2006-04-30

varsity

(高校・大学などの,特にスポーツの)代表チーム
(主に英古風)大学(特にOxford, Cambridge両大学)

2006-04-28

quibble

言いのがれ, へりくつ, こじつけ, くだらない批判, あら捜し
a minor autovivify quibble

2006-04-27

trite

(言葉・表現・考えが)古臭い, ありふれた, 新鮮味に乏しい

2006-04-26

oblate spheroid

扁平な回転楕円体
Everyone knows that the world is an oblate spheroid.

cordially

心から, 誠意をもって, ひどく, 強烈に

2006-04-25

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

adversity

逆境, 不運, 不幸
not compromising your principles when under stress or adversity

eschew

控える, 避ける, 回避する
We eschewed taking risk for the last five years.

2006-04-24

bigot

(宗教・政治・人種問題などに)強い偏見がある人
bigotry: 偏見に根差した憎悪,頑迷;偏狭な考え[行為]

2006-04-17

antiquarian

古物収集[研究]の, 好古趣味の, 古書の

omnivore

何でも食べる人, 雑食動物
herbivore: 草食動物
carnivore: 肉食動物

cacophony

耳ざわりな音, 不協和音, 騒音(⇔euphony)

rickets

くる病, 骨軟化症

2006-04-16

quadriplegic

四肢麻痺の

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.

2006-04-13

pandemonium

大混乱, 混沌

2006-04-11

matrimonial

結婚(式)の, 夫婦関係の, 夫婦間の

2006-04-10

amputee

手足などを失った人

stupor

(酒・薬で)感覚がなくなること, 知覚麻痺
In my dislexic evening stupor I mixed up the slashes.

2006-04-07

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.

instigate

扇動する, そそのかす

2006-04-05

2006-04-04

jade

疲れ果てさせる, うんざりさせる

2006-04-01

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.