Release of Inspiration: 8月 2022

2022年8月30日星期二

巧言令色

「花言巧語，偽善的容貌，十足的恭維，這種態度，可恥。內心藏著怨恨，表面上卻同他要好，這種行為，也是可恥。」

2022年8月25日星期四

Kamakura Shoguns

shogun: one of a line of military governors ruling Japan until the revolution of 1867–68

legitimate: lawfully begotten

confer: to bestow from or as if from a position of superiority

bestow: apply

Kublai Khan: the founder of the Yuan dynasty of China

envoy: a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident

submission: an act of submitting to the authority or control of another

repulse: to drive or beat back

conquer: to gain or acquire by force of arms

assertive: disposed to or characterized by bold or confident statements and behavior

coup: disposed to or characterized by bold or confident statements and behavior

exile: to banish or expel from one's own country or home

topple: to fall from or as if from being top-heavy

usher: to conduct to a place

Life in Heian-kyo

exclusive: limiting or limited to possession, control, or use by a single individual or group

insular: characteristic of an isolated people

execution: performance

hover: to move to and fro near a place : fluctuate around a given point

artisan: a worker who practices a trade or handicraft

pluck: to pull or pick off or out

dusky: somewhat dark in color

striking: attracting attention or notice through unusual or conspicuous qualities

geomancy: divination by means of figures or lines or geographic features

divination: the art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or by the aid of supernatural powers

astrology: the divination of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on human affairs and terrestrial events by their positions and aspects

regiment: to organize rigidly especially for the sake of regulation or control

observance: a customary practice, rite, or ceremony

The World of the Shining Prince, Ivan Morris's widely acclaimed portrait of the ceremonious, inbred, melancholy world of ancient Japan, has been a standard in cultural studies for nearly thirty years.

melancholy: epression of spirits

evocative: evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response

ruffian: a brutal person

brutal: cold-blooded

outskirt: border

subsistence: the minimum (as of food and shelter) necessary to support life

Online dictionary used: https://www.merriam-webster.com

2022年8月20日星期六

the Catcher in the Rye Ch. 11

checker: chessboard

Doberman pinscher: any of a breed of short-haired medium-sized dogs of German origin

lawn: ground (as around a house or in a garden or park) that is covered with grass and is kept mowed

mow: to cut the standing herbage (such as grass) of

herbage: herbaceous vegetation (such as grass) especially when used for grazing

stink: fuss

fuss: a state of agitation especially over a trivial matter

trivial: of little worth or importance

phony: not genuine or real

muckle: mickle

mickle: great, much

stance: site

poetry: DJ[ˋpəuitri]

Maine: state on the Atlantic coast in the northeastern U.S. and bordering on the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick

cape cod: peninsula of southeastern Massachusetts 65 miles (105 kilometers) long in the Atlantic

snub: to treat with contempt or neglect

contempt: lack of respect or reverence for something

reverence: honor or respect felt or shown

LaSalle: town in southern Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River

necking: the act or practice of kissing and caressing amorously

caress: to touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

amorous: strongly moved by love and especially sexual love

bastard: usually offensive : a child born to parents who are not married to each other

porch: a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof

kid: to deceive (someone) as a joke : to say untrue things to (someone) in a playful or joking way

deceive: to be false to

boozehound: drunk

plop: to fall, drop, or move suddenly with a sound like that of something dropping into water

glider: a porch seat suspended from an upright framework

icicle: an emotionally cold person

horse around: to engage in horseplay

horseplay: rough or boisterous play

newsreel: a short movie dealing with current events

hardly: used to emphasize a minimal amount or degree

whore: somewhat old-fashioned : a person who engages in sexual intercourse for pay

pervert: one given to some form of sexual perversion

snob: one who blatantly imitates, fawningly admires, or vulgarly seeks association with those regarded as social superiors

blatant: completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner

fawning: seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery

vulgar: morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate

conspicuous: obvious to the eye or mind

obtrusive: undesirably prominent

undesirable: unwant

corny: mawkishly old-fashioned : tiresomely simple and sentimental

mawkish: exaggeratedly or childishly emotional

sentimental: marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism

big shot: a person of consequence or prominence

Online dictionary used: https://www.merriam-webster.com

2022年8月15日星期一

Mini HiFi

D-M41DAB

Say Hello

How are you?

Not bad. Thanks!

How are you doing?

I am doing well.

How do you do?

Great!

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