2024年11月21日 星期四

tourist, touristy, nontouristy, distraction, endless views without the distraction. Matt Gaetz said his candidacy was an unfair distraction to the transition. He faced sexual sexual misconduct and illicit drug use allegations.



Prague's Hidden Gallery Scene
Nontouristy neighborhoods house big and small spaces with innovative art.





 
A view from Day 1 of the author's Great Wall hike, in the Gubeikou area.

The Great Wall, Our Way

By JEANNIE RALSTON

A two-day hike along a remote stretch of China's Great Wall affords endless views without the distraction of crowds.
  The pork sandwich at Central BBQ in Memphis.
Frugal Traveler

Memphis on the Cheap: Elvis, Barbecue and Baseball

By SETH KUGEL


Part 2 of the Frugal Traveler's summer road trip takes him to Memphis, where he searches for the tacky and the tasty while (generally) trying to avoid the touristy.

Move Follows Revelations From Sex-Trafficking Inquiry

Matt Gaetz said his candidacy was an unfair distraction to the transition. He faced sexual sexual misconduct and illicit drug use allegations.

distraction 

1 : something that distracts : an object that directs one's attention away from something else turned off her phone to limit distractions One created a distraction while the other grabbed the money. especially : amusement a harmless distraction a book of word puzzles and other distractions.

touristy
adj.
  1. Of or relating to tourists or tourism.
  2. Attracting or designed to attract tourists, especially in a showy or inauthentic way.


tourist

Pronunciation: /ˈtʊərɪst/
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noun

  • 1 a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure:the pyramids have drawn tourists to Egypt
  • 2British a member of a touring sports team: Worcestershire have beaten the tourists with five wickets to spare

verb

[no object] rare
  • travel as a tourist:American families touristing abroad

Derivatives

touristic

Pronunciation: /-ˈrɪstɪk/
adjective

touristically

Pronunciation: /-ˈrɪstɪk(ə)li/
adverb

endless

Pronunciation: /ˈɛndlɪs/
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adjective

  • having or seeming to have no end or limit:endless ocean wastes the list is endless
  • countless; innumerable:we smoked endless cigarettes
  • (of a belt, chain, or tape) having the ends joined to form a loop allowing continuous action: [in combination]:endless-loop cassette tapes

Derivatives

endlessly

adverb

endlessness

noun

Origin:

Old English endelēas (see end, -less)

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