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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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