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cursive
- kə'ːrsiv]
[形]〈筆跡が〉筆記体の, 草書体の.
━━[名][U][C]筆記体の文字［活字］.
cur・sive・ly
Definition of cursive
adjective
noun
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Man bailed over Shakespeare theft
The first folio was one of several items stolen in 1998
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A man has been bailed by police after being detained over the theft of the "most important book in the English language" that was stolen 10 years ago.
The 1623 first folio (wide-paged book) of a collection of works by William Shakespeare could be worth £15m. It was one of a number of literary works taken from Durham university in December 1998.
Police said the suspect, aged 51, allegedly asked a library in the US to value the work.
The unnamed man was bailed after being questioned at Durham City police station.
A Durham Police spokesman said a man, claiming to be an international businessman who had acquired the volume in Cuba, showed it to staff at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC and asked them to verify it was genuine.
He agreed to leave it with librarians, whose research revealed it to have been stolen.
It was one of the first collected editions of Shakespeare's plays printed. Only between 200 and 300 copies are thought to have survived around the world.
 |  This book is a national treasure giving a rare and beautiful snapshot of Britain's incredible literary heritage 
Durham University chancellor Bill Bryson
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The man was arrested on Thursday at an address in Wigeon Close, Washington, Tyne and Wear, after the British Embassy in the US alerted Durham Police to the find two weeks ago.
The stolen items were part of an exhibit of 50 examples of English literature dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century.
Other items taken in the university raid included a handwritten manuscript of an English translation of the New Testament from the 14th Century.
Also stolen was a book by 10th Century scholar Aelfric, written in 1566, a first edition of Beowulf from 1815 and a handwritten manuscript from the early 15th Century containing a fragment of a poem by Canterbury Tales author Geoffrey Chaucer.
The Durham Police spokesman said officers were working with the FBI in the United States.
Security reviewed
Bill Bryson, chancellor of Durham University and author of an acclaimed book on Shakespeare, said: "This is not only wonderful news for Durham University but for all Shakespeare's scholars and fans around the world, of which I am most definitely one.
"Like Shakespeare himself, this book is a national treasure giving a rare and beautiful snapshot of Britain's incredible literary heritage."
The Shakespeare first folio was acquired by John Cosin, former Bishop of Durham, and was part of the library he established in Durham in 1669.
University vice-chancellor, Prof Chris Higgins, added: "Our security has been very significantly reviewed and enhanced to the highest standards since the theft 10 years ago and we are confident the first folio will be safe when it arrives back in Durham."
原本收藏在英國德倫大學圖書館的一本1623年「第一對開本」（First Folio）莎士比亞劇作集，失竊10年後終於尋獲。德倫大學表示，此書若保存完好，價值高達1500萬英鎊（台幣9億元）。
德倫大學圖書館1998年12月舉辦展覽，「第一對開本」與同一展示櫃裡另6部古籍與手稿同時失竊。10年來警方束手無策，苦無線索。一直到上個月16 日，一名自稱是國際貿易商的男子拿了「第一對開本」到美國華盛頓特區的「福爾傑莎士比亞圖書館」鑑定真偽，此書才再度與世人見面。
這名男子表示，「第一對開本」是他在古巴時購得。
當「福爾傑莎士比亞圖書館」確定此書為真後，立即通知聯邦調查局，美國警方隨後透過國際管道展開緝捕行動，10日當天英國警方在達勒姆附近的華盛頓鎮逮到捕51歲男性嫌犯，並搜索了他的住處。
福爾傑莎士比亞圖書館的外務處處長史考特（Garland Scott）說，失而復得的「第一對開本」大體上保存完整，但封底和前幾頁已經被拆下了。
德倫大學校長布萊森（Bill Bryson）表示，「就像莎士比亞本人一般，這本書是國家的寶藏，它讓世人得以一窺令人驚嘆的英國文學遺產」。布萊森本人著有關於莎翁的專書。學界認為，「第一對開本」是以英文印行的最重要書籍之一。
「第一對開本」在莎士比亞死後七年出版，是第一本莎翁的劇作集，當時共印行約750本，但僅1/3流傳至今，而且多不完整，現在據說只有40本「完整版」存在，多為博物館或官方所收藏。
這本「第一對開本」暫時存放在福爾傑莎士比亞圖書館一個有溫濕度控制的保險庫裡，正在安排送回德倫大學圖書館。
德倫大學圖書館1998年12月舉辦展覽，「第一對開本」與同一展示櫃裡另6部古籍與手稿同時失竊。10年來警方束手無策，苦無線索。一直到上個月16 日，一名自稱是國際貿易商的男子拿了「第一對開本」到美國華盛頓特區的「福爾傑莎士比亞圖書館」鑑定真偽，此書才再度與世人見面。
這名男子表示，「第一對開本」是他在古巴時購得。
當「福爾傑莎士比亞圖書館」確定此書為真後，立即通知聯邦調查局，美國警方隨後透過國際管道展開緝捕行動，10日當天英國警方在達勒姆附近的華盛頓鎮逮到捕51歲男性嫌犯，並搜索了他的住處。
福爾傑莎士比亞圖書館的外務處處長史考特（Garland Scott）說，失而復得的「第一對開本」大體上保存完整，但封底和前幾頁已經被拆下了。
德倫大學校長布萊森（Bill Bryson）表示，「就像莎士比亞本人一般，這本書是國家的寶藏，它讓世人得以一窺令人驚嘆的英國文學遺產」。布萊森本人著有關於莎翁的專書。學界認為，「第一對開本」是以英文印行的最重要書籍之一。
「第一對開本」在莎士比亞死後七年出版，是第一本莎翁的劇作集，當時共印行約750本，但僅1/3流傳至今，而且多不完整，現在據說只有40本「完整版」存在，多為博物館或官方所收藏。
這本「第一對開本」暫時存放在福爾傑莎士比亞圖書館一個有溫濕度控制的保險庫裡，正在安排送回德倫大學圖書館。
verify Show phonetics
verb [T]
to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct:
Are you able to verify your account/allegation/report/theory?
These figures are surprisingly high and they'll have to be verified.
[+ (that)] Under interrogation, she verified (that) the tapes were authentic.
verifiable Show phonetics
adjective
able to be proved:
Throughout the trial, he didn't produce a single verifiable fact.
verification Show phonetics
noun [U]
Verification: 驗證；查證；檢定；檢證；證明；校準；鑑定；確認；（日本）立証［証明］
【類似】：Validation: 驗證；驗效；確認；妥當性檢查
確定某產品或服務合乎諸要求的措施。 (The act of determining whether products and services conform to specific requirements.)
By PETER BAKER
From Copenhagen to Capitol Hill, the president determined the outer limits of what he could accomplish on climate change and health care and decided that was enough, for now.validate
━━ vt. （法律的に）有効にする; 認可する; 確認［公認］する; 【コンピュータ】検証する.
val・i・da・tion ━━ n. 【コンピュータ】妥当性検証.tr.v., -dat·ed, -dat·ing, -dates.
- To declare or make legally valid.
- To mark with an indication of official sanction.
- To establish the soundness of; corroborate. See synonyms at confirm.
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根據{ISO8402：1994品質管理和品質保證辭彙}：
Verification 指指透過追究、檢試(examinations)並提供客觀之証據，來證實某些特定要求（specific requirements）獲得滿足。並做了某些應該要做的活動(activities)
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這verification更常出現在品管述語中，譬如說，在QS-9000標準中有Functional Verification，台灣福特公司翻譯為「功能查證」；還有set-up verification
script
n.
- Handwriting.
- A style of writing with cursive characters.
- A particular system of writing: cuneiform script.
- Printing.
- A style of type that imitates handwriting.
- The matter set in this type.
- The text of a play, broadcast, or movie.
- A copy of a text used by a director or performer.
- Law. An original document.
- Computer Science. A simple program in a utility language or an application's proprietary language.
- To prepare (a text) for filming or broadcasting.
- To orchestrate (behavior or an event, for example) as if writing a script: "the brilliant, charming, judicial moderate scripted by his White House fans" (Ellen Goodman).
[Middle English skript, a piece of writing, alteration of scrite, from Old French escrit, from Latin scrīptum, from neuter past participle of scrībere, to write.]
━━ n. 手書き, 筆記（文字）; 【印】筆記体活字, スクリプト; 文字体系; 【法】正本 ((cf. copy)); 原稿; （放送・劇などの）台本; 〔英〕 （普通pl.） （試験の）答案; 【コンピュータ】スクリプト.
━━ vt. 脚色する, 台本を書く.
script・ed ━━ a. 台本通りの; 原稿通りの.
script font 【コンピュータ】手書き風フォント.
script・writer 【映・放送】台本作者.
━━ vt. 脚色する, 台本を書く.
script・ed ━━ a. 台本通りの; 原稿通りの. script font 【コンピュータ】手書き風フォント. script・writer 【映・放送】台本作者.
manuscript
n.- A book, document, or other composition written by hand.
- A typewritten or handwritten version of a book, an article, a document, or other work, especially the author's own copy, prepared and submitted for publication in print.
- Handwriting.
[From Medieval Latin manūscrīptum, from neuter of manūscrīptus, handwritten : Latin manū, ablative of manus, hand + Latin scrīptus, past participle of scrībere, to write.]
━━ n. 原稿; 手稿本; 写本 ((略 MS)).
in manuscript 原稿のままで［の］; 未発表のままで［の］.━━ a. 手書きの; 原稿の; 写本の.
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