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Zaha Hadid passed away in 2016 but her legacy lives on via the sinuous, stately buildings dotted around the globe. From @[The Economist’s 1843 magazine]'s archive #IWD2020


The Sinuous Vision of Architect Zaha Hadid
A gallery of the fascinating work of the Pritzker Prize–winning architect


In a lecture at Oxford University economist Paul Krugman implied that the British government—perhaps deliberately—engineered measly growth at the beginning of its term, thus making it easier for the economy to roar back as the election approached. That would seem to ascribe to the coalition an unrealistic level of strategic wizardry and general deviousness, beyond even that possessed by the chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne. Though interesting, it may say more about Mr Krugman than the British governmenthttp://econ.st/1K9291J


IBM to Buy Tealeaf for Customer Analytics Expertise
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IBM announced an agreement to acquire Tealeaf Technologies, a maker of customer-experience analytics software. IBM (NYSE:IBM) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Tealeaf Technology, a provider of customer-experience analytics software that ...

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I never knew shepherds are a devious breed, but the story is that one took his flock to a skating rink and ventured onto the surface with a sheep on a leash: He wanted to see if he could pull the wool over someone's ice.
(By Frank Stewart, The Washington Post)

Government-Picked Leader Resigns as Losses Pile Up 
The government-appointed chief executive of Freddie Mac announced yesterday that he is stepping down just six months into the job because, associates said, he was frustrated with the intense scrutiny by federal regulators and the short leash they keep the company on. 
(By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post) 


《中英對照讀新聞》Antagonism rife in the ant world螞蟻世界充滿對立
◎俞智敏
Ants are renowned for their ability to work together, and put the good of the community ahead of personal concerns.
螞蟻向來以能夠彼此合作、把群體利益放在個人考量之前著稱。
But new research suggests that their colonies are actually hotbeds of devious, selfish and corrupt behaviour. And it is the royal family - or male ants carrying a so-called "royal" gene - that are largely to blame.
但一項新研究顯示，螞蟻的聚落其實是奸詐、自私與腐敗的溫床。而且罪魁禍首正是王室，或者帶有所謂「王室」基因的雄蟻。

新聞辭典
antagonism：名詞，指對抗、對立、敵意，如There’s a history of antagonism between the two teams.（這兩隊一向互相敵視。）
colony：名詞，原指殖民地、海外僑民聚居地，文中指生物的群體、聚落，如a colony of ants／termites／bacteria（一群螞蟻／白蟻／細菌）。""

lead (ANIMAL) MAINLY UK

noun [C] (MAINLY US leash)

a piece of rope, chain, etc. tied to an animal, especially to a dog at its collar when taking it for a walk:

Please keep your dog on a lead when on the beach.

antagonism
noun [C or U]
hate, extreme unfriendliness or active opposition:
There's a history of antagonism between the two teams.
the antagonism towards neighbouring states
the historic antagonisms between the countries of western Europe

antagonist [C] FORMAL
a person who is strongly opposed to something or someone:
The antagonists in this dispute are quite unwilling to compromise.
Compare protagonist (SUPPORTER).

antagonistic
adjective
actively opposing or showing unfriendliness and opposition to something or someone:
He's extremely antagonistic towards all critics.

antagonize, UK USUALLY antagonise
verb [T]
to make someone feel opposition or dislike towards you:
It's a very delicate situation and I've no wish to antagonize him.
an・tag・o・nism
  

━━ n. 敵対, 敵がい心, 積極的な反応 ((against, to, between)); 反作用; 【生物】拮抗作用.

devious 
adjective
1 describes people or plans and methods that are dishonest, often in a complicated way, but often also clever and successful:
You have to be a bit devious if you're going to succeed in business.
a devious scheme

2 indirect:
He took a rather devious route which avoids the city centre.


rife djective [after verb] FORMAL
1 If something unpleasant is rife, it is very common or frequent:
Dysentery and malaria are rife in the refugee camps.

2 rife with sth full of something unpleasant:
The office was rife with rumours.

	藥學	ANTAGONISM	對抗作用
	細菌學免疫學	ANTAGONISM	互殘作用，頡頏作用
	土壤學	Ionic ANTAGONISM	離子頡抗作用
	土壤學	ANTAGONISM	頡抗作用
	肥料學	ANTAGONISM	頡頏作用
	社會學	ANTAGONISM	敵對
	獸醫學	ANTAGONISM	拮抗作用
	獸醫學	drug ANTAGONISM	藥物拮抗作用

拮抗 頡頏

拮抗
頑抗。如：「搶匪雖在山區拮抗，但終被警方逮捕歸案。」
頡頏ㄒ｜ㄝˊ　ㄏㄤˊ

	鳥飛上飛下，跳躍的樣子。文選˙張衡˙歸田賦：「交頸頡頏，關關嚶嚶。」聊齋志異˙卷一˙王成：「進退頡頏，相持約一伏時，玉鶉漸懈。」
	不相上下。晉書˙卷九十二˙文苑傳˙序：「頡頏名輩，並綜採繁縟。」明˙李玉˙占花魁˙第二十三齣：「性度粗疏豪放，與劉伶伯仲，阮籍頡頏。」
	剛直傲慢。文選˙夏侯湛˙東方朔畫贊：「苟出不可以直道也，頡頏以傲世。」
	奇特的言辭。文選˙揚雄˙解嘲：「是故鄒衍以頡頏而取世資。」

きっこう　―かう ₀ 【^▼拮抗/^▼頡^▼頏】

（名）スル
〔「けっこう（拮抗）」の慣用読み〕力に優劣がなく互いに張り合うこと。
「相―する勢力」

拮抗する　rival ((in doing, for)); compete.

 きっこう-さよう　―かう― ₅ 【^▼拮抗作用】

生物体のある現象に対し、二つの要因が同時に働いて、互いにその効果を打ち消し合う作用。心臓の拍動に対する交感神経（促進）と副交感神経（抑制）の作用など。また、薬物を併用した場合、互いに薬効を減弱させる作用など。


sin·u·ous (sĭn'yū-əs)
adj.

1. Characterized by many curves or turns; winding: a sinuous stream.
2. Characterized by supple and lithe movements: the sinuous grace of a dancer.
3. Not direct; devious.
4. Sinuate: a sinuous leaf.

[From Latin sinuōsus, from sinus, curve.]

sinuously sin'u·ous·ly adv.
sinuousness sin'u·ous·ness n.


slinky
adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Stealthy, furtive, and sneaking.
2. Informal. Graceful, sinuous, and sleek: wore a slinky outfit to the party.

devious

Pronunciation: /ˈdiːvɪəs/

Definition of devious in English:

adjective

1Showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals:he’s as devious as a politician needs to bethey have devious ways of making money