2016年4月26日 星期二

circum-, circumference, circumnavigate, circuit, social/closed-circuit, hit the road, fragrance

Picture of the day: From Instagram
Solar Impulse 2 flies over San Francisco on April 23rd 2016. The solar-powered airplane, which is attempting to circumnavigate the globe to promote clean energy and the spirit of innovation, arrived from Hawaii after a three-day journey across the Pacific Ocean


 Ms. Ono has also become a frequent presence on the social circuit in New York, attending fund-raisers and fashion parties, like the one for the debut of Lady Gaga’s fragrance at the Guggenheim Museum in September.小野女士還是紐約社交界的常客,經常參加籌款活動和時尚派對,比如9月她出現於Lady Gaga在古根海姆博物館舉辦的香氛?首發式


 German Car Makers Hit Road
Volkswagen's plan to invest $65 billion in its global operations over the next three years marks the latest push by Germany's auto industry to limit its exposure to crisis-stricken Europe.



台灣旅英柳琴中阮演奏者與假聲男高音莊承穎,即將在成立於倫敦19年歷史的亞洲音樂中心(Asian Music Circuit)舉辦彈撥樂講座並現場演奏。 莊承穎自12歲起學習彈撥樂柳琴與阮咸,曾獲得聲樂器樂多個獎項,並於2008年成為第一位獲選台北國家音樂廳樂壇新秀的假聲男高音。


EU Plans Cameras to Monitor Fishing Boats' Catch
The EU is considering closed-circuit cameras for fishing boats as part of a plan to revive the bloc's efforts to stop overfishing in its waters.

hit the road
Fig. to depart; to begin one's journey, especially on a road trip; to leave for home. It's time to hit the road. I'll see you. We have to hit the road very early in the morning.

cir·cuit (sûr'kĭt) pronunciation
n.
    1. A closed, usually circular line that goes around an object or area.
    2. The region enclosed by such a line. See synonyms at circumference.
    1. A path or route the complete traversal of which without local change of direction requires returning to the starting point.
    2. The act of following such a path or route.
    3. A journey made on such a path or route.
  1. Electronics.
    1. A closed path followed or capable of being followed by an electric current.
    2. A configuration of electrically or electromagnetically connected components or devices.
    1. A regular or accustomed course from place to place; a round: a salesperson on the Detroit-Minneapolis-Chicago circuit; a popular speaker on the lecture circuit.
    2. The area or district thus covered, especially a territory under the jurisdiction of a judge in which periodic court sessions are held.
    1. An association of theaters in which plays, acts, or films move from theater to theater for presentation.
    2. A group of nightclubs, show halls, or resorts at which entertainers appear in turn.
    3. An association of teams or clubs.
    4. A series of competitions held in different places.
intr. & tr.v., -cuit·ed, -cuit·ing, -cuits.
To make a circuit or circuit of.

[Middle English, circumference, from Old French, from Latin circuitus, a going around, from past participle of circumīre, to go around : circum-, circum- + īre, to go.]

1 巡回, 巡行, 一周, 周遊, 巡回[周遊]旅行;寄り道の旅行;回り道, 迂回(うかい);回って歩くこと;((通例修飾語句を伴って))…巡り;(特に)パーティー巡り
make the [a] circuit of the town
町を一周する
make a circuit in order to avoid him
彼を避けるために回り道をする
an entertainer on the club circuit
クラブ回りの芸能人.
2 定期的な巡回(裁判官の地方巡回・牧師の説教巡回・セールスマンの巡回販売など);巡回裁判官, 巡回牧師, セールスマン
a circuit-riding lawyer
巡回弁護士
be on circuit
巡回裁判をする.
3 巡回裁判区[教区];(セールスマン・郵便配達人などの)巡回[配達]区域;(芸人の)巡業経路.
4 周囲, 周り(の距離);(境界線で囲まれた)地域, 地方
the circuit of the valley
谷間.
5 (映画館・劇場などの)興行系列, チェーン.
6 《電気》回路, 回線, 配線系統
a TV circuit
テレビ回線.
7 (野球・アメフトなどの)連盟, リーグ.
8 《野球》ベース一周, ホームラン
a circuit clout [blow, drive, wallop]
本塁打
hit for the circuit
ホームランを打つ.
9 (カーレース用の)サーキット.
10 《スポーツ》巡回トーナメント;((the 〜))その参加選手;((英略式))サーキットトレーニング
do circuits
サーキットトレーニングをする.
━━[動](他)(自)(…を)巡行[巡回]する.
[ラテン語circuitus (circum(丸く)+īre(行く)+-tus過去分詞語尾=丸く回った)]
cir・cuit・al
[形]

circum-

Pronunciation: /ˈsəːkəm/ 

PREFIX

About; around (functioning within the word as an adverb as in circumambulate, or as apreposition as in circumpolar).

Origin

From Latin circum 'round'.



closed-circuit
n.
An electric circuit providing an uninterrupted, endless path for the flow of current.
A television transmission circuit with a limited number of reception stations and no broadcast facilities.closedcircuit closed'-cir'cuit (klōzd'sûr'kĭt) adj.

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