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Sunday, August 29, 2021

Interesting English Words 有趣英語單詞

Gnarly          
                        Difficult, dangerous, or challenging, and twisted trees and gnarly roots.                        
                        困難, 危險或具有挑戰性, 扭曲的樹木和粗糙的根
                        難しい (むずかしい) Muzukashī = Difficult = 困難
                        危ない (あぶない) Abunai = Dangerous = 危險
                        挑戦 (ちょうせん) Chōsen= Challenging = 挑戰性
                        Example: The victims can hear the gnarly villain's footsteps nearing them.
                        Example: He shaved his gnarly beard to prepare for his court appearance.


Gubbins         
                        Pairing of food, or a collection of not important object, small gadget, (British: a fool)
                        搭配食物, 不重要的東西或小工具, (英國:傻瓜)
                        食べ物のペアリング (たべもの...) Tabemono no pearingu = Food pairing
                        小さなガジェット (ちいさなガジェット) Chīsana gajetto = Small gadget = 小工具
                        重要でないこと (じゅうようでないこと) Jūyōdenai koto = 不重要的東西
                        Example: The main food item is cheap, it's the gubbins that go with it that are expensive.
                        Example: Over the years, I had so many electronic gubbins on my desk.


Malarkey        
                        Nonsense (bullshit), or rubbish
                        廢話, 說大話
                        ナンセンス = Nonsensu
                        自慢 (じまん) Jiman = 說大話 = Bullshit
                        Example: Everything politicians say is always a bunch of malarkey.
                        Example: Enough of this walking malarkey, I am going home.


Nincompoop 
                        A foolish or stupid person.
                        愚蠢的人   
                        ニンコンプープ Ninkonpūpu
                        愚か (おろか) Oroka = Stupid/Fool = 愚蠢
                        Example: That nincompoop in the stadium yesterday was really annoying.
                        Example: That senseless nincompoop does have a lot of money to flaunt.


Bumfuzzle     
                        Being confused, perplexed, or flustered or to cause confusion.
                        困惑, 引起混亂
                        混乱している (こんらんしている) Konran shite iru (引起混亂)
                        Example: The truth does not matter, because the idea is to bumfuzzle the audience. 
                        Example: The media is trying to bumfuzzle the public into believing the lies.  


Monday, January 25, 2021

Interesting English Words 有趣英語單詞

Shenanigans    
                        Secret or dishonest activity or maneuvering.
                        惡作劇
                        シェナニガン (Shenanigan) 
                        Example: More business and political shenanigans were exposed in the newspaper.
                        Example: There was a smell of shenanigans in the air.


Bamboozle     
                        Cheat or fool.
                        欺騙
                        騙す (だます) Damasu = Cheat
                        騙された (だまされた) Damasa reta = Tricked 
                        Eg: The suspect bamboozled Canada's largest banks in a massive counterfeit scam.
                        Eg: Recently many people were bamboozled by this con men


Bodacious      
                        Excellent, admirable, or attractive; also Bold Act.
                        優秀的, 令人欽佩的或有吸引力的 (在美国部分地区: 膽大包天)
                        優れました (すぐれました) Suguremashita = Excellent = 優秀的
                        印象的 (いんしょうてき) Inshō-teki = Admirable = 令人欽佩的
                        魅力的 (みりょくてき) Mirikiteki  = Attractive = 吸引力
                        極端に大胆 (きょくたんにだいたん) Kyokutan ni Daitan
                        Example: The bodacious decor of the boutique hotel is intended to appeal to the young.
                        Example: Beach-goers witnessed the 20 feet bodacious wave a few hours ago. 


Audacious      
                        Show a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks or show an impudent lack of respect.
                        大膽的(胆大包天), 無禮的不尊重
                        大胆な (だいたんな) Daitan'na = Daring/Bold = 胆大包天
                        敬意の欠如 (敬意の欠如) Keii no ketsujo = Not respect = 不尊重
                        Example: The plan of going abroad is an audacious decision in this pandemic.
                        Example: His audacious act in front of the CEO did not leave a good impression.


Brouhaha      
                        A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.
                        紛擾, 轟動, 嘩然, 吵鬧
                        騒ぎの中で (さわぎのなかで) Sawagi no naka de = uproar/disturbed = 嘩然
                        Example: The child caused a brouhaha when he did not get his way.
                        Example: A brouhaha erupted when the reported shouted at the president.