2008年10月3日 星期五

daedal, nick (STEAL)



There's nothing whatsoever to the other legend about Saint Nicholas - that he comes down the chimney every December 25 with a sackful of stuff he's nicked from the pawnshop.


nick (STEAL)
verb [T] UK INFORMAL
to steal something:
I've had my bike nicked again.

All right, who's nicked my ruler?

daedal2: adorned with many things daedal earth are the airman's daily scene — Laurence Binyon>

daedal - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary



daedal
adj.

1. Ingenious and complex in design or function; intricate.
2. Finely or skillfully made or employed; artistic.

[Latin daedalus, from Greek daidalos.]
Houghton Mifflin Company)

dae・dal[ ddl ]


[形]((詩))

1 巧妙な, 巧みな.

2 複雑な, 手の込んだ, 変化に富んだ, 千変万化の.

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