2010年5月29日土曜日

分からない単語達・・・

presumably 
おそらく
思うに、多分、・・・でしょうね
→ used to say that you think something is probably true.
ex. It's raining which presumably means that your football match will be cancelled.


criterion
(判断・批評の)標準・基準
→a standard that you use to judge something or make a decision about something.
ex. the criteria we use to select candidates


manliness
男らしさ
→having qualities that people expect and admire in a man, such as being brave and strong

masculinity
男らしさ
→the features and qualities considered to be typical of men
ex. Children's idea of masculinity tend to come from their fathers.


unsustainble
持続不可能
→unable to continue at the same rate or in the same way
ex. unsustainble economic growth.


perpetuate
永続させる、(名声など)不朽・不滅にする
→to make a situation, atitude etc, especially a bad one, continue to exist for a long time
ex. an eduacation system that perpetuates the divisions in our society.


pararell
類似点、平行の、平行線
→(noun) a relationship or similarity between two things, especially things that exist or happen in different places or at diffrent times

coincidental
偶然
→happening completely by chance without being planned
ex. Any similarity between this film and real events is purely coincidental.

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  1. This is good but you didn't write anything about what you were reading.

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