10/5/2021 오늘 찾아본 단어

제목과는 다르게 지난 3일동안 찾아본 단어들이다. 오늘 하루종일 회사 inventory-related policy를 읽고 이해해보려고 하느라 머리가 터질 것 같아서, 잠깐 20분 쉬면서 지난 며칠동안 찾아본 단어를 기록해야징.

propriety

the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.

"he always behaved with the utmost propriety"

decorum, respectability, decency, correctness appropriateness

 

cinch

씬쉬

an extremely easy task (informal)

a sure thing; a certainty

 

ride the coattails

benefit from the success of (another), sometimes undeservedly.

"she's riding the coattails of the other three and doesn't deserve to be mentioned alongside them"

흔히 정치에서 많이 쓰이는 말. 예를 들어 한 정치인의 인기/신뢰를 다른 정치인이 써먹는 것

 

cataclysmic

disastrous catastrophic, calamitous와 같은 뜻

 

antics

foolish, outrageous, or amusing behavior.

"the antics of our political parties"

 

cad

a man who behaves dishonorably, especially toward a woman.

"her adulterous cad of a husband"

오래된 말이라고 함

 

non sequitur

넌 세퀴터, 쎄에 엑센트가 있음

a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement.

"his weird mixed metaphors and non sequiturs"

 

impertinent

now showing respect, rude

rude, insolent, impolite

왜 impertinent랑 insolent는 맨날 찾아봐도 뜻이 안외워지지...

 

effrontery

insolent or impertinent behaviour.

"one juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner's decision"

 

ho hum

used to express boredom or resignation. boring

하품하는 소리에서 유래했다고 함.

 

pontificate

express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic.

"he was pontificating about art and history"

expound, declaim 등이 동의어라고 한다. 다 처음 들어봤넹.

 

aplomb

self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.

"Diana passed the test with aplomb"

poise, self-assurance, self-possession

아주 좋은 단어다.

 

glib

(of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow.

"she was careful not to let the answer sound too glib"

말만 많고 실속없는인거군.

 

maudlin

self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness.

"the drink made her maudlin"

tear-jerking, oversentimental overemotional

내가 감명깊게 본 닉슨의 checkers speach를 많은 사람들은 maudlin하다고 생각했다고 나옴

 

splice

두 줄을 꼬아서 만드는 매듭. 이것도 몇번이나 찾아본 것 같은뎅 힝.

 

quip

a witty remark

 

whelp

a puppy

 

pincer

치과에서 이빨 뽑을 때 쓰는 것 같은 도구

a tool made of two pieces of metal with blunt concave jaws that are arranged like the blades of scissors, used for gripping and pulling things.