英语翻译Taikonaut is a hybrid of the Chinese term "taikong" (space) and the Greek "naut" (traveler),or astronaut,according to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary.Another variation on the term is "cosmonaut",coined during the Soviet space era.
Why don’t we have a better word for breasts thanboobs? Lastly,a look at some of the most furious – yet delicious –linguisticdebates across Europe In Sicily there’s controversy over whether these should be called “arancini” or “arancine” ...
She had been the most beloved of film stars, her handsome face, accepting smile, known to all. And then, suddenly, rudely, without a word of apology, she was going to disappear–to retire. 1963年的那次消失是一场丑闻。之前,她曾是最受人喜爱的电影明星,其俊美的脸庞和豁达的微笑,已达到无...
Two creatures, both conscious and aware, happy with their place in the world, full of joy, spreading love. Never saying a word. Miracles abound. Tags:Alley Cat,Cats,Dogs,Horace,Lessons,life,Loe,Miracles,Quiet Comments14 Comments CategoriesAngels,Love,more love,Writing ...
Nicholas Kurti, the late Oxford physicist first coined the term ‘molecular gastronomy’ in 1992. He once mused that, “I think it is a sad reflection on our civilization that while we can and do measure the temperature in the atmosphere of Venus, we do not know what goes on inside our...
语源– ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin abstemius (from ab- ‘‘from’’ + a word related to temetum ‘‘strong drink’’) + -ous. acumen [ˈakjʊmən əˈkjuːmən] [mass noun]the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions, typically in a particul...
Here’s another reason why the marketing funnel is a stupid metaphor – you can only enter a funnel from the top, but marketers insist on providing strategies for snaring potential clients who are at the top of the funnel (TOFU), the middle of the funnel (MOFU), or the bottom of the...
A physician has coined the term and classified it as a disorder in 1997. The term orthorexia comes from the Greek word orthos (proper) and orexia (appetite) or "fixation for righteous eating." While some experts think that othorexia is an obsessive compulsive disorder centered around food, ...
Tolkien even coined a word for it: eucatastrophe. All good stories have elements of the gospel story woven into them if they end with eucatastrophe.[2] Respond You cannot be indifferent to Jesus. Have you come to a point in your life where you have accepted Jesus into your heart for ...
In any event, relying on one word for every verbal interchange became an exercise in resistance for me. I was never able to see past the constant, staccato pinging (no, I did not count how many times it was used – what would be the point in that?). I have a co-worker who really...