DAY-07 Flashcards
(38 cards)
*** hilarious
[형] 아주 재미있는, 유쾌한
> his hilarious monologues
funny, comical, or hilarious
hilariousness
[명] 아주 재미있음
*** apprehension
[명] 우려, 걱정(=concern, anxiety), 이해(력)(=comprehension, understanding), 의견
> Social facilitation may be influenced by evaluation apprehension as well as arousal.
Because his apprehension of words is auricular, he must hear what he reads.
apprehend
[동] 걱정하다, 깨닫다, 체포하다
apprehensive
[형] 걱정되는, 이해가 빠른
** jargon
[명] 은어, 속어(=slang), 특수 용어, 헛소리
> Modern English has its own jargon and idioms.
For short pieces where a term would be used only once, avoid jargon altogether.
** instill
[동] 주입하다, 불어넣다(=inspire, infuse)
> instill in Glenn the belief
instill a sense of ownership
- advent
[명] 출현(=appearance, occurrence), 도래
> the advent of the printing press
the advent of globalization
** literacy
[명] 1. 읽고 쓰는 능력 [반] illiteracy(문맹) / 2. 해독력
> relationship between literacy skills and cultural beliefs
media literacy
literate
[형] 읽고 쑬 줄 아는, 박식한
※ literacy / literary / literal
liter는 ‘글자, 문자(letter)’라는 의미를 가진 어원으로, 세 단어 모두 이와 관련된 뜻을 가졌지만 각각 다른 뜻
literary: 문학의, 학문의
literal: 문자 그대로의
** equivalent
[형] 상당하는, 동등한
[명] 상응[대응]하는 것(=counterpart), 등가물
> accumulate selenium in equivalent amounts
the equivalent of 2,000 nuclear bombs
equivalence
[명] 같음, 등가, 동량
※ euqi(동일한, 같은) + val(가치) + ent(접미사)가 합쳐진 단어로, ‘동일한 가치가 있는 (것)’ –> ‘상당하는, 등가물’이라는 뜻이 됨
*** fidelity
[명] 1. 정확도(=accuracy) / 2. 충실함 [반] infidelity(불충, 부정)
> spread far more quickly, with full fidelity
the movie’s fidelity to the original book
** strengthen
[동] 강화하다(=fortify), 강해지다
> strengthen their arguments
The bond between them had strengthened.
strength
[명] 힘, 내구력
*** enticing
[형] 매혹적인(=tempting), 매력적인(=attractive)
> an extremely enticing choice
an enticing advertisement
*** dangle
[동] (마음을 끌 수 있는 것을) 내보이다, 제시하다(=offer), 축 늘어뜨리다, 매달리다(=hang)
> They dangled rich rewards before me.
dangle my feet in the water
*** hindrance
[명] 방해[물], 장애물
> The children were more of a hindrance than a help.
Spiders’ legs seem a great hindrance as they spin and move about the web.
** dire
[형] 심각한(=serious), 절실한, 끔찍한(=dreadful)
> help people in dire need
Her acting was dire.
*** mandatory
[형] 의무적인(=compulsory), 법에 정해진
> the mandatory provision of the relevant process information
mandatory retirement
mandate
[동] 명령하다, 권한을 주다
[명] 명령, 권한
- exchange
[명] 교환(=trade), 거래(소), 환전
[동] 교환하다(=swap), 환전하다
> information exchange
We exchange money for the material food.
※ exchange가 들어간 표현으로 많이 쓰이는 단어
exchange student: 교환학생
foreign exchange: 외화, 외화거래소
** acquainted
[형] 익숙한(=familiar), 알고 있는(=informed), 정통해 있는
> He became acquainted with the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus.
well acquainted with Korean affairs
acquaintance
[명] 지인, 친분
- factual
[형] 사실적인, 실제의(=nonfictional)
> give direct, accurate, and factual answers
the factual test
fact
[명] 사실
** ambiguity
[명] 모호함(=vagueness)
> the inherent ambiguity and adaptability of language
reduce the potential ambiguity
ambiguous
[형] 애매모호한
** distortion
[명] 왜곡, 일그러짐(=deformation)
> Many true artists use distortion or exaggeration.
full of distortions and omissions
distort
[동] 왜곡하다, 일그러뜨리다
- joint
[형] 공동의(=collective), 합동의
[명] 관절, 연결 부위(=connection)
> offer him joint partnership in a new business venture
muscular or joint issues
** invariable
[형] 불변의(=unchangeable), 일정한(=fixed)
[명] 1. 불변인 것, 일정한 것 / 2. <수학>상수 [반] variable(변수)</수학>
> laws of space and time invariable and inescapable
Their invariable response was, “We have no choice.
※ 수학에서 값을 대입해서 변화하는 값을 ‘변수’라고 하는데, 영어로는 ‘variable’ –> 따라서, invariable은 ‘상수’. 참고로 constant도 ‘상수’라는 뜻이 있음.
- candidate
[명] 지원자(=applicant), 후보자
> skills which separate good candidates from great ones
a candidate for the Cy Young Award
- omit
[동] 빠뜨리다, 생략하다(=leave out, skip)
> misrepresent or omit discussion
omit a word from a sentence
omission
[명] 빠짐, 생략, 누락
- currency
[명] 1. 화폐(=money), 통화 / 2. 통용
> a foreign currency
an unusual system of currency
current
[형] 현재의, 지금의, 통용되는
※ current는 원래 ‘흐르고 있는 것’이라는 뜻. 돈이 사회에서 ‘유통되는 것’이므로 currency가 ‘화폐, 통화, 통용’이라는 뜻을 가짐
