Middle English sleighe, sli, from Old Norse slœgr; akin to Old English slēan to strike — more at slay First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Time Traveler The first known use of sly was in the 13th century See more words from the same century Rhymes...
d) The arbitrary nature of language is a sign of sophistication and it makes it possible for language to have an unlimited source of expression. 这句话,[戴]提到了,但[胡]没有。这还是易错点,容易与「Productivity」混淆。 e) 还有,就[胡]这本书,开篇提到了「Multimodal」, and five modes of m...
语言是缓慢变化的,and we can use Creativity to create new meaning. 语言比信号灯复杂得多,信号灯的信号就没有创造性,信号灯所表达的意思不能被赋予新的含义。 创造性这种能力使人类语言区别于其他生物,for example, birds can only convey a limited range of messages. ...
m here reminded of Boulding’s observation that “few errors are more costly than treating systems that possess a high level of complexity with models and methodologies that lack the appropriate sophistication” which I interpret as speaking to the ontological perspective. And is this not exactly ...
which aims to restore the truth of language by arguing that meaning inheres in words, stands the idea that a total renovation of the knowledge of language is needed, not to develop mere verbal sophistication and respectability but fundamentally to reinvigorate the intellectual processes of consciousne...
of the application and probably won’t help performance at all; in fact, it could actually reduce the performance (“faster” algorithms often have larger constant factors, meaning they are slower at small scale and only become more efficient at large scale). I’ve found that in most ...
Either can be in the form of actual or constructive fraud; the "intent" is what makes the difference. The literal meaning of factum is "done" or "doing." It is a deliberate concealment or non-disclosure of existing facts that result in the other party entering into an agreement where the...
2.sophisticate- practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" twist around,convolute,pervert,twist denote,refer- have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
like a dog’s dinnerDolled up, dressed to kill, all decked out; stylish, natty, dapper. This British colloquial expression, the opposite oflike a dog’s breakfast, is of unknown origin. little Lord FauntleroySeeINEXPERIENCE. macaroniA coxcomb or dandy; one with pretensions of sophistication an...
Air,meaning a distinctive but intangible quality, does not always imply sham:The director had an air of authority. In the plural, however, it suggests affectation and self-importance:The movie star was putting on airs. Mannerismdenotes an idiosyncratic trait or quirk that others may find attracti...