DAY-09 Flashcards
** devour
[동] 삼키다(=swallow), 걸신들린 듯 먹다(=gobble), 탐독하다
> devour rats whole
devour huge portions when alone
*** assassin
[명] 자객, 암살범(=murderer, executioner, slayer)
> We call him an animal assassin.
a suspected assassin
assassinate
[동] 암살하다
** postpone
[동] 미루다, 연기하다(=put off, defer, delay)
> postpone food while engaged in creating
postpone their answers
※ post(after) + pone(put)이 합쳐진 단어로, 어떤 것을 뒤에 놓는다는 의미에서 ‘미루다, 연기하다’의 뜻
** elegance
[명] 우아함, 고상(함)(=grace)
> the efficiency and the elegance of an expert
elegance and luxury
elegant
[형] 우아한, 고상한
- typical
[형] 대표적인(=representative), 전형적인, 보통의(=normal)
> the typical experiment
a typical 16-year-old boy
** protagonist
[명] 주인공 (=main character)
> create a protagonist based on yourself
apply your own experience to a different protagonist
※ prot(맨 앞에서) + agon(열심히 하다) + ist(사람)가 합쳐진 단어로, 맨 앞에 나서서 열심히 이끄는 사람을 가리키는 ‘주인공, 주동자’라는 뜻. 참고로 antagonist는 ant(i)(반대의) + agon + ist가 합쳐진 단어로, ‘적대자, 적’이라는 뜻
** quest
[명] 탐구(=hunt, search), 찾는 것
> the quest for profit and the search for knowledge
block her quest for a publisher
** plot
[명] 줄거리, 구성, 음모(=conspiracy), 작은 땅(=area, lot)
[동] …을 (지도 등에) 표시하다, 음모를 꾸미다(=intrigue, conspire)
> narrative, plot, character, and scenery
plot and enter the information
*** tangible
[형] 1. 감지할 수 있는 [반] intangible(감지할 수 없는) / 2. 만질 수 있는 / 3. 명백한(=definite)
> some tangible benefits
visible and tangible objects
** mythological
[형] 신화적인
> fictional or mythological characters
religious and mythological subjects
mythology
[명] 신화
*** enactment
[명] 행함, 법 제정(=legislation)
> the ritual enactments of faith
enactment by the voters
enact
[동] 행하다, 제정하다
※ enactment / enforcement
enforcement: (법률의) 시행, 집행
- literature
[명] 문학, 문헌
> classical literature
review the literature on environmental effects on intelligence
literary
[형] 문학의
** machinery
[명] 기관, 기계[장치], 도구(=instrument)
> dangerous equipment and machinery
efficient use of farm machinery
- civilization
[명] 문명(사회), 전 세계 (사람들)
> the development of Incan civilization 잉카 문명의 발달
exploit entire civilizations is to spread their seeds
civilize
[동] 개화시키다, 문명으로이끌다
** launch
[동] 시작하다(=initiate), 출시하다, 발사하다
[명] 개시, 출시, 발사
> develop and launch products
shuttle launch or space-probe landing