today ' s tweet : 181128 - 181218 [ Today ' s Latin ] - tyrannus : absolute ruler , tyrant - ex ) Sine pecunia tyrannus superare populum Romanum non poterit . = The tyrant will not be able to overcome the Roman people without money . [ Today ' s French ] - verbaliser : to fine - ex ) Mon père a été verbalisé parce qu ' il prenait un sens interdit ; il a eu une amende de 150 Euros . = The police fined my father for driving the wrong way on a one - way street ; he was fined 150 Euros . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 借 : to borrow - ex ) 我 要 借 书 。= I want to borrow some books . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 頑 張 る : to do one ' s best - ex ) 山田 さん 、 がんばってね 。= Do your best , Mr . Yamada . There are cobwebs hanging from the ceiling . < word of the day > - yahoo Definition 1 capitalized Yahoo : a member of a race of brutes in Swift ' s Gulliver ' s Travels who have the form and all the vices of humans 2 : a boorish , crass , or stupid personDid You Know ? We know exactly how old yahoo is because its debut in print also marked its entrance into the English language as a whole . Yahoo began life as a made - up word invented by Jonathan Swift in his book Gulliver ' s Travels , which was published in 1726 . on his fourth and final voyage of the book , Lemuel Gulliver is marooned on an island that is the home of the Houyhnhnms , a species of intelligent , civilized horses who share their land with and rule over the Yahoos , a species of brutes with the form and vices of humans . These Yahoos represented Swift ' s view of humankind at its lowest . It is not surprising , then , that yahoo came to be applied to any actual human who was particularly unpleasant or unintelligent . * If you say that you are marooned , you mean that you feel alone and helpless and you cannot escape from the place or situation you are in . We can only learn to love by loving . Iris Murdoch “ Live and learn ” means that negative experiences often provide valuable knowledge . crib = 아기 용 침대 criminality disciplined 잘 훈련 된 [ Today ' s Latin ] - culpa : fault , blame - ex ) Non est mea culpa . = It is not my fault . [ Today ' s French ] - la barbe à papa : cotton candy - ex ) Nous sommes allés à la fête foraine et j ' ai mangé tant de barbe à papa que j ' en suis tombé malade ! = We went to the fair , and I ate so much cotton candy that I got sick ! [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 长 : long - ex ) 密 西 西 比 河 很 长 。= The Mississippi River is very long . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 欠席 する : to be absent - ex ) 大事 な 会 議 に 欠席 してしまった 。= I was absent from an important meeting . It ' s not the heat , it ' s the humidityI am not sincere , even when I say I am not . Jules Renard correct 수정 하 다 entice 이끌 다 꾀 다 fastidious 까다로운 / fickle 변덕 스러운 < Word of the day > - betwixt Definition : betweenDid You Know ? " Jack Sprat could eat no fat , his wife could eat no lean ; and so betwixt the two of them , they licked the platter clean . " Perhaps you ' ve always said " and so between the two of them " when reciting the tale of Jack Sprat and his wife . That ' s fine . Betwixt and between have similar origins : they both come from a combination of be - and related Old English roots . Both words appeared before the 12 th century , but use of betwixt dropped off considerably toward the end of the 1600 s . It survived in the phrase " betwixt and between " ( " neither one thing nor the other "), which took on a life of its own in the 18 th century . Nowadays , betwixt is uncommon , but it isn ' t archaic ; it ' s simply used more consciously than between . [ Today ' s Latin ] - rex : king - ex ) Agamemnon , rex Graecorum , copias ad Troiam duxit . = Agamemnon , king of the Greeks , led his forces to Troy . [ Today ' s French ] - l ' étalage : displayIls ont dû avoir de nombreux clients car à 11 h leur étalage était déjà presque vide ! - ex ) = They must have had many customers because at 11 o ' clock their display was almost empty . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 准 备 : to prepare - ex ) 妈 妈 要 准 备 午 饭 。= Mother has to prepare lunch . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 退職 する : to retire - ex ) 早 く 退職 したいです 。= I want to retire early . I have nothing to lose . [ Today ' s Latin ] - perpetuus : perpetual , continuous - ex ) Propter curam Ciceronis nostra civitas in perpetuo periculo non erit . = Because of the care of Cicero our city will not be in continuous danger . [ Today ' s French ] - la patience : patience - ex ) La patience est une vertu . = Patience is a virtue . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 以 后 : later , after - ex ) 午 饭 以 后 我 去 学 校 。= I will go to school after lunch . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - そっくり : to look similar - ex ) 私 は 母 にそっくりです 。= I look similar to my mother . You ' re such a liar ! [ Today ' s Latin ] - Graecus : Greek - ex ) Poetae Romani poemata poetarum Graecorum discere solebant . = Roman poets were accustomed to learning the poems of Greek poets . [ Today ' s French ] - l ' action sociale : welfare - ex ) Les services d ' action sociale se situent au troisième étage de la mairie ; ils sont ouverts cinq jours par semaine . = The welfare department is located on the 3 rd floor of city hall ; they are open five days a week . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 小 时 : hour - ex ) 三小时后她来 = She will come three hours from now . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 出席 する : to attend - ex ) 来 週 の パーティー に 出席 するつもりです 。= I plan to attend the party next week . My chest hurts . There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it . It is like falling in love . Christopher MorleyVictory belongs to the most persevering . Napoleon BonaparteLife is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on . Samuel Butler “ You can ’ t take it with you ” means that one ’ s material possessions serve no purpose after death . “ The best things in life are free ” means that money can ’ t buy what is most important in life . dispute 분쟁 fill a position 자리 를 채우 다 florescnet bulb laboratory newsstand fuel rod 연료봉 lever 지렛대 < Word of the day > - ritzy Definition 1 : being , characteristic of , or befitting a snob : snobbish 2 : impressively or ostentatiously fancy or stylish : fashionable , poshDid You Know ? César Ritz ( 1850 - 1918 ) earned worldwide renown for the luxurious hotels bearing his name in London and Paris . ( The Ritz - Carlton hotel company is a contemporary descendant of these enterprises . ) Although they were by no means the first to cater to high - end clients , Ritz ' s hotels quickly earned reputations as symbols of opulence . F . Scott Fitzgerald , a writer who often focused on the fashionably wealthy , titled one of his short stories " The Diamond as Big as the Ritz , " and the phrase " to put on the ritz " means " to indulge in ostentatious display . " The adjective ritzy , describing either something fancy or stylish , or the haughty attitudes of the wealthy elite , first checked into the English language in 1920 . - dram Definition 1 a : a unit of avoirdupois weight equal to 1 / 16 ounceb : a unit of apothecaries ' weight equal to 1 / 8 ouncec : a unit of liquid capacity equal to 1 / 8 fluid ounce 2 a : a small portion of something to drinkb : a small amountDid You Know ? In avoirdupois weight — that is , the system of weights commonly used in North America and the United Kingdom — a dram is equal to 1 / 16 ounce ( 1 . 772 grams ) . The word dram was borrowed from the Anglo - French and Late Latin word dragme , which was originally used for a silver coin used by the ancient Greeks ( now known in English as the drachma ) as well as for the coin ' s approximate weight . In the 16 th century , English speakers began also using dram for a weight of fluid measure ( also called a fluid dram ) equal to 1 / 8 fluid ounce , and more loosely for any small portion of something to drink . Dram is also used figuratively for any small amount , in much the same way as grain and ounce . - mayhem Definition 1 a : willful and permanent deprivation of a bodily member resulting in the impairment of a person ' s fighting abilityb : willful and permanent crippling , mutilation , or disfigurement of any part of the body 2 : needless or willful damage or violenceDid You Know ? Legally speaking , mayhem refers to the gruesome crime of deliberately causing an injury that permanently disfigures another . The name derives via Middle English from the Anglo - French verb maheimer ( " to maim ") and is probably of Germanic origin ; the English verb maim comes from the same ancestor . The disfigurement sense of mayhem first appeared in English in the 15 th century . By the 19 th century the word had come to mean any kind of violent behavior ; nowadays , mayhem can be used to suggest any kind of chaos or disorder , as in " there was mayhem in the streets during the citywide blackout . "- sciential 과학 의 , 학문 의 , 지식 의 ; 학식 이 있 는 , 박식 한 , 재능 있 는 Definition 1 : relating to or producing knowledge or science 2 : having efficient knowledge : capableYou might expect sciential , which derives from Latin scientia ( meaning " knowledge "), to be used mostly in technical papers and descriptions of scientific experiments . In truth , however , sciential has long been a favorite of playwrights and poets . It appears in the works of Ben Jonson , Samuel Taylor Coleridge , and John Keats , among others . Keats made particularly lyrical use of it in his narrative poem " Lamia , " which depicts a doomed love affair between the Greek sorceress Lamia and a human named Lycius . In the poem , Hermes transforms Lamia from a serpent into a beautiful woman , " Not one hour old , yet of sciential brain . " https : / / www . bartleby . com / 126 / 36 . html [ Today ' s Latin ] - superare : to surpass , to overcome , to conquer - ex ) Iulius Caesar Pompeium Magnum in terra Graeca superavit . = Julius Caesar conquered Pompey the Great in the land of Greece . [ Today ' s French ] - la gourmandise : delicacy - ex ) Cette petite boutique au cœur de Montmartre vend des gourmandises de toutes sortes , elles sont délicieuses ! = This little shop in the heart of Montmartre sells all sorts of delicacies ; they ' re delicious ! [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 别 : don ' t - ex ) 请 别 吸 烟 = Please don ' t smoke . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 雪 かき : snow plowing - ex ) 冬 は 雪 かきが 大 変 です 。= Snow plowing is hard in winter . It ' s very hot in here . < word of the day > - circumvent Definition 1 : to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem 2 a : to hem inb : to make a circuit aroundDid You Know ? If you ' ve ever felt as if someone was circling around the rules , you have an idea of the origins of circumvent — it derives from the Latin circum , meaning " circle , " and ventus , the past participle of the Latin verb venire , meaning " to come . " The earliest uses of circumvent referred to a tactic of hunting or warfare in which the quarry or enemy was encircled and captured . Today , however , circumvent more often suggests avoidance than entrapment ; it typically means to " get around " someone or something , as in our example sentences . A couple of clever students were able to circumvent the security protocols on the school ' s network and gain access to the database storing their grades . There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book . Books are well written or badly written . Oscar Wilde integrationist 인종 차별 폐지 론 자 = integration + ist The definition of an integrationist is a person who urges two or more groups to come together . A person who wants to put an end to separation of students into African - American and Caucasian schools and who wants all of the students to go to school together is an example of an integrationist . fill out 덩치 가 크 다 / 살찌 다 ( of a person ) put on weight to a noticeable extent . grow fatter , become plumper , flesh out , put on weight , gain weight , get heavier " the puppies will begin to fill out once they start getting proper nutrition " editor in chief [ Today ' s Latin ] - insidiae : ambush , plot , treachery - ex ) Sine mora Cicero civitatem de insidiis Catalinae monebit . = Cicero will warn the state about the plot of Catiline without delay . [ Today ' s French ] - la cadence : rhythm - ex ) Regardes ces deux danseurs ; leur cadence est bien trop rapide pour la majorité des gens . = Look at these two dancers ; their rhythm is much too fast for the majority of people . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 瓶 子 : bottle - ex ) 我 们 有 三个空瓶子 。= We have three empty bottles . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 楽 しい : cheerful - ex ) 父 は 楽 しい 人 です 。= My father is a cheerful person . All we could hear was the roar of the waterfall . comprehensive “ No pain , no gain ” means that in order to succeed , it ’ s necessary to work hard . Sometimes , it ’ s even necessary to suffer to achieve your goal . humaniy 인류 humankind catalyze 촉매 가 되 다 - mid 19 th century : from modern Latin , from Greek katalusis , from kataluein ‘ dissolve , ’ from kata - ‘ down ’ + luein ‘ loosen . ’[ Today ' s Latin ] - pulcher : beautiful - ex ) Vir pulcher amicae formosae rosas dedit . = The handsome man gave roses to his beautiful girlfriend . [ Today ' s French ] - la vente aux enchères : auction - ex ) Nous avons décidé de vendre les meubles de ma grand - mère lors d ' une vente aux enchères . = We decided to sell my grandmother ' s furniture at auction . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 爱 : to love - ex ) 我 爱 我 妈 妈 = I love my mom . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - ご 馳走 : feast - ex ) 感謝 祭 のご 馳走 が 楽 しみです 。= I look forward to having a Thanksgiving feast . The sky is overcast . Man as an individual is a genius . But men in the mass form the headless monster , a great , brutish idiot that goes where prodded . Charlie Chaplin 개인 으로서 사람 은 천재 이 다 . 그러나 군중 속 사람 들 은 선동 하 는 거대 하 고 야수 같 은 바보 인 머리 없 는 괴수 를 형성 한다 . 찰리 채플린 communications protocol 통신 규약 headline 표제 editorial 사설 < word of the day >- perspicacious Definition : of acute mental vision or discernment : keenDid You Know ? Perspicacious is similar in meaning to shrewd and astute , but a sharp mind will also discern subtle differences among them . All three denote being acute in perception and sound in judgment , but shrewd stresses practical , hardheaded cleverness , whereas perspicacious implies unusual power to see through and comprehend what is puzzling or hidden . Astute suggests both shrewdness and perspicacity , as well as diplomatic skill . [ Today ' s Latin ] - virtus : virtue , courage , excellence - ex ) Ille virtutem laboris docere ausus est . = That man dared to teach the virtue of work . [ Today ' s French ] - dans l ' ensemble : overall - ex ) Nous avons fait faire un devis et le coût dans l ' ensemble est bien moins cher que prévu . = We asked for a quote , and the cost overall is less expensive than expected . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 开 始 : to begin ; to start - ex ) 电 影 开 始 了 。= The movie has started . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 掃除 する : to clean - ex ) 部 屋 を 掃除 した 。= I cleaned my room . You can ' t see the forest for the trees . < word of the day > - abandon Definition : a thorough yielding to natural impulses ; especially : enthusiasm , exuberanceDid You Know ? The sense of abandon defined above is a relative newcomer to the English language , dating from the early 1800 s , but an earlier noun sense , defined as " the act of abandoning , " was in use in the 1600 s . The earlier sense was influenced by the verb abandon , which was borrowed by Middle English in the 1300 s from Anglo - French abanduner . The Anglo - French term in turn came from the phrase ( mettre ) a bandun , meaning " to hand over " or " to put in someone ' s control . " The newer sense has been more directly influenced by French abandon , which means not only " abandonment or surrender " but also " freedom from constraint . "- ex ) He signed cheques with careless abandon . - cf ) in abandon / with gau abandon / with abandon - dossier Definition : a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subjectDid You Know ? Gather together various documents relating to the affairs of a certain individual , sort them into separate folders , label the spine of each folder , and arrange the folders in a box . Dossier , the French word for such a compendium of spine - labeled folders , was picked up by English speakers in the 19 th century . It comes from dos , the French word for " back . " The verb endorse ( which originally meant " to write on the back of ") and the rare adjective addorsed ( " set or turned back to back , " a term primarily used in heraldry ) are also derived , via the Anglo - French endosser and French adosser respectively , from dos . The French dos has its origins in the Latin dorsum , a word which also gave English the adjective dorsal ( " situated on the back "), as in " the dorsal fin of a whale . "- ex ) dossier d ' un fonctionnaire - cf ) avoir un dossier chargé / ouvrir [ fermer ] un dossier / connaître le dossier de qc Hope is a waking dream . Aristotle The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just . Abraham Lincoln 그 싸움 에서 질 수 있 다는 가능 성 이 우리 가 옳 다고 믿 는 명분 을 단념 하 게 해서 는 안 된다 . 에이브러햄 링컨 “ Hunger is the best cook ” means that anything will taste delicious if you are starving . In a broader context , it can also mean that you enjoy most something you have desired for a long time . ennoble 품격 을 높이 다 - ex ) In a strange way she seemed ennobled by her grief . 이상 하 게 도 그녀 는 슬픔 에 젖 은 모습 이 더 기품 있 어 보였 다 . code = cipher clone = copy [ Today ' s Latin ] - corpus : body - ex ) Mens sana in corpore sano . = A healthy mind in a healthy body . [ Today ' s French ] - le commerce de gros : wholesale - ex ) Il s ' est lancé dans le commerce de gros il y a 3 ans et il n ' a jamais eu à regretter son choix . = He went into wholesale three years ago , and never had to regret his choice . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 马 路 : street - ex ) 北京 的 马 路 很 宽 = Beijing ' s streets are wide . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 洗濯 する : to do laundry - ex ) お 天 気 が 悪 いから 、 洗濯 はできない 。= Because it is bad weather today , I cannot do laundry . Enough already ! [ Today ' s Latin ] - ultimus : farthest , extreme , final - ex ) Mors ultima linea rerum est . = Death is everything ' s final limit . [ Today ' s French ] - la tendance : trend - ex ) As - tu entendu parler de la dernière tendance ? C ' est une danse venue d ' Italie . = Have you heard about the new trend ? It ' s a dance that comes from Italy . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 以前 : before , ago - ex ) 十年以前我去了法国 。= I went to France ten years ago . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - だめ : no good - ex ) 危 ない 所 へ 行 ってはだめです 。= It is not good to go to a dangerous place . I have lost my keys again . < word of the day > - sandbag Definition 1 : to bank , stop up , or weight with sandbags 2 a : to hit or stun with or as if with a sandbagb : to treat unfairly or harshlyc : to coerce by crude meansd : to conceal or misrepresent one ' s true position , potential , or intent especially in order to take advantage over : to hide the truth about oneself so as to gain an advantage over anotherDid You Know ? In the 19 th century , the verb sandbag began to be used to describe the act of bludgeoning someone with a small , sand - filled bag — a tactic employed by ruffians , usually as a prelude to robbing their victims . The verb went on to develop metaphorical extensions , such as " to coerce by crude means . " By the 1940 s , it was being used of a strategy in which a poker player with a good hand bets weakly , in order to draw other players into holding on to their hands and raising the bet . The use of sandbag has since evolved to refer to a general strategy of playing down one ' s position in order to gain some sort of advantage . When we do the best that we can , we never know what miracle is wrought in our life , or in the life of another . Helen Keller “ Nothing will come of nothing ” means that without an initial investment , there will be no reward . Nothing comes from nothingNothing ever could So somewhere in my youth or childhood I must have done something good - In ' the sound of music ' - brainchild 두뇌 의 소산 emancipation 해방 = early 17 th century : from Latin emancipat - ‘ transferred as property , ’ from the verb emancipare , from e - ( variant of ex - ) ‘ out ’ + mancipium ‘ slave . ’[ Today ' s Latin ] - canis : dog - ex ) Puer per agros cum cane cucurrit . = The boy ran through the fields with his dog . [ Today ' s French ] - le horodateur : parking meter - ex ) Si tu ne mets pas d ' argent dans l ' horodateur toutes les deux heures tu auras certainement une amende . = If you don ' t put money in the parking meter every two hours you ' ll certainly get a fine . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 职 业 : profession - ex ) 他 的 职 业 是 教 师 。= Teaching is his profession . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 腰 : lower back - ex ) 腰 が 痛 くて 動 けません 。= My lower back hurts and cannot moveThese are animals in danger of extinction . [ Today ' s Latin ] - proscriptus : outlaw - ex ) Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt . = When catapults are outlawed , then only outlaws will have catapults [ Today ' s French ] - majestueux : stately - ex ) La dernière œuvre de cet artiste est une sculpture majestueuse qui sera exposée dans le hall du palais de justice . = This artist ' s latest work is a stately sculpture which will be exhibited in the hall of the Court of Law . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 乾燥 する : to be dry - ex ) 今日 は 乾燥 してるね 。= It is dry today . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 短 : short - ex ) 这 条 裙子 太 短 。= This skirt is too short . Wearing a helmet is required by law when bicycling . split the bill I ' m calling because I can ' t seem to get this software to load on my computerWhat is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil . Friedrich Nietzsche “ Discretion is the better part of valor ” means that it is better to be cautious than foolishly brave . < word of the day >- approbation Definition 1 : commendation , praise 2 : an act of approving formally or officiallyDid You Know ? Approbation is similar in meaning to approval , and it is also very close to approval etymologically . Both words trace back to the Latin verb approbare , which means " to prove " or " to approve . " Approbation meant " proof " when it first appeared in English in the 14 th century , and by the early 1500 s it had come to mean " formal or official approval , " a sense it still retains in certain ecclesiastical contexts . Today , however , we mostly use approbation in the looser sense of " approval , admiration , or praise . " The related verb approbate means " to approve or sanction , " and the adjective approbatory means " expressing approval or commendation . " We know what we are , but not what we may be . William Shakespeare < Word of the day > - galumph Definition : to move with a clumsy heavy treadDid You Know ? Bump , thump , thud . There ' s no doubt about it — when someone or something galumphs onto the scene , ears take notice . Galumph first lumbered onto the English scene in 1872 when Lewis Carroll used the word to describe the actions of the vanquisher of the Jabberwock in Through the Looking Glass : " He left it dead , and with its head / He went galumphing back . " Etymologists suspect Carroll created galumph by altering the word gallop , perhaps throwing in a pinch of triumphant for good measure ( in its earliest uses , galumph did convey a sense of exultant bounding ) . Other 19 th - century writers must have liked the sound of galumph , because they began plying it in their own prose , and it has been clumping around our language ever since [ Today ' s Latin ] - loqui : to talk - ex ) Curae leves loquuntur , ingentes stupent . = Slight griefs talk , great ones are speechless . [ Today ' s French ] - divers : miscellaneous - ex ) Si vous voulez organiser votre mariage vous - mêmes , je peux vous suggérer diverses lectures que je connais . = If you want to organize your own wedding , I can suggest some articles I know . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 带 : to bring - ex ) 请 别 带 照 相 机 。= Please don ' t bring a camera . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 美 しい : beautiful - ex ) 窓 から 美 しい 景色 が 見 えた 。= I could see beautiful scenery from my window . My suitcase is so heavy I can ´ t carry it . [ Today ' s Latin ] - iungere : to join - ex ) Illas urbes una via iunxerunt . = They joined those cities with one road . [ Today ' s French ] - chic : classy - ex ) Leur intérieur est très chic ; j ' aimerais bien savoir qui les a aidés à le réaliser . = Their interior is very classy ; I ' d really like to know who helped them to do it . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 裤 子 : pants - ex ) 这 条 裤 子 很 贵 。= This pair of pants is quite expensive . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - おいしい : delicious - ex ) おいしいすしを 食 べたい 。= I want to eat delicious sushi . I love to cook with wine . < Word of the day > - repartee Definition 1 a : a quick and witty reply b : a succession or interchange of clever retorts : amusing and usually light sparring with words 2 : adroitness and cleverness in reply : skill in reparteeDid You Know ? One person often noted for her repartee was Dorothy Parker , writer and legendary member of the Algonquin Round Table . Upon hearing that Calvin Coolidge had died , she replied , " How can they tell ? " The taciturn Coolidge obviously didn ' t have a reputation for being the life of the party , but he himself came out with a particularly famous repartee on one occasion . When a dinner guest approached him and told him she had bet someone she could get him to say more than two words , he replied , " You lose . " Repartee , our word for such a quick , sharp reply ( and for skill with such replies ) comes from the French repartie , of the same meaning . Repartie itself is formed from the French verb repartir , meaning " to retort . "- immure Definition 1 a : to enclose within or as if within wallsb : imprison 2 : to build into a wall ; especially : to entomb in a wallDid You Know ? Like mural , immure comes from murus , a Latin noun that means " wall . " Immurare , a Medieval Latin verb , was formed from murus and the prefix in - ( meaning " in " or " within "). Immure , which first appeared in English in the late 16 th century , literally means " to wall in " or " to enclose with a wall , " but it has extended meanings as well . In addition to senses meaning " to imprison " and " to entomb , " the word sometimes has broader applications , essentially meaning " to shut in " or " to confine . " one might remark , for example , that a very studious acquaintance spends most of her time " immured in the library " or that a withdrawn teenager " immures himself in his bedroom every night . " How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book . Henry David Thoreau 책 을 읽 음 으로써 자신 의 삶 에서 새 시대 를 본 사람 이 얼마나 많 은가 . 헨리 데이비드 소로우 Success is counted sweetest by those who ne ' er succeed . Emily Dickinson 성공 이 달콤 하 게 여겨 지 는 것 은 한 번 도 성공 하 지 못한 사람 들 이 있 기 때문 이 다 . 에밀리 디킨슨 “ Do not cast your pearls before swine ” means that you should not waste good things on unappreciative people . franchise social security 사회 보장 연금 sociology 사회학 ! [ Today ' s Latin ] - conservare : to preserve - ex ) Libertatem harum urbium artibus belli conservavimus . = We preserved the freedom of these cities by using the arts of war . [ Today ' s French ] - très énervé : upset - ex ) Après l ' avoir rencontré , elle était si énervée qu ' elle ne voulait plus parler à personne ! = After meeting him , she was so upset that she didn ' t want to talk to anybody ! [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 自己 : sel - ex ) 让 孩子 自己 做 。= Let the children do it themselves . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - きれい : pretty - ex ) ニューハンプシャー 州 はきれいです 。= New Hampshire is a pretty state . Can somebody tell me when we will arrive at the station ? < word of the day > - lunette Definition 1 a : something that has the shape of a crescent or half - moonb : an opening in a vault especially for a windowc : the surface at the upper part of a wall that is partly surrounded by a vault which the wall intersects and that is often filled by windows or by mural paintingd : a low crescentic mound ( as of sand ) formed by the wind 2 : the figure or shape of a crescent moonDid You Know ? Lunette , a word borrowed from French , looks like it should mean " little moon "— luna being Latin for " moon " and - ette being a diminutive suffix . There is indeed some 17 th - century evidence of the word being used for a small celestial moon , but that meaning is now obsolete . Earlier , in the 16 th century , lunette referred to a horseshoe having only the front semicircular part — a meaning that still exists but is quite rare . Other senses of lunette that are infrequently used nowadays include " a blinder especially for a vicious horse " and , in the plural form , " spectacles . " ( Lunettes is the usual term for eyeglasses in modern French . ) The oldest meaning of lunette still in common use is " something shaped like a crescent or half - moon , " which our evidence dates to the early 1600 s . Isn ' t it great when friends visit from afar ? Confuciucondensation 응결 응축 coherence 일관 성 / cohesiveness , cohesion 응집력 introductive 입문 의 fantastic / fabulous cutting edge 최첨단 = state - of - the - art [ high - tech ] [ Today ' s Latin ] - comes : companion - ex ) Culpam poena premit comes . = Punishment closely follows crime as its companion . [ Today ' s French ] - les boules Quies : earplugs - ex ) Ma tante aime voyager au calme ; voilà pourquoi elle emmène toujours ses boules Quies . = My aunt likes to travel in a quiet environment ; that ' s why she always brings her earplugs . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 记 住 : to remember ; to memorize - ex ) 请 记 住 这 些 生 词 。= Please memorize these new words . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 便利 : convenient - ex ) 携 帯 電話 はとても 便 利 だ 。= Cell phones are very convenient . I ' ll show you where it happened . < Word of the day > - perennial <-> ephemeral Definition 1 : present at all seasons of the year 2 : persisting for several years usually with new herbaceous growth from a perennating part 3 a : persistent , enduringb : continuing without interruption : constant , perpetualc : regularly repeated or renewed : recurrentDid You Know ? Nowadays when we talk about " perennial plants , " or simply " perennials " ( perennial can be a noun , too ) , we mean plants that die back seasonally but produce new growth in the spring . But originally perennial was equivalent to evergreen , used for plants that remain with us all year . We took this " throughout the year " sense straight from the Romans , whose Latin perennis combined per - ( " throughout ") with a form of annus ( " year "). The poet Ovid , writing around the beginning of the first millennium , used the Latin word to refer to a " perennial spring " ( a water source ) , and the scholar Pliny used it of birds that don ' t migrate . Our perennial retains these same uses , for streams and occasionally for birds , but it has long had extended meanings , too . Everything that I understand , I understand only because I love . Lev Tolstoy “ Make haste slowly ” means that the fastest way to accomplish a task is to proceed deliberately ( or with a plan ) . attorney 변호사 대리인 ally 동맹국 apartheid 인종 차별 정책 = Etymology . From Afrikaans apartheid ( literally “ separateness , apartness ” ) ( 1929 in a South African socio - political context ) , from Dutch apart ( “ separate ” ) + suffix - heid , cognate of English - hoodassembly 의회 < Word of the day > - zibelineDefinition : a soft lustrous wool fabric with mohair , alpaca , or camel ' s hairDid You Know ? Though zibeline is woven from the hair of alpacas , camels , or Angora goats , its name actually traces back to a Slavic word for the sable , a small mammal related to the weasel . The Slavic term was adopted into Old Italian , and from there it passed to Middle French , then on to English in the late 1500 s . English zibeline originally referred to the sable or its fur , but in the 19 th century it developed a second sense , applying to a soft , smooth , slightly furry material woven from a mixture of animal hairs . It ' s especially suited to women ' s suits and coats , or , as a fashion columnist in the December 6 , 1894 issue of Vogue observed , " Zibeline . .. makes an exceedingly pretty , warm theatre cloak , not too fine to be crushed into the small one - chair space . "[ Today ' s Latin ] - audere : to dare - ex ) Solus philosophus negare deos esse audet . = The philosopher alone dares to deny that the gods exist . [ Today ' s French ] - le rebond : rebound - ex ) Après une crise financière inquiétante , on peut constater un rebond dans l ' économie ces derniers mois . = After a worrisome financial crisis , one can see an economic rebound these past few months . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 翻 译 : to translate - ex ) 请 翻 译 这 句 话 。= Please translate this sentence . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 不 便 : inconvenient - ex ) 不 便 な 町 に 住 みたくない 。= I do not want to live in an inconvenient town . Esmeralda in " The Hunchback of Notre Dame " was a gypsy . < Word of the day > - nidus Definition 1 : a nest or breeding place ; especially : a place or substance in an animal or plant where bacteria or other organisms lodge and multiply 2 : a place where something originates , develops , or is locatedDid You Know ? Nidus literally means " nest " in Latin , and some of its relatives in English suggest this connection in a straightforward way . For example , we have nidification for the process of building a nest , and nidicolous , meaning " reared in a nest . " But nidus itself , when used as an English word , is apt to refer to a place where bacteria lodge and multiply . Consequently , the extended use of nidus in English often has a negative connotation referring to a source of undesirable opinions or behaviors . Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway . Elbert Hubbard offering 제물 [ Today ' s Latin ] - exspectare : to expect - ex ) Propter tempestatem mortem exspectavi . = Because of the storm , I expected death . [ Today ' s French ] - le soutien : support - ex ) Le gouvernement envoie de plus en plus de patrouilles de police en soutien . = The government is sending more and more police patrols as a backup . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 交 : to pay ; to submit - ex ) 我 每月 交 房 租 。= I pay the rent every month . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - エアコン : air conditioner - ex ) 暑 いから 、 エアコン をつけて 。= Please turn on the air conditioner because it is hot . It is not my fault . They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom . Confucius 늘 행복 하 고 지혜 로운 사람 이 되 려면 자주 변해야 한다 . 공자 “ You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar ” means that it ’ s easier to win an argument with persuasion than with hostility . transfer 전학 가다 ballot 투표 argument [ Today ' s Latin ] - volare : to fly , to fly away - ex ) Verba volant , littera scripta manet . = Words fly away , but the written letter remains . [ Today ' s French ] - la canicule : heat wave - ex ) Les personnes âgées ont besoin d ' une attention particulière en période de canicule . = Elderly people need to be looked after very carefully during a heat wave . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 电 梯 : elevator ; escalator - ex ) 我 坐 电 梯 上 楼 。= I am taking the elevator to go upstairs . [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 本 : book - ex ) おもしろい 本 が 読 みたい 。= I want to read an interesting book . Do you think that hell will be such a bad place ? All that is straight lies . All truth is crooked ; time itself is a circle . Friedrich Nietzsche acquaint 숙지 하 다 익히 다 urbanization 도시 화 < word of day > - vitiate Definition 1 : to make faulty or defective : impair 2 : to debase in moral or aesthetic status 3 : to make ineffectiveDid You Know ? Here ' s one for word puzzle lovers — and anyone allured by alliteration . The sentence " Vivian vituperated the vicious villain for valuing vice over virtue " contains three words that derive from the same Latin source as vitiate . Can you identify all three ? If you picked vituperate ( a verb meaning " to scold "), vicious , and vice , your puzzle prowess is beyond reproach . Like vitiate , all three descend from the Latin noun vitium , meaning " fault " or " vice . "[ Today ' s Latin ] - dubitare : to hesitate , to waver , to doubt - ex ) Inter bellum et pacem dubitant . = They waver between war and peace . [ Today ' s French ] - le traiteur : caterer - ex ) Pour leur mariage , ils ont pris un traiteur très cher et la nourriture était de très bonne qualité . = They hired a very expensive caterer for their wedding , and the food was of a very high quality . [ Today ' s Chinese ] - 加 油 : to cheer - ex ) 加 油 ！= Cheers ! [ Today ' s Japanese ] - 誕生 日 : birthday - ex ) 誕生 日 はいつですか 。= When is your birthday ? The maiden could see her knight from the tower . < word of the day > - epitome Definition 1 : a typical or ideal example : embodiment 2 a : a summary of a written workb : a brief presentation or statement of something 3 : brief or miniature form — usually used with inDid You Know ? Epitome first appeared in print in 1520 , when it was used to mean " summary . " If someone asks you to summarize a long paper , you effectively cut it up , mentioning only the most important ideas in your synopsis , and the etymology of epitome reflects this process . The word descends from Greek epitemnein , meaning " to cut short , " which in turn was formed from the prefix epi - and the verb temnein , which means " to cut . " Your summary probably also presents all the key points of the original work , which may explain why epitome eventually came to be used for any person or object that is a clear or good example of an abstraction . “ When the cat is away , the mice will play ” suggests that in the absence of authority or risk , we behave without inhibition . Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure . The fearful are caught as often as the bold . Helen Keller ascendancy 지배권 amicable 원만 한 우호 적 인 accomodate 수용 하 다