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原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 31, 2020 is: longanimity • \long-guh-NIM-uh-tee\  • noun : a disposition to bear injuries patiently : forbearance Examples: The fans continue to show their longanimity by coming back year after year to cheer on the perpetually losing team. “Most of the conspirators were gentlemen in their early thirties and the majority had wild pasts. They were frustrated men of action, ‘swordsmen’ the priests called them, and ‘they had not the patience and longanimity to expect the Providence of God.'” — Jessie Childs, God’s Traitors: Terror & Faith in Elizabethan England , 2014 Did you know? Longanimity is a word with a long history. It came to English in the 15th century from the Late Latin adjective longanimis , meaning “patient” or “long-suffering.” Longanimis , in turn, derives from the Latin combination of longus (“long”) and animus (“soul”). Longus is related to English’s long and is itself an ancestor to severa...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 30, 2020 is: cadge • \KAJ\  • verb : beg , sponge Examples: “Reiner had his car and was driving to Manhattan to drop the book off to his editor. Wouk cadged a ride in, and Reiner took him up on his polite offer to read it.” — Frank Lovece, Newsday (Long Island, New York), 30 June 2020 “A friend ordered the Burrito Grande, easily the biggest burrito I’ve ever seen. I cadged a bite, and the flavors were delicate, but tasty, complemented by the creamy cheese sauce on top.” — Leslye Gilchrist, The Shreveport (Louisiana) Times , 27 Sept. 2019 Did you know? As long ago as the 1400s, peddlers traveled the British countryside, each with a packhorse or a horse and cart—first carrying produce from rural farms to town markets, then returning with small wares to sell to country folk. The Middle English name for such traders was cadgear ; Scottish dialects rendered the term as cadger . Etymologists are pretty sure the verb ca...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 29, 2020 is: asunder • \uh-SUN-der\  • adverb or adjective 1 : into parts 2 : apart from each other Examples: “Though they sip their port in close contiguity, they are poles asunder in their minds and feelings.” — Anthony Trollope, The Small House at Allington , 1862 “Anna Andrews is the ‘she’ in the story…. As an adult, Anna’s private life is in tatters, but at least she has a prestigious job as a BBC news anchor. In the space of 48 hours, even that’s torn asunder .” — Carole E. Barrowman, The Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 31 May 2020 Did you know? Asunder can be traced back to the Old English word sundor , meaning “apart.” It is a relative of the verb sunder , which means “to break apart” or “to become parted, disunited, or severed.” The “into parts” sense of asunder is often used in the phrase “tear asunder,” which can be used both literally and figuratively (as in “a family torn asunder by tragedy...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 28, 2020 is: undertaker • \UN-der-tay-ker\  • noun 1 : one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur 2 : one whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals 3 : an Englishman taking over forfeited lands in Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries Examples: The undertaker offered the family several choices of coffins for the burial service. “The movement towards home-thrown funerals is being spearheaded by Heidi Boucher, a self-proclaimed home death-care guide. Boucher is what could best be described as half holistic hippie, and half 19th century undertaker .” — Rob Hoffman, The Times Union (Albany, New York), 24 Feb. 2020 Did you know? You may wonder how the word undertaker made the transition from “one who undertakes” to “one who makes a living in the funeral business.” The latter meaning descends from the use of the word to mean “o...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 27, 2020 is: kindred • \KIN-drud\  • adjective 1 :  of a similar nature or character : like 2 :  of the same ancestry Examples: “Osterholm over the last few decades has been part of expert panels addressing … infectious  zoonotic  viruses kindred to Covid-19 such as Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).” — Todd Wilkinson, The Mountain Journal (Bozeman, Montana), 12 Apr. 2020 “This study also highlights how identifying with the personality traits of a musician who feels like a kindred spirit can have positive psychological benefits for the listener.…” — Christopher Bergland, Psychology Today , 5 July 2020 Did you know? If you believe that advice and relatives are inseparable, the etymology of  kindred  will prove you right. Kindred comes from a combination of kin and the Old English word ræden (“condition”), which itself come...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 26, 2020 is: testimonial • \tess-tuh-MOH-nee-ul\  • noun 1 a : a statement testifying to benefits received b : a character reference : letter of recommendation 2 : an expression of appreciation : tribute 3 : evidence , testimony Examples: “According to research from UPS, … 40% [of Millennials] refer to online reviews and testimonials before purchasing a product….” — Bill McLoughlin, Furniture Today , 9 Dec. 2019 “Members of the Emerson College Student Union rallied behind a pass/fail policy in a list of demands that included eight pages of student testimonials . Many described difficult home situations, illnesses, financial struggles, and general anxiety that impacts their academic performance.” — Diti Kohli, The Boston Globe , 27 Mar. 2020 Did you know? In 1639, Scottish poet William Drummond responded to the politics of his day with a facetious set of new laws, including one stipulating that “no man wear...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 25, 2020 is: requite • \rih-KWYTE\  • verb 1 a : to make return for : repay b : to make retaliation for : avenge 2 :  to make suitable return to for a benefit or service or for an injury Examples: “Before [Steve Junga] was The Blade’s inimitable authority on high school sports, he was a 7-year-old on the East Side in love with the Tigers, who in 1968 requited him by rallying from a three-games-to-one deficit against Bob Gibson and the Cardinals to win the World Series.” — David Briggs, The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), 7 Apr. 2020 “She watched as her son developed a real affection for basketball, even as the game didn’t always requite his feelings (he didn’t crack the varsity team in high school until he was a senior).” — Steve Hummer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , 24 Jan. 2020 Did you know? You might be familiar with the phrase “ unrequited love.” Love that has not been requited is love that has not been...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 24, 2020 is: estival • \ESS-tuh-vul\  • adjective : of or relating to the summer Examples: “Horror stories are far more estival than autumnal. Before I ever read [Stephen] King, I learned to love being scared at summer camp, where the older kids would tell us ghost stories by campfire and flashlight. Horror ripens when the pole is tilted toward the sun—when school is out, children are unsupervised, heat makes people crazy, unexplored woods begin to beckon….” — Jeva Lange, The Week , 10 July 2019 “As an estival nod, fresh summer daisies bedecked the tables that were covered with blue, white and red linens, the order of the French colors.” — Nell Nolan, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 19 July 2016 Did you know? Estival  and  festival  look so much alike that you might think they’re very closely related, but that isn’t the case.  Estival  traces back to  aestas , which is the Lat...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 23, 2020 is: forte • \FOR-tay\  • noun 1 : one’s strong point 2 : the part of a sword or  foil  blade that is between the middle and the  hilt  and that is the strongest part of the blade Examples: “Fried chicken is its forte , including spicy and boneless versions.… Its other specialty is breakfast….” — Tristan Navera, The Columbus (Ohio) Business First , 14 July 2020 “After looking through the gaming options, we decided on Quick Draw—a game that gives one participant a word to draw, while the other callers try to guess what the word is. … And while it turns out that guessing a word based on a sketch is not my forte (I got maybe one right), I was amazed at how mesmerized my whole family was. — Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2020 Did you know? Forte derives from the sport of fencing . When English speakers borrowed the word from French in the 17th century, it referred to the strong...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 22, 2020 is: parochial • \puh-ROH-kee-ul\  • adjective 1 : of or relating to a church parish 2 : of or relating to a parish as a unit of local government 3 : confined or restricted as if within the borders of a parish : limited in range or scope (as to a narrow area or region) : provincial , narrow Examples: The book is marred by the parochial viewpoint of its author, who fails to take into account the interplay between local and global economies. “Her father, Joseph, a taxi driver who owned his cab, took a second job to pay tuition for the children to attend parochial school.” — Melanie Burney, The Philadelphia Inquirer , 29 June 2020 Did you know? In the Greek of the New Testament, the word paroikia means “temporary residence in a foreign land” and comes from the Greek word for “stranger”: paroikos . Early Christians used this designation for their colonies because they considered heaven their real home. ...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 21, 2020 is: exhort • \ig-ZORT\  • verb 1 : to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly 2 : to give warnings or advice : make urgent appeals Examples: “You’d think it was easy, making a little cube with dots, but it’s hard to make a die that isn’t biased. The foreman would walk up and down  exhorting  us: ‘The fate of honest men and women lies in your hands. A single crooked die can ruin a man for life.'” — Margot Livesey, Banishing Verona , 2004 “Teen-age activist Greta Thunberg told world political and business leaders in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday that their inaction on the climate crisis was ‘fueling the flames by the hour.’ The 17-year-old exhorted the World Economic Forum audience to ‘act as if you loved your children above all else.'” — Vicky McKeever, CNBC.com , 23 Jan. 2020 Did you know? Exhort is a 15th-century coinage. It derives from the Latin verb hortari , meaning “to ...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 20, 2020 is: ne plus ultra • \nay-plus-UL-truh\  • noun 1 : the highest point capable of being attained : acme 2 : the most profound degree of a quality or state Examples: “To drummers in the ’70s and ’80s, [Neil] Peart was an Eddie Van Halen figure, someone whose pyrotechnic chops seemed to be the ne plus ultra .” — Christopher R. Weingarten, The New York Times , 12 Jan. 2020 “The ne plus ultra of campaign trail restaurants, visited without fail election cycle after election cycle by Democrat, Republican, and third-party candidates alike, is the Red Arrow Diner, a century-old, 24-hour diner in Manchester, New Hampshire. A political consultant could not imagine a better stage for the practice of person-to-person politicking.” — Gary He, Eater.com , 30 Jan. 2020 Did you know? It is the height, the zenith, the ultimate, the crown, the pinnacle. It is the peak, the summit, the crest, the high-water mark. All these ...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 19, 2020 is: dulcet • \DUL-sut\  • adjective 1 : sweet to the taste 2 : pleasing to the ear 3 : generally pleasing or agreeable Examples: “James Blake has long been one of our favorite live performers, bringing his gentle, dulcet tenor and aching emotion to each and every concert.” — Patrick Ryan, USA Today , 10 Apr. 2020 “About six weeks after bottling, the stout proved to be great. It was full bodied and rich with a dark chocolate note, roasted flavors, tart and dulcet  cherry flavors and a bit of tannins like you would find in a fine red wine.” — Gordon Kendall, The Roanoke (Virginia) Times , 24 Mar. 2020  Did you know? Dulcet has many linguistic ancestors, including the Latin dulcis , Anglo-French douz , and Middle English doucet —all meaning “sweet.” The dulcet dulcis has contributed many sweet terms to English. Among these are the musical direction dolce (“to be played sweetly, softly”), Dul...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 18, 2020 is: braggadocio • \brag-uh-DOH-see-oh\  • noun 1 a : empty boasting b : arrogant pretension : cockiness 2 : a person given to arrogant boasting : braggart Examples: “The musical numbers, all penned by Miranda, slide easily from the  braggadocio of ’90s rap to the lilt of Harlem jazz and beyond. Miraculously, nothing sounds excessively show-tuney.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 30 June 2020 “It’s the first time in his life that Jack has hit anyone, but there are a lot of intangibles behind it (all those fake fights and phantom punches thrown, all that idle  braggadocio  from stunt men between takes), and with a beginner’s luck it lands just right on the side of Petty’s face….” — Daniel Pyne, Twentynine Palms , 2010 Did you know? Though Braggadocio is not as well-known as other fictional characters like Pollyanna, the Grinch, or Scrooge, in lexicography he holds a special place ...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 17, 2020 is: cognizable • \KAHG-nuh-zuh-bul\  • adjective 1 : capable of being judicially heard and determined 2 : capable of being known Examples: “The state also argued that the plaintiffs failed to show ‘that they have suffered a cognizable burden to their right to vote’ or that Florida’s election procedures are unconstitutional.” — Dara Kam, The Naples (Florida) Daily News , 28 May 2020 “Meanwhile, the board majority appeared to be likewise deliberately or negligently unaware of state law, and operated outside of any cognizable board or committee procedure.” — Marie-Louise Ramsdale, The Post & Courier (Charleston, South Carolina), 21 Jan. 2020 Did you know? It’s easy to recognize the cogni- in cognizable and in other English words that have to do with knowing: cognitive , incognito , precognition , and recognition , for example. They’re all from Latin cognōscere (“to get to know” or “to acquire knowl...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 16, 2020 is: inveigh • \in-VAY\  • verb : to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail Examples: “Wearing a blue suit, [Hannah] Gadsby begins by pointing to a prop dog made of crayons onstage, immediately making fun of herself, a notable shift since ‘Nanette,’ when she inveighed  against self-deprecation .” — Jason Zinoman, The New York Times ¸ 26 May 2020 “I see their anger spiking in Facebook conversations and unfurling across Twitter threads. They inveigh against the new high-occupancy lanes on Interstate 15; against the paid parking at casinos….” — Geoff Carter, The Las Vegas Weekly , 27 Feb. 2020 Did you know? You might complain or grumble about some wrong you see, or, for a stronger effect, you can inveigh against it. Inveigh comes from the Latin verb invehere , which joins the prefix in- with the verb vehere , meaning “to carry.” Invehere literally means “to carry in,” and when inveigh fir...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 15, 2020 is: subterfuge • \SUB-ter-fyooj\  • noun 1 : deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade 2 : a deceptive device or stratagem Examples: “First, an antivirus product may upload the complete text of files flagged to the cloud, where it can be analyzed by separate tools…. Some malware can detect when a running process may examine it, and will then engage in subterfuge .” — Macworld , 4 May 2020 “Shortly after sunset on Wednesday, President Donald Trump secretly boarded an undisclosed aircraft at an undisclosed airport in Florida and flew to Joint Base Andrews…. Air Force One, the plane Trump took from Washington, D.C., to Florida Tuesday evening, remained parked on the tarmac at Palm Beach International Airport as part of the subterfuge .” — Christine Stapleton, The Palm Beach Post , 28 Nov. 2019 Did you know? Though subterfuge is a synonym of deception , fraud , doubl...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 14, 2020 is: quiescent • \kwy-ESS-unt\  • adjective 1 : marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest 2 : causing no trouble or symptoms Examples: “‘ Inflation ‘ means a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services, either at the consumer or producer level. It certainly is dormant or quiescent right now.” — Edward Lotterman, The St. Paul (Minnesota) Press , 28 July 2019 “Since the sequencing of the human genome in 2000, cancer therapies have moved closer toward personalized medicine—tailoring treatments to an individual’s genetic fingerprint or DNA—to help predict responses to therapy or to flag differences between aggressive and quiescent disease.” — Susan Jenks, Florida Today (Brevard County, Florida), 1 Oct. 2015 Did you know? Quiescent won’t cause you any pain, and neither will its synonyms latent , dormant , and potential —at least not immediately. All four words mean “not now showin...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 13, 2020 is: catch-22 • \KATCH-twen-tee-TOO\  • noun 1 : a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule; also : the circumstance or rule that denies a solution 2 a : an illogical, unreasonable, or senseless situation b : a measure or policy whose effect is the opposite of what was intended c : a situation presenting two equally undesirable alternatives 3 : a hidden difficulty or means of entrapment : catch Examples: Following her graduation from college, Kelsey struggled with the classic job-seeker’s catch-22 : how to acquire work experience in her chosen field without already having a job in that field. “Yet this week France stood firm on its ban, which prohibits the wearing of clothing intended to hide the face in public spaces, despite the fact that masks are now being required on public transportation and in high schools…. The result ...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 12, 2020 is: yaw • \YAW\  • verb 1 a of a ship : to deviate erratically from a course (as when struck by a heavy sea); especially : to move from side to side b of an airplane, spacecraft, or projectile : to turn by angular motion about the vertical axis 2 : to change from one to another repeatedly : alternate Examples: “A crane had been brought in to lift the submersible from the truck onto the raft.… Even with its heavy load the raft pitched and  yawed  as it was towed along.” — Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos, Blue Gold , 2000 “All told, even as the U.S. GDP has grown, our air and water have become cleaner. And while policies yawed between Democratic and Republican administrations, the long-term trend has been toward stronger and better controls that have not, despite the dire warnings from the pro-business sector, crippled the economy.” — editorial, The Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2020 Did...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 11, 2020 is: malaise • \muh-LAYZ\  • noun 1 : an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness 2 : a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being Examples: “Nothing can make you forget the malaise of social distancing like the pain of being a teenager.” — Ariel Shapiro, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2020 “While the bats’ social distancing could possibly limit a pathogen’s spread, Stockmaier doesn’t think these isolating behaviours have evolved to protect other bats. Instead, he says they may be a consequence of the bats’ malaise  and lethargy from feeling ill.” — Jake Buehler, New Scientist , 6 May 2020 Did you know? Malaise , which ultimately traces back to Old French, has been part of English since the 18th century. One of its most notable uses, however, came in 1979—well, sort of. U.S. President Jimmy Carter never actually used the word in his July 15 televise...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 10, 2020 is: vivacious • \vuh-VAY-shus\  • adjective : lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly Examples: The host was a vivacious woman with a knack for making people feel comfortable. “ Totoro , the story of two young girls and the wood spirits they befriend, is vivacious and warmhearted, trafficking in the everyday magic and fertile imagination of childhood.” — Jason Bailey, The New York Times , 5 June 2020 Did you know? It’s no surprise that vivacious means “full of life,” since it can be traced back to the Latin verb vivere , meaning “to live.” The word was created around the mid-17th century using vivax , a vivere derivative meaning “long-lived, vigorous, or high-spirited.” Other descendants of vivere in English include survive , revive , and victual —all of which came to life during the 15th century—and vivid and convivial , both of which surfaced around the same time as vivacious . Somewhat su...

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原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 9, 2020 is: ferret • \FAIR-ut\  • verb 1 : to hunt game with ferrets 2 : to drive out of a hiding place 3 : to find and bring to light by searching — usually used with out Examples: “Quarantining was invented during the first wave of bubonic plague in the 14th century, but it was deployed more systematically during the Great Plague [of London, 1665-1666]. Public servants called searchers ferreted out new cases of plague, and quarantined sick people along with everyone who shared their homes.'” — Annalee Newitz, The New York Times , 29 Mar. 2020 “For more than 40 years, journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent and divisive conflicts in the world. Yung Chang’s This Is Not a Movie captures Fisk in action—feet on the ground, notebook in hand, as he travels into landscapes devastated by war, ferreting out the facts and firing reports back home to reach an audience of millio...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 8, 2020 is: beholden • \bih-HOHL-dun\  • adjective : being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted Examples: “When the Second Continental Congress ratified the final text of this Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, it was launching into uncharted territory. They were creating a vision for a country that did not yet exist. As Ronald Reagan would later say, ‘This idea that government is beholden to the people, that it has no other source of power except the sovereign people, is still the newest and the most unique idea in all the long history of man’s relation to man.'” — Brad Wenstrup, The Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer , 4 July 2020 “Group sizes will remain beholden  to the gatherings limits put in place by the governor’s state of emergency order for managing the state’s economy and government amid the COVID-19 pandemic.” — Michael Frett, The St. Albans (Vermont) Messenger , 23 June 2020 Did you k...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 7, 2020 is: midriff • \MID-riff\  • noun 1 : the mid-region of the human torso : midsection 2 a : a section of a garment that covers the midriff b : a garment that exposes the midriff 3 : a body partition of muscle and connective tissue; specifically : the partition separating the chest and abdominal cavities in mammals : diaphragm Examples: Even the store’s winter line of clothing includes a number of midriff -baring tops, albeit paired with oversized cardigans or flannel shirts. “I love printed shift dresses that just float over the midriff or little leather skirts to bring out your edgier side.” — Aramide Esubi, The Chicago Tribune , 22 Mar. 2020 Did you know? Midriff is now most commonly encountered in the mid-torso or clothing-related senses. These senses are relatively young, having appeared, respectively, in the early 19th and mid-20th centuries. For most of its history, however, midriff has bee...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 6, 2020 is: grubstake • \GRUB-stayk\  • verb : to provide with material assistance (such as a loan) for launching an enterprise or for a person in difficult circumstances Examples: “Kimbro, on the other hand, traveled widely, still hoping to find the speculator who would grubstake him for the big attack on the hidden field. He would go anywhere, consult with anyone, and offer almost any kind of inducement: ‘Let me have the money, less than a year, ten-percent interest, and I’ll give you one-thirty-second of my participation.'” — James A. Michener, Texas , 1985 “When my entrepreneurial father had the bright idea to start a microfilm company, he asked my grandfather for financial help, only to be refused.… Eventually his brother, Frank, a doctor, grubstaked him for $500 to help start the company, a tidy sum in those days.” — Phil Power, Bridge Magazine (Michigan), 28 Mar. 2020 Did you know? Grubstake is a linguist...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 5, 2020 is: demure • \dih-MYOOR\  • adjective 1 : reserved , modest 2 : affectedly modest, reserved, or serious : coy Examples: “Her demure  demeanor belies the inner Goth girl who once hung out with Mötley Crue and Ozzy Osbourne. She maintains art forms her first priority for being alive. The social distancing produced by the coronavirus is nothing new to her.” — Kathaleen Roberts, The Albuquerque (New Mexico) Journal , 21 June 2020 “While Amelia Bloomer’s name became a punch line, Susan B. Anthony would be remembered for a much different fashion statement: a demure red shawl, one example of which survives in the Smithsonian.” — ­ Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic , 12 June 2019 Did you know? In the nearly four centuries that demure has been in use, its meaning has only shifted slightly. While it began solely as a descriptive term for people of quiet modesty and sedate reserve—those who don’t draw ...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 4, 2020 is: aficionado • \uh-fish-ee-uh-NAH-doh\  • noun : a person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a usually fervently pursued interest or activity : devotee Examples: Mickey’s brother, an aficionado of jazz, was a regular at the downtown clubs and often bought new records on the day they were released. “But assessing the investment value of a vintage watch or a vintage car—a popular pastime among aficionados —can be a tricky business. Supply, or lack of it, often dictates which models appreciate, and which lose value.” — Stephen Williams, The New York Times , 18 June 2020 Did you know? The affection an aficionado has for their favorite subject isn’t merely emotional—it’s also etymological. Back in the early 1800s, English borrowed aficionado from the past participle of the Spanish verb aficionar , which means “to inspire affection.” That verb comes from the Spanish noun afición , meaning “affection.” Bo...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 3, 2020 is: risible • \RIZZ-uh-bul\  • adjective 1 a : capable of laughing b : disposed to laugh 2 : arousing or provoking laughter; especially : laughable 3 : associated with, relating to, or used in laughter Examples: “When they arrived … they were treated to a sight that was as surreal as it was risible : Kamo Petrossian dressed in whites and sporting a captain’s hat complete with gold braid and embroidered badge, strutting about the sun deck, clutching a champagne flute.” — Peter Crawley, Mazzeri , 2013 “In the tradition of risible cable reality hits like  Married at First Sight  and  90 Day Fiancé , [Netflix’s] new ‘social experiment’ Love Is Blind  follows couples who’ve been thrust on the fast track to marriage. The twist is that they don’t lay eyes on each other until they’re engaged; each ‘date’ consists solely of a chat between one man and one woman lounging in separate ‘pods.'” ...

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原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 2, 2020 is: ombudsman • \AHM-boodz-mun\  • noun 1 :  a government official (as in Sweden or New Zealand) appointed to receive and investigate complaints made by individuals against abuses or capricious acts of public officials 2 : one that investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints Examples: “High-performing nursing homes usually have waiting lists, said Salli Pung, the state of Michigan’s long-term care ombudsman .” — Craig Mauger, The Detroit News , 26 June 2020 “The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has named Jonathan Midgett as its consumer ombudsman , a new position that seeks to give consumers a greater voice and understanding of the agency and its activities.” — Thomas Russell, Furniture Today , 16 June 2020 Did you know? Ombudsman was borrowed from Swedish, where it means “representative,” and ultimately derives from the Old Norse words umboth (“commission”) and mathr (“ma...

原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for August 1, 2020 is: hotdog • \HAHT-dawg\  • verb : to perform in a conspicuous or often ostentatious manner; especially : to perform fancy stunts and maneuvers (as while surfing or skiing) Examples: The wide receiver hotdogged into the end zone after catching the touchdown pass. “When you’re skating a four-and-a-half mile long trail, you don’t need to worry about crowds. Nobody’s coming along behind you, or hotdogging alongside.” — Joyce Maynard, The New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020 Did you know? The verb hotdog first appeared in the latter half of the 20th century, and it was adopted from the use of the noun hot dog for someone who is very good at something. The noun was popularized around the turn of the 19th century along with the interjection hot dog to express approval or gratification. In time, the noun became mainly associated with people who showed off their skills in sports, from basketball to skiing, and the v...