8/4/2021 오늘 찾아본 단어

Parabola

포물선

형용사로는 parabolic

 

Hypochondriac

a person who is abnormally anxious about their health.

남편이 "내 동생은 좀 hypochondriac이야" 라고 말함

 

nefarious

(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.

"the nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates"

맨날 찾아보는 단어 - 부정적인 단어라는 것만 기억하고, 정확한 definition은 매번 까먹음 ㅠㅠ

 

Flout 

openly disregard (a rule, law or convention). 어기다, 무시하다

"these same companies still flout basic ethical practices"

 

Buff

여러가지 뜻이 있네. 내가 찾아본 의미는

1) a person who is enthusiastically interested in and very knowledgeable about a particular subject.

"a computer buff" 매니아/오타쿠

2) 누런 아이보리 색깔

3) being in good physical shape with fine muscle tone. 근육 엄청 많은 사람

"the driver was a buff blond named March"

 

Paterfamilias

the male head of a family or household.

"at the meal, the story of the Passover is told by the paterfamilias"

(passover는 the major Jewish spring festival which commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, lasting seven or eight days from the 15th day of Nisan. 한국말로는 유월절)

 

Moot

찾아보고 까먹고 찾아보고 까먹기를 무한반복하는 단어

subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty.

"whether they had been successful or not was a moot point"

having little or no practical relevance, typically because the subject is too uncertain to allow a decision.

"the whole matter is becoming increasingly moot"