2014年6月25日 星期三

collegium, dastardly, whoosh


Given a choice of window to stare out of for seven hours, many people would choose a train's. There is something mesmerising about the way that towns and countryside whoosh past. Few, on the other hand, would choose a plane window. Which is why British Airways must be applauded for its decision to broadcast footage of a seven-hour train journey on some of its long-haul flights from next monthhttp://econ.st/1q4bQId


The guardians of Chinese language purity are challenging the French in their bid to keep out dastardly English words. A recent rant in the People's Daily, a Communist Party mouthpiece, said intruders such as "MBA", "CEO", and "iPhone" were not welcome in Chinese when written in their Romanised form http://econ.st/1oNWN1r

 

 

 

 

William Kentridge: Listening to the Image -- Neubauer Collegium Inaugural Lecture at the UChicago


whoosh

Line breaks: whoosh
Pronunciation: /wʊʃ 
  
, wuːʃ 
  
/
(also woosh)

VERB

  • Move quickly or suddenly with a rushing sound:[NO OBJECT, WITH ADVERBIAL OF DIRECTION]: a train whooshed by

NOUN

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EXCLAMATION

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  • Used to imitate sudden movement accompanied by a rushing sound:the starlings gather, then suddenly—whoosh!—flocks rise and swirl

Origin

mid 19th century: imitative.

dastardly

Line breaks: das|tard¦ly
Pronunciation: /ˈdastədli
 
, ˈdɑː-/

adjective

dated or • humorous

Derivatives


dastardliness

noun

Origin

mid 16th century (in the sense 'dull or stupid'): from dastard in the obsolete sense 'base coward'.


collegium
[名](複 -gi・a 〔-dʒiə〕, ~s)
1 (学校・病院などに勤務する)聖職者たちの一団;相互信頼と相互尊敬の中で共通の目標を追求する集団.
2 (旧ソ連で)同等役職者の集まり.


collegium

Line breaks: col|le¦gium
Pronunciation: /kəˈliːdʒɪəm
  
/



NOUN (plural collegia /kəˈliːdʒɪə, -dʒə/)

  • 1(in full collegium musicum) (plural collegia musica) A society of amateur musicians, especially one attached to a German or US university.
  • 2• historical An advisory or administrative board in Russia.

Origin

late 19th century: from Latin, literally 'association'.

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