week 11

大一共A week 11

• 課堂筆記

male-

benediction

predict

promising

artistic

literary

interlectral

l   課後筆記

l   joint  noun \ˈjȯint\  : a point where two bones meet in the body

: a place where two things or parts are joined

: a particular place

<e.g. She's been having pain in her muscles and joints.>

l   wire  noun, often attributive \ˈwī(-ə)r\  : a thin, flexible thread of metal

: a thread of metal that is covered with plastic, rubber, etc., and used to send or receive electricity or electrical signals

: a small microphone that is worn under clothing in order to secretly record a conversation

<e.g. The flowers were bound together with thin wire.>

l   accustomed  adjective \ə-ˈkəs-təmd\  : familiar with something so that it seems normal or usual

: usual or regular

<e.g. She arrived early enough to get her accustomed seat in the front row.>

l   achievement  noun \ə-ˈchēv-mənt\  : something that has been done or achieved through effort : a result of hard work

: the act of achieving something : the state or condition of having achieved or accomplished something

<e.g. The discovery of DNA was a major scientific achievement.

It was a great achievement.>

l   optimal  adjective \ˈäp-tə-məl\  : best or most effective 

<e.g. He keeps his engine tuned for optimal performance.>

l   financially  adjective \fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl, fī-\  :  relating to finance or financiers <financial aid> <thefinancial district>

<e.g. The company is headed for financial disaster.>

l   culmination  noun \ˌkəl-mə-ˈnā-shən\  : the end or final result of something

<e.g. This study is the culmination of years of research.>

l   escaping  verb \is-ˈkāp, es-, dial iks-ˈkāp\  : to get away from a place (such as a prison) where you are being held or kept

: to get away from a dangerous place or situation

: to get away from something that is difficult or unpleasant

<e.g. They managed to escape from the burning building.>

l   adaptability  adjective \ə-ˈdap-tə-bəl, a-\  : able to change or be changed in order to fit or work better in some situation or for some purpose : able to adapt or be adapted

:  capable of being or becoming adapted

<e.g. an adaptable tool that combines a screwdriver, a corkscrew, and pliers>

l   institution  noun \ˌin(t)-stə-ˈtü-shən, -ˈtyü-\ : an established organization

: a place where an organization takes care of people for a usually long period of time

: a custom, practice, or law that is accepted and used by many people

<e.g. Family visits are a Thanksgiving institution.>

l   intimacy  noun \ˈin-tə-mə-sē\  :  the state of being intimate :  familiarity

:  something of a personal or private nature

<e.g. He felt he achieved a certain intimacy with her.>

l   seek  verb \ˈsēk\  : to search for (someone or something) : to try to find (someone or something)

: to ask for (help, advice, etc.)

: to try to get or achieve (something)

<e.g. The office is seeking a salesperson.>

l   palm  noun \ˈpäm, ˈpälm, ˈpȯm, ˈpȯlm\  :  any of a family (Palmae syn. Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves

:  a leaf of the palm as a symbol of victory or rejoicing; also :  a branch (as of laurel) similarly used

:  a symbol of triumph or superiority; also :  victory, triumph

:  an addition to a military decoration in the form of a palm frond especially to indicate a second award of the basic decoration

l   minimize  verb \ˈmi-nə-ˌmīz\  : to make (something bad or not wanted) as small as possible

: to treat or describe (something) as smaller or less important than it is

computers : to make (a program's window) change to a very small form that takes almost no room on a computer's screen

<e.g. We need to minimize the chance of error.>

l   portrait  noun \ˈpȯr-trət, -ˌtrāt\  : a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person that usually only includes the person's head and shoulders

: a detailed description of something or someone

: a way of printing a page so that the shorter sides are on the top and bottom and the longer sides are on the left and right

<e.g. The queen posed for her portrait.>

l   scratch  verb \ˈskrach\  : to rub your skin with something sharp (such as your fingernails) especially in order to stop an itch

: to make a shallow and narrow cut in (your skin) with something sharp (such as fingernails, claws, etc.)

: to rub a surface or object with something sharp or rough in a way that produces a harsh sound

<e.g. Scratching the itch only makes it worse.>

l   conjecture  noun \kən-ˈjek-chər\  : an opinion or idea formed without proof or sufficient evidence

<e.g. The biography includes conjectures about the writer's earliest ambitions.>

l   interaction  noun \ˌin-tər-ˈak-shən\  :  mutual or reciprocal action or influence

<e.g. she guessed from the friendly interaction that they were close to the other parents in the organization>

l   appropriate  verb \ə-ˈprō-prē-ˌāt\  : to get or save (money) for a specific use or purpose

: to take or use (something) especially in a way that is illegal, unfair, etc.

<e.g. The town has appropriated funds to repair the bridge and work should begin this summer.>

l   parameter  noun \pə-ˈram-ə-tər\  : a rule or limit that controls what something is or how something should be done

a :  an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (as a family of curves); also :  a quantity (as a mean or variance) that describes a statistical population

b :  an independent variable used to express the coordinates of a variable point and functions of them — compareparametric equation

:  any of a set of physical properties whose values determine the characteristics or behavior of something <parameters of the atmosphere such as temperature, pressure, and density>

:  something represented by a parameter :  a characteristic element; broadly :  characteristic, element, factor <political dissent as a parameter of modern life>

:  limit, boundary —usually used in plural <the parameters of science fiction>

l   dimension  noun \də-ˈmen(t)-shən also dī-\  : the length, width, height, or depth of something : a measurement in one direction (such as the distance from the ceiling to the floor in a room)

: the amount or number of things that something affects or influences

: a part of something

<e.g. She carefully measured each dimension of the room.>

l   intense  adjective \in-ˈten(t)s\  : very great in degree : very strong

: done with or showing great energy, enthusiasm, or effort

of a person : very serious

<e.g. He shielded his eyes from the intense flash of light.>

l   sarcasm  noun \ˈsär-ˌka-zəm\  : the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say especially in order to insult someone, to show irritation, or to be funny

<e.g. I know you're not happy, but there's no need to resort to petty sarcasms to make your point.>

l   subtle  adjective \ˈsə-təl\  : hard to notice or see : not obvious

: clever and indirect : not showing your real purpose

: having or showing skill at recognizing and understanding things that are not obvious

<e.g. Racial discrimination still exists, only now it's subtler than it once was.>

l   proxemics  noun plural but singular or plural in construction \präk-ˈsē-miks\

:  the study of the nature, degree, and effect of the spatial separation individuals naturally maintain (as in various social and interpersonal situations) and of how this separation relates to environmental and cultural factors

noun plural but singular or plural in construction \präk-ˈsē-miks\   (Medical Dictionary) : the study of the nature, degree, and effect of the spatial separation individuals naturally maintain (as in various social and interpersonal situations) and of how this separation relates to environmental and cultural factors