nor, dilettante, glom, lam

a disgusting 65-year-old dilettante with delusions of grandeur


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周作人在「好事」後頭封個「家」字，說「好事家」是 dilettante，嗜好偏多，精粗不計，都愛親近，比如骨董家。

Dilettante may refer to:

• A person who enjoys the arts or someone who engages in a field as an amateur out of casual interest rather than as a profession

dilettante

Syllabification: dil·et·tante

Pronunciation: /ˌdiliˈtänt, -ˈtäntē

 

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noun (plural dilettantanti /-ˈtäntē/ or dilettantantes)

• 1a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge: [as modifier]: a dilettante approach to science

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• 1.1 • archaic a person with an amateur interest in the arts.

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Derivatives

dilettantish

adjective

nor
IN BRIEF: And not.

I will neither yield to the song of the siren nor the voice of the hyena, the tears of the crocodile nor the howling of the wolf. — George Chapman (1560-1634), English dramatist, translator, poet, from Eastward Ho, 1605.
Tutor's tip: Note: "Gnaw" (to chew on) and "naw" (a slang for "no") sound alike. "Knorr" (a ship with one sail) and "nor" (a word used to make the following word or phrase negative) sound alike.


 glom  (glm) Slang

v. glommed, glom·ming, gloms

v.tr.

1. To steal.

2. To seize; grab.

3. To look or stare at.

v.intr.

To seize upon or latch onto something: "The country has glommed onto the spectacle of a wizard showman turning the tables on his inquisitors" (Mary McGrory).

n.

A glimpse; a look.

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[Probably from Scots glam, to snatch at.]

lam[lam²]

• 発音記号[lǽm]

((米略式))[名]いちもくさんに逃げること, 逃走

on the lam
（特に警察を避けて）逃走［潜伏］中で

take it on the lam
いちもくさんに逃げ出す.

━━[動]（〜med, 〜・ming）(自)すばやく逃げ出す, 逃走する.