naked, naked purpose, the naked truth, embellish, “unembellished courage”, snark, snarking

War is the coldest, hardest of realities. It calls for virtues that are the opposite of acting. Volodymyr Zelensky’s is “unembellished courage”, writes Serhii Rudenko in a new book After a party to celebrate his victory, he went to a restaurant with a friend. But he was turned down at the door by the restaurant operator who refused to serve blacks. Seized with fury, Ali threw the gold medal into a river. Some say the "legend" is somewhat embellished; nevertheless it tells the reality of the situation of blacks around the time U.S. President Barack Obama was born. Snarking  It is when someone secretly sends humorous or embarrasing e-mails from another persons e-mail address as a practical joke. Make sure you log out, or you'll be a victim of snarking. snark a fictional animal, the quarry for a hunting party comprising some highly unlikely characters in Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark 1. A system failure. When a user's process bombed, the operator would get the message “Help, Help, Snark in MTS!” 2. More generally, any kind of unexplained or threatening event on a computer (especially if it might be a boojum). Often used to refer to an event or a log file entry that might indicate an attempted security violation. embellish verb [T] to make something more beautiful or interesting by adding something to it: The ceiling was embellished with flowers and leaves. He couldn't resist embellishing the story of his accident a little. embellishment  noun [C or U] em・bel・lish  ━━ vt. 飾る ((with)); （話などを）潤色する. em・bel・lish・ment　━━ n. 美国传统词典[双解]
	naked
	AHD:[n3“k1d]
	D.J.[6neikid]
	K.K.[6nek!d]
	adj.（形容词）
(1)	Having no clothing on the body; nude.
	裸体的：没有衣服掩盖身体的；裸体的
(2)	Having no covering, especially the usual one:
	无覆盖的；无壳的：无罩的，尤指常用的东西：
	a naked sword.
	出鞘的剑
(3)	Devoid of vegetation, trees, or foliage:
	无树叶的；光秃的：缺少植物、树木或叶子的：
	the naked ground; naked tree limbs.
	光秃秃的地板；光秃秃的树枝
(4)	Being without addition, concealment, disguise, or embellishment:
	无掩饰的：没有附加、隐藏、欺骗或伪装的：
	the naked facts; naked ambition.
	明明白白的事实；明显的野心
(5)	Devoid of a specified quality, characteristic, or element:
	无特质的：缺乏特别的特质、特点或因素的：
	a look that was naked of all pretense.
	无任何矫饰的眼神
(6)	Exposed to harm; vulnerable:
	暴露的，脆弱的：有意伤害的暴露的；脆弱的：
	“naked to mine enemies”(Shakespeare)
	“在我的敌人面前暴露弱点”(莎士比亚)
(7)	Botany
	【植物学】
(8)	Not encased in ovaries:
	没有包在子房里的：
	naked seeds.
	裸子
(9)	Unprotected by scales:
	没有托包保护的：
	naked buds.
	无托包的芽
(10)	Lacking a perianth:
	缺少花被的：
	naked flowers.
	无花被花
(11)	Without leaves or pubescence:
	没有叶子或绒毛的：
	naked stalks.
	无叶茎
(12)	Zoology Lacking outer covering such as scales, fur, feathers, or a shell.
	【动物学】 外部无遮盖的：缺乏外部覆盖物，如鳞、皮、毛或壳 naked (nā'kĭd)

adj.

1. Having no clothing on the body; nude.
2. Having no covering, especially the usual one: a naked sword.
3. Devoid of vegetation, trees, or foliage: the naked ground; naked tree limbs.
4. Being without addition, concealment, disguise, or embellishment: the naked facts; naked ambition.
5. Devoid of a specified quality, characteristic, or element: a look that was naked of all pretense.
6. Exposed to harm; vulnerable: “naked to mine enemies” (Shakespeare).
7. Botany.
   1. Not encased in ovaries: naked seeds.
   2. Unprotected by scales: naked buds.
   3. Lacking a perianth: naked flowers.
   4. Without leaves or pubescence: naked stalks.
8. Zoology. Lacking outer covering such as scales, fur, feathers, or a shell.

语源[Middle English, from Old English nacod.]

nakedly na'ked·ly adv.
nakedness na'ked·ness n.

naked 

Pronunciation: /ˈneɪkɪd/ 

ECTIVE

1(Of a person or part of the body) without clothes:he’d never seen a naked woman beforehe was stripped naked

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1.1(Of an object) without the usual covering or protection:her room was lit by a single naked bulb

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1.2(Of a tree, plant, or animal) without leaves, hairs, scales, etc.the naked branches of the trees

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1.3(naked of) Devoid of:areas of skin naked of feathers

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1.4Exposed to harm; vulnerable:John looked naked and defenceless without his spectacles

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2[ATTRIBUTIVE] (Especially of feelings or behaviour) expressed openly; undisguised:naked fear made him tremblethe naked truth

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the naked eye

Unassisted vision, without a telescope, microscope, or other device:threadworm eggs are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye

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nakedly

Pronunciation: /ˈneɪkɪdli/ 

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Origin

Old English nacod, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naakt and German nackt, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nudus and Sanskrit nagna.