2011年5月13日 星期五

appendix, novel, novelty. strikingly

 In a striking backward glance to the opening of diplomatic relations between China and Japan in 1972, Mr. Xi said that ‘‘like the older generation of leaders, we should show a sense of national and historical responsibility and political wisdom, overcome the difficulties in bilateral relations and push relations forward.’’習近平異乎尋常?地回首往事,提到了中日邦交正常化之初的1972年,他說,“我們要像兩國老一輩領導人那樣,體現出國家責任、政治智慧和歷史擔當,推動中日關係克服困難,繼續向前發展。”

 此處 striking 可能採此義
 Strikingly new, unusual, or different. See synonyms at new.
不過我想更合乎脈絡 的可能是下述"意有所指"的說法:
striking
(strī'kĭng) pronunciation
adj.
Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind. See synonyms at noticeable.

In a landmark finding that scientists say could help stem the global AIDS pandemic, researchers announced that treating HIV patients with AIDS drugs makes them strikingly less infectious.



Helpful Bacteria May Hide in Appendix
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR

Researchers have come up with a novel explanation of why the appendix exists.
Intel Scraps Key Graphics Chip
Intel's plans to move into a new semiconductor market suffered a setback, as the company said it was cancelling its first product based on a novel design dubbed Larrabee.


novel
n.
  1. A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters.
  2. The literary genre represented by novels.
[Ultimately from Italian novella, from Old Italian, piece of news, chit-chat, tale, from Vulgar Latin *novella, from neuter pl. of Latin novellus, diminutive of novus, new.]

nov·el2 (nŏv'əl) pronunciation
adj.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin novellus, diminutive of novus.]
novelly nov'el·ly adv.



novel
  1. A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters.
  2. The literary genre represented by novels.
[Ultimately from Italian novella, from Old Italian, piece of news, chit-chat, tale, from Vulgar Latin *novella, from neuter pl. of Latin novellus, diminutive of novus, new.]

nov·el2 (nŏv'əl) pronunciation
adj.
Strikingly new, unusual, or different. See synonyms at new.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin novellus, diminutive of novus.]
novelly nov'el·ly adv.


striking
(strī'kĭng) pronunciation
adj.
Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind. See synonyms at noticeable.

strikingly strik'ing·ly adv.
strikingness strik'ing·ness n.

Strikingly new, unusual, or different. See synonyms at new.

nov・el・ty
  • 〔nvlti | nv-〕

[名](複 -ties)
1 [U]目新しさ;斬新(ざんしん)さ, もの珍らしさ, 目新しいもの
The novelty of driving soon wears off.
運転を目新しく思ってもすぐにそうでなくなる.
2 目先の変わったこと, 珍しい経験.
3 ((-ties))(安い[珍しい]おもちゃ・装飾品などの)商品.


n.
, pl., -ties.
  1. The quality of being novel; newness.
  2. Something new and unusual; an innovation.
  3. A small mass-produced article, such as a toy or trinket.

ap・pen・dix



━━ n.pl. ~・es, ap・pen・di・ces ) 付属物, 付録; 【解】虫垂; ((俗に)) 盲腸.

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