#04 Essential Vocabulary (31~40)

 

* alternative 하나를 택해야 할, 대안, 대체가능한, 대안이 되는

= substitute 

cf) alternate 번갈아 생기는, 상호의, 교차의, 하나 거르는, (A와 B가)번갈아 나오다

cf) alternative medicine 대체의학

 

ex) Alternative medicine has been gaining credence recently

ex) There is no visible alternative 

ex) The practicable alternative is to postpone the meeting

ex) The next week is a bit inconvenient, so could I suggest the week after that as an alternative?

 

 

* ambiguous 모호한, 애매모호한, 여러가지로 해석될 수 있는, 분명히 규정되지 않은

= vague (기억이)흐릿한, 애매한

= equivocal = uncertain = obscure = imprecise = inaccurate = indefinite = non-committal 불분명한, 불확실한

cf) unambiguos 모호하지 않은, 분명한, 확실한

cf) ambiguity = uncertainty = vagueness = obscurity 애매성, 애매모호함, 애매한 상태

 

ex) He has an ambiguous attitude about everything

ex) Circumlocution can sometimes feel ambiguous to the listener

ex) Her account was deliberately ambiguous

ex) You should avoid ambiguous answers during an interview

 

 

* amenity 기분좋음, 예의, 생활편의시설, 호텔내 서비스용품, 쾌적함

<->disamenity 불쾌, 불편, 불쾌한표정

cf) amenable 말을 잘 듣는, ~을 잘 받아들이는

cf) amiable = agreeable 쾌할한, 정감있는

cf) amicable 우호적인, 원만한, 친화적인

cf) amenity space 쾌적한 공간

cf) amenity kit 편의용품 세트

cf) hotel amenity 호텔에서 제공하는 서비스용품

 

ex) A study about safety and amenity of school-route furtherance way 

ex) an airline amenity kit 

ex) A study on the relative importance of amenity factors in urban public open space

 

 

* ammonia 암모니아

cf) ammonia gas 암모니아카스

cf) methane 메탄

cf) carbon dioxide 이산화탄소

cf) oxyzen 산소

cf) hydrogen 수소

cf) carbon monoxide 일산화탄소

cf) combustion 불이탐, (화학적)연소

 

ex) It is dangerous to inhale ammonia fume

ex) Ammonia is a colorless, soluble gas

ex) Many kinds of carcinogen, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen cyanide and ammonia are all present in the smoke 

 

 

* amorphous 조직이 없는, 확실한 형태가 없는, 무정형의, 애매모호한

= shapeless = formless 

 

ex) I can't understand his amorphous plans

ex) The reviewer criticized the poet's amorphous style 

ex) The bill is amorphous in many respects

 

 

* analysis 분석, 분석 연구

cf) analyze 분석하다

cf) analytic = analytical 분석적인

cf) analyst 분석가

cf) psychoanalysis 정신분석

cf) psychoanalyst 정신분석가

cf) psychiatrist 정신과 의사

cf) psychologist 심리학자

 

ex) Analysis showed that traces of arsenic were present in the body

ex) The blood samples are sent to the laboratory for analysis

ex) Although I hate delays, I would never submit a half-baked analysis

ex) His analysis of the current situation is cock on (be cock on ; 정확하다)

 

 

* anatomy 해부학, (해부학적)구조, (사람의)몸

cf) anatomical = anatomic 해부학상의, 해부의

cf) anatomical diagrams 해부도

cf) anatomical dissection 해부학적 절개

cf) anatomist 해부학자

 

ex) Nursing students took anatomy and physiology last term

ex) Today's lecture was on the anatomy of leaves 

ex) He wrote about everything, including physics, ethics, politics, anatomy, and mathematics

ex) It is said that Da Vinci started his study in anatomy in order to paint the human body as naturally as possible 

 

 

* anecdote 일화, 개인적인 진술

= episode 

cf) tell an anecdote 일화를 이야기하다

cf) funny[witty] anecdote 재미있는 일화

 

ex) She examplified each of points she was making with an amusing anecdote

ex) The actress told the anecdote in her recent photography tour in Africa

ex) She prefaced her remark with a personal anecdote

 

 

* annoy 성가시게 굴다, 짜증나게 하다, 귀찮게 하다

= irritate = bother = pester

cf) annoyance = irritation 짜증, 약이오름, 골칫거리

cf) annoyed = irritated 짜증이 난, 약이오른

 

ex) His constant joking was beginning to annoy her

ex) Loud-mouthing people annoy me

ex) the more you show your anger, the more the person you are fighting with willl want to annoy you

ex) He continued to play the parrot, trying to annoy her

 

 

* annual 1년의, 해마다의, 연례의

= yearly 

cf) annually 1년에 한번

cf) semiannual 반년마다 한번, 한해에 2번

cf) anniversary 기념일

cf) biannual 연2회의

cf) biennial 2년에 한번씩, 격년의

cf) monthly 매달의, 매월의

cf) weekly 매주의, 주1회의

cf) daily 매일의, 나날의, 일일, 하루

 

ex) The tax has sliced annual bonuses by 30 percent 

ex) What is the average annual snowfall for this state

ex) an annual turnover of $75 million

ex) an average annual growth rate of 8%

ex) The company's annual revenues rose by 30%

ex) Annual pay increases will be in line with inflation 

 

 

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