Translation: Your Honor, I hope I will be able to contain this mess to just me.
Wright’s older patrons, the focus of the next gallery, have more gravitas. One remarkable painting shows Richard Gildart, the merchant and sometime mayor of Liverpool, at 95 yet not the least bit feeble-looking.
Berlin Launches Charm Offensive
People heading to Berlin are often warned to brace themselves for the
locals' rather abrasive demeanor. But a new charm offensive launched by
the Berlin Senate hopes to spread an aura of friendliness about the
capital.
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noun [U] FORMAL
a way of looking and behaving:
There was nothing in his demeanour that suggested he was anxious.
She has the demeanour of a woman who is contented with her life.
gravitas
(grăv'ĭ-täs')n. 莊嚴, 莊重
- Substance; weightiness: a frivolous biography that lacks the gravitas of its subject.
- A serious or dignified demeanor: “Our national father figure needs gravitas, [but] he's pitched himself as the kid brother” (John Leo).
[Latin gravitās, heaviness, seriousness. See gravity.]
Meaning #1: formality in bearing and appearanceSynonyms: dignity, lordliness
particular (SPECIAL) Show phonetics
adjective [before noun]
1 special, or this and not any other:
She wanted a particular type of cactus.
He wouldn't take just any book - he had to have this particular one!
"Why did you ask?" "Oh, no particular reason, just making conversation."
2 FORMAL the particular If you are considering the particular, you are considering single examples rather than general matters or ideas:
The report focuses on the particular rather than the general and so doesn't draw any overall conclusions.
particularly Show phonetics
adverb
especially, or more than usual:
We're particularly interested to hear from people who speak two or more European languages.
I didn't particularly want to go, but I had to.
particularity Show phonetics
noun [U] FORMAL
the quality of being exact or very detailed
━━ n. 特別; 特殊性; 特色; 詳細; 細目; ...
- 名
- 1. 特殊性｛とくしゅせい｝、特異点｛とくいてん｝
- 2. 詳細｛しょうさい｝（な事項｛じこう｝）、精密｛せいみつ｝
- 3. きちょうめん、入念｛にゅうねん｝
- 4. 気難しさ
particularities Show phonetics
plural noun FORMAL
details:
The particularities of the case have not been revealed.
particulars Show phonetics
plural noun
details or information about a person or an event, especially when officially recorded:
There's a form for you to note down all your particulars.
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