisonous naturally occurring substance in the world. Though it is highly toxic, it is used in minute doses both to treat painful muscle spasms, and as a cosmetic treatment in some parts of the world. It is sold commercially under the brand names Botox and Dysport for this purpose. The terms Botox and Dysport are trade names and are not used generically to describe the neurotoxins produced by Clostridia species.
-- From Wikipedia
-- From Wikipedia
cellulite
A fatty deposit causing a dimpled or uneven appearance, as around the thighs and buttocks.
2006-11-08
outlook
1. A point of view; an attitude: a positive outlook.
2. Expectation for the future: the long-term outlook for economic growth.
3. a. A place where something can be viewed. b. The view seen from such a place.
4. The act of looking out.
2. Expectation for the future: the long-term outlook for economic growth.
3. a. A place where something can be viewed. b. The view seen from such a place.
4. The act of looking out.
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scintillate
1. To throw off sparks; flash.
2. To sparkle or shine. See synonyms at flash.
3. To be animated and brilliant: dinner conversation that scintillated.
[Latin scintillare, scintillat-, from scintilla, spark.]
2. To sparkle or shine. See synonyms at flash.
3. To be animated and brilliant: dinner conversation that scintillated.
[Latin scintillare, scintillat-, from scintilla, spark.]
have a way with
to have a charming, persuasive, or effective manner of dealing with: He has a way with children; to have a way with words.
(from dictionary.com)
(from dictionary.com)
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Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! is a well-known international television quiz game show, originally devised by Merv Griffin, who also created Wheel of Fortune. The show originated in the United States, where it first ran on NBC from March 30, 1964 until 1975 and again from 1978 to 1979. Its most successful incarnation is the current Alex Trebek-hosted syndicated version, which has aired continuously since September 10, 1984. Jeopardy! began its 23rd season in syndication on September 11, 2006 with its first broadcast in HDTV.
-- from Wikipedia
-- from Wikipedia
minutia
plural minutiae
A small or trivial detail: "The minutiae of experimental and mathematical procedure" (Frederick Turner).
A small or trivial detail: "The minutiae of experimental and mathematical procedure" (Frederick Turner).
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quid pro quo
1 《ラテン語》（…の）お返し, 対価, 代償物, 報酬《 for... 》.
2 代用品.
3 しっぺ返し.
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If the client acts in a fiduciary capacity, employees must take special care not to provide entertainment or gifts that would appear to encourage a quid pro quo business transaction.
2 代用品.
3 しっぺ返し.
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If the client acts in a fiduciary capacity, employees must take special care not to provide entertainment or gifts that would appear to encourage a quid pro quo business transaction.
by training, by trade
正式に学んだ場合をby training、仕事の中で覚えた場合をby tradeと言うようだ。programmer by trainingだと、大学で計算機科学を勉強したということで、programmer by tradeだと、正式な教育は受けず、仕事をしていく上でプログラミングを覚えたということになる。
辞書で説明は見当たらなかったが、少なくとも"programmer by training"、"programmer by trade"をグーグル検索すると、上記の意味での用例がみつかる。
辞書で説明は見当たらなかったが、少なくとも"programmer by training"、"programmer by trade"をグーグル検索すると、上記の意味での用例がみつかる。
2006-10-09
dovetail
名詞
1 蟻（あり）ほぞ: 先がハトの尾の形に広がったほぞ.
2 蟻［鳩（はと）尾］継ぎ:蟻ほぞで木材を継ぐこと.
動詞
1 〔木工〕（…を）蟻継ぎする.
2 〈事実・知識・計画などを［が］〉かみ合う, 符合する.
3 （…と）緊密な連絡を保つ《 with... 》.
1 蟻（あり）ほぞ: 先がハトの尾の形に広がったほぞ.
2 蟻［鳩（はと）尾］継ぎ:蟻ほぞで木材を継ぐこと.
動詞
1 〔木工〕（…を）蟻継ぎする.
2 〈事実・知識・計画などを［が］〉かみ合う, 符合する.
3 （…と）緊密な連絡を保つ《 with... 》.
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cabal
1 陰謀(plot).
2 《the ～》《集合的に単数・複数扱い》（政治的な）陰謀団, 秘密結社;（文学・芸術界の）派閥.
3 《the C-》〔英史〕キャバル政府: Charles II時代の政権.
2 《the ～》《集合的に単数・複数扱い》（政治的な）陰謀団, 秘密結社;（文学・芸術界の）派閥.
3 《the C-》〔英史〕キャバル政府: Charles II時代の政権.
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pardon
1 寛容, 勘弁, 許し, 容赦 ask for a person's ～ 人の許しを請う.
2 〔法〕恩赦（令）, 赦免（証書） special [general]～ 特赦［大赦］.
3 〔カトリック〕贖宥（しょくゆう）, 免罪; 免罪符.
I beg your pardon.
(1) ごめんなさい.I am sorry.よりていねいな表現．誤って人の体に触れたり，人を押したり，足を踏んだりしたときに用いる．begに強勢を置き，下降調または上昇調で発音.
聞き取れなくて聞き返すときはI beg your pardon.やPardon me.と言っているが、ネイティブスピーカーからはあまりそう聞いたことはなかった。I'm sorry.と言って聞き返していることが多い気がする。I beg your pardon.とI'm sorry.はほぼ同じ意味だったとは。
2 〔法〕恩赦（令）, 赦免（証書） special [general]～ 特赦［大赦］.
3 〔カトリック〕贖宥（しょくゆう）, 免罪; 免罪符.
I beg your pardon.
(1) ごめんなさい.I am sorry.よりていねいな表現．誤って人の体に触れたり，人を押したり，足を踏んだりしたときに用いる．begに強勢を置き，下降調または上昇調で発音.
聞き取れなくて聞き返すときはI beg your pardon.やPardon me.と言っているが、ネイティブスピーカーからはあまりそう聞いたことはなかった。I'm sorry.と言って聞き返していることが多い気がする。I beg your pardon.とI'm sorry.はほぼ同じ意味だったとは。
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foyer
1 （劇場などの）休憩室(lobby).
2 《米》入り口の間,玄関.
標準的発音では第1音節に強勢を置くのだが、フランス語風に第2音節に強勢を置き、「エ」のように発音する人もいるそうだ。たとえば不動産業者などは。そうすると、ちょっと高級な、気取った感じになるそうで。しかし、本当のフランス語の発音では第1音節は「フォワイ」のようになるので、第2音節だけフランス語風にするのは間抜けで、本当に教養のある人は標準的な発音をするそうだ。
2 《米》入り口の間,玄関.
標準的発音では第1音節に強勢を置くのだが、フランス語風に第2音節に強勢を置き、「エ」のように発音する人もいるそうだ。たとえば不動産業者などは。そうすると、ちょっと高級な、気取った感じになるそうで。しかし、本当のフランス語の発音では第1音節は「フォワイ」のようになるので、第2音節だけフランス語風にするのは間抜けで、本当に教養のある人は標準的な発音をするそうだ。
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mortar shell
mortar:
1 乳（にゅう）ばち,すりばち(⇒PESTLE);粉砕機.
2 臼砲（きゅうほう）,迫撃砲;花火用臼砲.
shell:
砲弾,破裂弾;砲弾式の花火;《米》（小兵器・猟銃用の）薬きょう,薬包,弾薬筒(cartridge).
1 乳（にゅう）ばち,すりばち(⇒PESTLE);粉砕機.
2 臼砲（きゅうほう）,迫撃砲;花火用臼砲.
shell:
砲弾,破裂弾;砲弾式の花火;《米》（小兵器・猟銃用の）薬きょう,薬包,弾薬筒(cartridge).
sabotage
1 サボタージュ.
(1) 故意に工場の機械・設備に損傷を与え生産を遅滞させる行為.
(2) 戦時中の敵側工作員などによる破壊行為.日本語の「サボタージュ（怠業）」は，《米》slow-down (strike)，《英》go-slow.
2 （一般に）妨害行為,切りくずし工作
(1) 故意に工場の機械・設備に損傷を与え生産を遅滞させる行為.
(2) 戦時中の敵側工作員などによる破壊行為.日本語の「サボタージュ（怠業）」は，《米》slow-down (strike)，《英》go-slow.
2 （一般に）妨害行為,切りくずし工作
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wordsmith
1. A fluent and prolific writer, especially one who writes professionally.
2. An expert on words.
2. An expert on words.
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beat
（警官・夜番などの）巡回（区域）;（配達人の）受け持ち区域;専門分野,本領
a policeman's ～ 警官の巡回区域
a cop on [off] the ～ 巡回中［非番］の警官
pound the ～ 《略式》 （警官が）警ら［巡回パトロール］する.
a policeman's ～ 警官の巡回区域
a cop on [off] the ～ 巡回中［非番］の警官
pound the ～ 《略式》 （警官が）警ら［巡回パトロール］する.
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大脳の新しい皮質・古い皮質
neocortex, allocortex
allo: 1.Other; different: allopatric. 2.Isomeric: allocholesterol. [Greek, from allos, other.]
allo: 1.Other; different: allopatric. 2.Isomeric: allocholesterol. [Greek, from allos, other.]
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virtuosity vs profundity
virtuosity: （芸術上の）技巧,（特に音楽家の）妙技,名人芸
profundity: 深いこと,深さ;（おじぎの）低さ;（知的な）深さ;（意味などの）深遠,難解さ
profundity: 深いこと,深さ;（おじぎの）低さ;（知的な）深さ;（意味などの）深遠,難解さ
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prosaic
1 平凡な,退屈な;想像力に欠ける.
2 散文（体）の.
Everyone knows there is a lot of money to be made in oil. But a fresh group of big businesses is discovering there may be even greater profit in a more prosaic liquid: water.
2 散文（体）の.
Everyone knows there is a lot of money to be made in oil. But a fresh group of big businesses is discovering there may be even greater profit in a more prosaic liquid: water.
brouhaha
《古風》世論の沸騰,大騒ぎ;（特にささいなことから起こる）事件
I've always felt that if it hadn't come from Microsoft at the height of the antitrust brouhaha, Hailstorm would have been a huge success.
I've always felt that if it hadn't come from Microsoft at the height of the antitrust brouhaha, Hailstorm would have been a huge success.
vindication
（非難・汚名・嫌疑・疑惑を晴らす）申し開き;（物事が正当であるとする）立証,証明,（名誉・要求の）擁護,支持;（権利の）主張.
That's a vindication of the large amount of hard work that O'Reilly design team put into redesigning pages so they were XHTML and CSS.
That's a vindication of the large amount of hard work that O'Reilly design team put into redesigning pages so they were XHTML and CSS.
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toilet papering
Toilet papering is, as its name suggests, the act of covering an object (usually a tree, house, or other structure of similar size) with toilet paper. This is typically done by throwing numerous toilet paper rolls in such a way that they unroll in mid-air and thus fall on the targeted object in multiple streams.
from a Wikipedia entry
from a Wikipedia entry
attest
…を証明する,証言する;認証する
Figure out what "open services" mean. Both Yahoo! and Google are doing a lot of great work here, as the mashup phenomenon attests.
Figure out what "open services" mean. Both Yahoo! and Google are doing a lot of great work here, as the mashup phenomenon attests.
incense
〈人を〉ひどく怒らせる,いきり立たせる;《受身》（行為・言葉などに）激怒する
Jeremy had every right to be incensed by the title of Matt's piece, because both Yahoo! and Google have made enormous efforts to give back to the open source community that gave them such a good start in life and is so important a part of their foundation.
Jeremy had every right to be incensed by the title of Matt's piece, because both Yahoo! and Google have made enormous efforts to give back to the open source community that gave them such a good start in life and is so important a part of their foundation.
contemporaneous
〈事件などが〉（…と）同時（期）に発生した, 同時（代）の; 同年輩の
But contemporaneous with Richard Stallman's story, other people were taking the same path (releasing source code) for a very different reason: the architecture of Unix.
But contemporaneous with Richard Stallman's story, other people were taking the same path (releasing source code) for a very different reason: the architecture of Unix.
hagiography
聖人伝（研究）;理想化して描いた伝記
Our hagiography tells the tale of how it all started with the quest for software freedom.
Our hagiography tells the tale of how it all started with the quest for software freedom.
blimp
（観測用）小型軟式飛行船;《略式》（一般に）飛行船
this report on the Make Blog about some physical world hackers (aka makers) building a personal blimp has got to send shivers up your spine.
this report on the Make Blog about some physical world hackers (aka makers) building a personal blimp has got to send shivers up your spine.
2006-08-15
2006-08-12
それでも地球は回っている
Quotations by Galileo Galileiに以下のように出ていた。
Epur si muoveつまり、本当にそう言ったというのは史実としては疑わしいとされている。
And yet it does move.
[Apocryphal words to himself after making his abjuration of heliocentricity.]
天動説・地動説
天動説：geocentrism, geocentric/Ptolemaic system/theory
地動説：heliocentrism, heliocentric/Copernican system/theory
2010-01-17
地動説：heliocentrism, heliocentric/Copernican system/theory
2010-01-17
自然という本は数学という言語で書かれている
ガリレオ=ガリレイの言葉としてしばしば紹介される。「自然は数学の言語で書かれている」とされることもある。英語では以下が定番のようだ。
Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.
Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.
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hypotenuse
直角三角形の斜辺
The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
2006-07-28
ストレート・パーマ
Chemical Hair Straightening Faqsというページがあることから、chemical hair straighteningと言うのが英語の正式な言い方のようだ。hair relaxingとも言うらしい。
2006-07-26
2006-07-25
接触不良
和英辞典には載っていなかったがGoogleで調べるとloose connectionあるいはloose contactのようだ。前者が28万3000ページ、後者が7万7500ページなので、前者のほうがより一般的ということか。
2006-07-18
conjure
(人に)魔法をかける[かけたようにする]; (手品で)出す; 手早く用意する(up, out); 魔法で(のように)消す(away)
～ up a dove (手品で)ハトを出す
Earthlink doesn’t conjure up images of cutting edge new web apps.
2007-01-28追記：
It turns out that sportsmanship wasn't conjuring up the right emotions any more.
～ up a dove (手品で)ハトを出す
Earthlink doesn’t conjure up images of cutting edge new web apps.
2007-01-28追記：
It turns out that sportsmanship wasn't conjuring up the right emotions any more.
2006-07-17
hudood ordinance
The Hudood Ordinance is a law in Pakistan, which enforces punishments mentioned in the Quran and sunnah for crimes such as adultery, rape and theft.
-- from Wikipedia
-- from Wikipedia
coalesce
1. To grow together; fuse.
2. To come together so as to form one whole; unite: The rebel units coalesced into one army to fight the invaders. See synonyms at mix.
2. To come together so as to form one whole; unite: The rebel units coalesced into one army to fight the invaders. See synonyms at mix.
2006-07-13
2006-07-11
digress
(主題から)はずれる(from...)
(わき道へ)それる, 脱線する(into...)
2006-12-28:
I’ve always been interested [what does “always” mean for a twenty-something year old, but I digress...]
(わき道へ)それる, 脱線する(into...)
2006-12-28:
I’ve always been interested [what does “always” mean for a twenty-something year old, but I digress...]
2006-07-10
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2006-07-04
唯物論
materialism
史的唯物論: historical materialism
唯物弁証法: the materialistic dialectic
観念論: idealism
観念論者: an idealist, an ideologue
史的唯物論: historical materialism
唯物弁証法: the materialistic dialectic
観念論: idealism
観念論者: an idealist, an ideologue
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screed
退屈で長たらしい話
It’s essentially a Thatcherite screed about why businesses should be able to get away with doing anything they want and treat employees like slaves
It’s essentially a Thatcherite screed about why businesses should be able to get away with doing anything they want and treat employees like slaves
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occlusion
occlude
1) To cause to become closed; obstruct: occlude an artery.
2) To prevent the passage of: occlude light: occlude the flow of blood.
1) To cause to become closed; obstruct: occlude an artery.
2) To prevent the passage of: occlude light: occlude the flow of blood.
trepidation
(嫌なことが起こりそうだという)戦慄, 恐怖
I hear the same trepidation in their voice when they talk about Google that they used when they would talk about Microsoft in the past.
I hear the same trepidation in their voice when they talk about Google that they used when they would talk about Microsoft in the past.
admonition
忠告, 説諭, 訓戒, 諌言
this looks like a good time to remember the biblical admonition against looking for the mote in your neighbor's eye
this looks like a good time to remember the biblical admonition against looking for the mote in your neighbor's eye
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innoculation
Inoculation, originally Variolation, is a method of purposefully infecting a person with smallpox (Variola) in a controlled manner so as to minimise the severity of the infection and also to induce immunity against further infection. It preceded vaccination and is separate from it, though today the terms inoculation, vaccination and immunisation are used more or less interchangeably and popularly refer to the process of artificially inducing immunity against various infectious diseases.From a Wikipedia entry
In 1796, Edward Jenner introduced the far safer method of inoculation with the cowpox virus, a non-fatal virus that also induced immunity to smallpox. This led to smallpox inoculation falling into disuse and eventually being banned in England in 1840.
2006-06-04
perverse incentive
A perverse incentive is a term for an incentive that has the opposite effect of that intended. Perverse incentives by definition produce unintended consequences.
-- from a Wikipedia entry
-- from a Wikipedia entry
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2006-05-31
carte blanche
Unrestricted power to act at one's own discretion; unconditional authority.
[French : carte, ticket + blanche, blank.]
[French : carte, ticket + blanche, blank.]
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2006-05-29
to pull off
取りはずす, もぎとる,（衣服･靴などを）急いで脱ぐ, うまくやってのける
Hiromi and I pulled it off, but it wasn't easy.
Boy, I pulled it off! I went for the interview and got the job.
Hiromi and I pulled it off, but it wasn't easy.
Boy, I pulled it off! I went for the interview and got the job.
2006-05-26
bricolage
Something made or put together using whatever materials happen to be available:
"Even the decor is a bricolage, a mix of this and that"(Los Angeles Times).
"Even the decor is a bricolage, a mix of this and that"(Los Angeles Times).
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Pap smear
A test for cancer, especially of the female genital tract, in which a smear of exfoliated cells is specially stained and examined under a microscope for pathological changes. Also called Pap test, smear test.
tract: 〔解〕（器官の）管
smear: よごれ, 汚点, しみ
exfoliate: 〈樹皮・岩石の表面を〉剥脱（はくだつ）する, はぎ取る
tract: 〔解〕（器官の）管
smear: よごれ, 汚点, しみ
exfoliate: 〈樹皮・岩石の表面を〉剥脱（はくだつ）する, はぎ取る
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2006-05-15
casein
A white, tasteless, odorless protein precipitated from milk by rennin. It is the basis of cheese and is used to make plastics, adhesives, paints, and foods.
日本語ではカゼインだが、英語での発音は[keisi:n](第一音節に強勢)
日本語ではカゼインだが、英語での発音は[keisi:n](第一音節に強勢)
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jubilant
大喜びの, 大喜びの
The Steve will be permitting himself a jubilant sip of bottled water over these victories
The Steve will be permitting himself a jubilant sip of bottled water over these victories
abstruse
難解な, とらえにくい, 奥深い, 深遠な
it occurred to me that using the command line is kind of like IMing with your computer -- stimulus/response, abstruse notation, and occasional (and sometimes disastrous) misinterpretations of intention.
it occurred to me that using the command line is kind of like IMing with your computer -- stimulus/response, abstruse notation, and occasional (and sometimes disastrous) misinterpretations of intention.
2006-05-04
aspergillus
plural: aspergilli
Any of various fungi of the genus Aspergillus, which includes many common molds.
麹カビ
Any of various fungi of the genus Aspergillus, which includes many common molds.
麹カビ
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filch
盗む
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
- William Shakespeare
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
- William Shakespeare
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lam
逃走
on the lam: (特に警察を避けて)逃走[潜伏]中で
In a farmhouse in Sicily, Mafia boss and Italy's most wanted man Bernardo Provenzano was captured this week after 43 years on the lam.
on the lam: (特に警察を避けて)逃走[潜伏]中で
In a farmhouse in Sicily, Mafia boss and Italy's most wanted man Bernardo Provenzano was captured this week after 43 years on the lam.
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portmanteau word
A word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two different words.
e.g. "Podcasting" is a portmanteau word coined in 2004.
e.g. "Podcasting" is a portmanteau word coined in 2004.
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elation
意気揚々, 大得意, 上きげん
I understand the elation of coming up with an idea that solves a real need, building a product, and seeing people use it to make their lives better.
I understand the elation of coming up with an idea that solves a real need, building a product, and seeing people use it to make their lives better.
2006-03-31
2006-03-30
The shoemaker's child goes barefoot.
「紺屋の白袴」「医者の不養生」の英語版。それほど確立したことわざではないようで、childの代わりにchildren, son, familyが使われることもあり、またshoemaker自身のこもある。同様のことわざとして以下もあるようだ。
The baker's child goes hungry.
The plumber's house always leaks.
The baker's child goes hungry.
The plumber's house always leaks.
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rendition
1. The act of rendering.
2. An interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece.
3. A performance of a musical or dramatic work.
4. A translation, often interpretive.
5. A surrender.
2. An interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece.
3. A performance of a musical or dramatic work.
4. A translation, often interpretive.
5. A surrender.
2006-03-22
towhead
a. A head of white-blond hair resembling tow. b. A person having such hair.
tow: Coarse broken flax or hemp fiber prepared for spinning.
tow: Coarse broken flax or hemp fiber prepared for spinning.
2006-03-18
discern
明瞭に理解する
We have gone from an era of creating opportunity in 1965-1985 to scanning for opportunity in 1985-2005, to now, discerning opportunity in 2005-2025.
We have gone from an era of creating opportunity in 1965-1985 to scanning for opportunity in 1985-2005, to now, discerning opportunity in 2005-2025.
2006-03-17
hindrance
妨害する人［物］
like all evolved techniques, there are situations in which it's useful and situations in which it's a hindrance.
like all evolved techniques, there are situations in which it's useful and situations in which it's a hindrance.
2006-03-16
gestalt
A physical, biological, psychological, or symbolic configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that its properties cannot be derived from a simple summation of its parts.
2006-03-11
quibble
こじつけ, あら捜し
I would have been a lot happier with Freakonomics if the crime chapter had been twice as long—and spent more time explaining just what is so peculiar, in terms of crime rates, about births prevented by abortion. But that's a quibble.
I would have been a lot happier with Freakonomics if the crime chapter had been twice as long—and spent more time explaining just what is so peculiar, in terms of crime rates, about births prevented by abortion. But that's a quibble.
2006-03-09
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limelight
石灰光(昔の舞台用照明器具), その光, 注目の的
there are those who think I'm just bitching or whining, or wanting publicity. I've never been one to seek the limelight
there are those who think I'm just bitching or whining, or wanting publicity. I've never been one to seek the limelight
2006-02-28
perennial
永続する, 絶え間のない, 反復する
A look at the perennial problem of homelessness from a unique perspective: from someone who is currently homeless.
A look at the perennial problem of homelessness from a unique perspective: from someone who is currently homeless.
poignant
a. Physically painful: "Keen, poignant agonies seemed to shoot from his neck downward" (Ambrose Bierce). b. Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings: poignant anxiety. c. Profoundly moving; touching: a poignant memory. See synonyms at moving.
evict
立ち退かせる, 取り戻す
After Brown, 43, and his family were evicted from their northeast Greensboro home earlier this month
After Brown, 43, and his family were evicted from their northeast Greensboro home earlier this month
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crow's-foot
Often crow's-feet . A lasting wrinkle or wrinkles formed at the outer corner of the eye.
日本語では「カラスの足跡」で、ヨーロッパの他の言語でもある種の鳥の足で言い表されることが多いようだ。
日本語では「カラスの足跡」で、ヨーロッパの他の言語でもある種の鳥の足で言い表されることが多いようだ。
limerick
A light humorous, nonsensical, or bawdy verse of five anapestic lines usually with the rhyme scheme aabba.
spoonerism
A transposition of sounds of two or more words, especially a ludicrous one, such as Let me sew you to your sheet for Let me show you to your seat.
Stendhal's syndrome
Dizziness, panic, paranoia, or madness caused by viewing certain artistic or historical artifacts or by trying to see too many such artifacts in too short a time.
Also called David's syndrome or tourist's syndrome.
Also called David's syndrome or tourist's syndrome.
clicquish
小集団の, 派閥の
A new social system starts, and seems delightfully free of the elitism and cliquishness of the existing systems.
A new social system starts, and seems delightfully free of the elitism and cliquishness of the existing systems.
lucid
わかりやすい, 明快な
With lucid exposition and gorgeous graphics, anthropologist Stephen Lansing exposed the hidden structure and profound health of the traditional Balinese rice growing practices.
With lucid exposition and gorgeous graphics, anthropologist Stephen Lansing exposed the hidden structure and profound health of the traditional Balinese rice growing practices.
hew
切り刻む, かき分けて切り開く, 切り取る, (規則・基準・主義などに)従う
It's interesting how closely the Mix06 web site hews to these observations on current web style: It was *not* like that when it launched.
(最後の意味で使われている例)
It's interesting how closely the Mix06 web site hews to these observations on current web style: It was *not* like that when it launched.
(最後の意味で使われている例)
2006-02-18
an old saying about burden
We are not given the burden we deserve. We are given the burden we can bear.
2006-02-15
metrosexual
An urban male with a strong aesthetic sense who spends a great deal of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle.
from Word Spy
from Word Spy
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procrastinate
To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
To postpone or delay needlessly.
To postpone or delay needlessly.
2006-01-30
decadent
（絶頂期のあとで）衰退していく, 退廃的な
As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests.
- Gore Vidal
As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests.
- Gore Vidal
2006-01-29
富與貴、是人之所欲也、不以其道得之、不處也
論語、里仁第四。富と貴（たっと）きとは、是れ人の欲する所なり。其の道を以てこれを得ざれば、処（お）らざるなり
富と貴い身分とはこれはだれでも欲しがるものだ。しかし、それ相当の方法（正しい勤勉や高潔な人格）で得たのでなければ、そこに安住しない。
富と貴い身分とはこれはだれでも欲しがるものだ。しかし、それ相当の方法（正しい勤勉や高潔な人格）で得たのでなければ、そこに安住しない。
2006-01-22
Asperger Syndrome
アスペルガー症候群
「アスペルガー症候群の子どもの理解：教師のための指針」も参考になる。
Asperger Syndrome or (Asperger's Disorder) is a neurobiological disorder named for a Viennese physician, Hans Asperger, who in 1944 published a paper which described a pattern of behaviors in several young boys who had normal intelligence and language development, but who also exhibited autistic-like behaviors and marked deficiencies in social and communication skills. In spite of the publication of his paper in the 1940's, it wasn't until 1994 that Asperger Syndrome was added to the DSM IV and only in the past few years has AS been recognized by professionals and parents.-- from What Is Asperger Syndrome
「アスペルガー症候群の子どもの理解：教師のための指針」も参考になる。
2006-01-21
2006-01-20
wave off
To dismiss or refuse by waving the hand or arm
e.g. waved off his invitation to join the group.
e.g. waved off his invitation to join the group.
leisurely
悠長な
an establishment as renowned for its leisurely service as for its place in San Francisco history
an establishment as renowned for its leisurely service as for its place in San Francisco history
platitude
陳腐な言葉
I personally found his answers uninsightful and lacking in specificity, i.e. sounded more like a politician with a bunch of platitudes.
I personally found his answers uninsightful and lacking in specificity, i.e. sounded more like a politician with a bunch of platitudes.
gratification
満足, 大喜び
I'm an instant gratification kind of person. I like to see who and from where my machine is being accessed, as it occurs.
I'm an instant gratification kind of person. I like to see who and from where my machine is being accessed, as it occurs.
2006-01-19
britches
=breeches
ひざ丈のズボン, ズボン
too big for one's breeches:
身のほどを知らない,うぬぼれた;ごう慢な
Bloglines running and preparing for our move to a new access center (with bigger britches and a very elastic waistline).
ひざ丈のズボン, ズボン
too big for one's breeches:
身のほどを知らない,うぬぼれた;ごう慢な
Bloglines running and preparing for our move to a new access center (with bigger britches and a very elastic waistline).
tenterhook
A hooked nail for securing cloth on a tenter.
on tenterhooks:
In a state of uneasiness, suspense, or anxiety.
tenter:
A framework on which milled cloth is stretched for drying without shrinkage.
on tenterhooks:
In a state of uneasiness, suspense, or anxiety.
tenter:
A framework on which milled cloth is stretched for drying without shrinkage.
2006-01-17
instrumentation
器具の使用, 計器による運転
The administrative mantra is to automate. Scripting can also go a long way. From an engineering point of view, the requirement has to be to build automation and instrumentation into the service from the get-go.
The administrative mantra is to automate. Scripting can also go a long way. From an engineering point of view, the requirement has to be to build automation and instrumentation into the service from the get-go.
agglomerate
かたまりにする(なる)
It executes billions of transactions over hundreds of applications agglomerated over nine years.
It executes billions of transactions over hundreds of applications agglomerated over nine years.
kazoo
A toy instrument with a membrane that produces a sound when a player hums or sings into the mouthpiece.
2006-01-16
keep abreast of
水準に達している, 遅れずにいる
I would like to keep abreast of your plans to ensure the two projects mesh together.
I would like to keep abreast of your plans to ensure the two projects mesh together.
zealot
熱中する人, 狂信者
Whereas in slashdot, the blind anti-MS zealot is the norm, I'd say a hacker is vendor agnostic, preferring the right tool for the right job.
Whereas in slashdot, the blind anti-MS zealot is the norm, I'd say a hacker is vendor agnostic, preferring the right tool for the right job.
chaff
もみ殻
Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.
- Elbert Hubbard
Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.
- Elbert Hubbard
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circumstantial
状況の, 付随的, 重要でない, 詳細な, 儀式ばった
lots of "false-positive" and "circumstantial" alerts are usually accompanied along the "problem source" alert.
lots of "false-positive" and "circumstantial" alerts are usually accompanied along the "problem source" alert.
unpalatable
口に合わない, 不快な
Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable.
- John Kenneth Galbraith
Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable.
- John Kenneth Galbraith
folly
愚かなこと, 愚行
The follies which a man regrets most, in his life, are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity.
- Helen Rowland
The follies which a man regrets most, in his life, are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity.
- Helen Rowland
2006-01-10
officious
おせっかいな, 私的な, 横柄な
No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets.
- Edward Abbey
No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets.
- Edward Abbey
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double coated tape
両面テープ
double coated adhesive tapeでもよさそうだが、"double coated tape"のGoogleスコアは2万0800に対して"double coated adhesive tape"だと 542なので、double coated tapeがよさそうだ。
double coated adhesive tapeでもよさそうだが、"double coated tape"のGoogleスコアは2万0800に対して"double coated adhesive tape"だと 542なので、double coated tapeがよさそうだ。
2006-01-02
antrostomy
surgical formation of an opening into any antrum. In the sinonasal region, the term is often used to describe the formation of an opening between the maxillary sinus (or 'antrum') and the inferior nasal meatus, as treatment for chronic maxillary sinusitis.
-- from Medcycropedia
antrum: [解]洞
-- from Medcycropedia
antrum: [解]洞
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