OED Study Notes: anger, élite

OED增加了很多新单词 在anger项下,就有一条2001年新增加的词条: ▸ anger management n. orig. U.S. control of one’s anger, esp. when the emotion is frequently felt and is likely to result in violent behaviour; freq. attrib., esp. designating a course, support group, etc., which helps achieve this control. élite: 精英这个词来自法语,是“挑选”“选中”的意思。 [F. élite (in OFr. eslite, elite; see prec.) selection, choice; in mod. use concr. that which is chosen:—med.L. ēlecta choice, f. L. ēligĕre: see elect v.] ...

2011-09-24 · 王佩

词语学习:vindictive

**vindictive **/vin’diktiv/ 出处:“Celebrity may at least help Ai Weiwei avoid vanishing for too long into this legal black hole. But it will do little to shield him from the wrath of China’s vindictive rulers.”(文章来源) adj. Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge. 例句:the criticism was both vindictive and personalized. 辞源:from Latin:vindicta 意思是 vengeance 词语辨析: vindictive: Someone who is motivated by a desire to get enven might be described as VINDICTIVE, a word that suggests harboring grudges for perceived wrongs. (a vindictive person who has alienated friends and neighbors alike.) spiteful: is a stronger term, implying a bitter or vicious vindictiveness. ...

2011-04-05 · 王佩

永远不要得罪爱国小愤青

小愤青又要来劲了,因为《新安晚报》报道:NEC手机词库翻出“中国狗”一词 事实上这是国产金山词霸里收的一个词,英文chow,翻译成“中国狗”,证据在此。而金山词霸照抄了《简明英汉词典》,这笔账再怎么算了,算不到NEC头上。 当年中国从乌克兰引进了一种猪,官方都叫它“乌克兰大白猪”,以至于好多人都是从猪开始知道乌克兰的。“地名加物种”本来是日常生活中很常用的一种命名方法,波斯猫,安喀拉羊,法国蜗牛……没见这些国家的愤青为此起来抵制中国货。 ...

2006-08-23 · 王佩