2024年4月29日 星期一

paean, dear/dearness, crowdsourcing. No details were immediately available on Monday on what Tesla has agreed to do in exchange for the approvals.


No details were immediately available on Monday on what Tesla has agreed to do in exchange for the approvals. China has a long history of urging multinationals to share considerable technology in exchange for access to its market. But the Chinese government insists that it does not force foreign companies to surrender their commercial secrets, and promised the Trump administration it would not do so.


No details were immediately available on Monday on what Tesla has agreed to do in exchange for the approvals. China has a long history of urging multinationals to share considerable technology in exchange for access to its market. But the Chinese government insists that it does not force foreign companies to surrender their commercial secrets, and promised the Trump administration it would not do so.



【致 我親愛的三毛】
今天是作家三毛76歲冥誕,你有注意到Google首頁也一同紀念了嗎?
你說「上天不給我的,無論我如何十指緊扣,都會溜走;給我的,無論我怎麼失手,都會擁有。」部落格雪兒寫下對三毛的思念

A Corporate Paean to Frank Lloyd Wright

 June 10, 2014


On January 1st 2014 the Swiss will open a competition to all nationals and residents to write a new patriotic paean. Why does Switzerland want to change its national anthem? http://econ.st/1bSbGuc



A Technical Dictionary That Fits the Definition of User-Friendly
By DAVID POGUE
A paean to the Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, with a single editor that has been fighting for survival against the crowdsourced Wikipedia.


Dear各位親愛的同學:錯誤用
台北書林書店─開學季已經開跑嚕 購書最低可享75折優惠,還送手作便利貼與風格明信片(數量有限,送完為止) 歡迎來店內選購 台北書林



On Creativity, Taiwanese Soft Power, and 'Cultural Bonds Being Reknit'
The AtlanticBy James Fallows In the most recent of my frequent paeans to Next Media Animation of Taiwan, I mentioned that the relatively small population of Taiwan was enjoying considerable creative and pop culture influence now -- especially compared with ...



Mr. Kenney, a former Boston Globe reporter and editor who is a consultant for a Massachusetts health insurance company, has set himself a giant assignment. While the book is not a success — an uncritical paean to his subjects, it reads like a corporate annual report — he provides a reasonably complete and up-to-date picture of the ambition and complexity of the enterprise.

paean

Syllabification: (pae·an)
Pronunciation: /ˈpēən/
noun
  • a song of praise or triumph.
  • a thing that expresses enthusiastic praise:his books are paeans to combat

Origin:

late 16th century: via Latin from Greek paian 'hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo' (invoked by the name Paian, originally the Homeric name for the physician of the gods)

Word of the Day:
paean (PEE-uhn)

noun: An expression of praise, joy, or triumph, traditionally in the form of a song.

Etymology
From Latin paean, from Greek paian (hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo), after Paian, Paion (epithet of Apollo in the hymn).

Usage
"Hitch-22 is among the loveliest paeans to the dearness of one's friends." — Dwight Garner; In Memoir, Christopher Hitchens Looks Back; The New York Times; Jun 1, 2010. amazon.com/o/asin/0446540331/ws00-20.

[名]((文))賛歌, 歓喜の歌;勝利の歌;(Apolloへの)感謝の歌.

dear

  • 発音記号[díər]

[形]
1 親愛な, いとしい, かわいい, 魅力的な
a dear friend
親愛なる友
hold a person [a thing] dear
人[物]をこよなく愛する.
2 ((手紙の書出しや演説での呼びかけ))敬愛する;((時に皮肉))尊敬する
Dear Sir [Madam]
拝啓
Dear Mr. Brown
拝啓ブラウン様;ねえブラウンさん(▼Myのつく形は, ((米))では正式, ((英))ではくだけた表現. ただしMy dear sonのほうがDear Sonよりはくだけた表現. 手紙の場合はMyは用いない).
3 (…にとって)貴重な, 大切な, 大事な((to ...))
You are all that is dear to me in the world.
私にとってこの世で大切なのはあなただけです.
4 ((主に英))〈物が〉高価な;〈物が〉(品質の割に)値段が高い(⇔cheap). ▼expensiveは物の値打ちまたは買い手の財力からみて高価な場合
at a dear price
高い値段で
a dear money policy
高金利政策
England is a dear country to live in.
イギリスに住むと金がかかる
It's too dear. [=Its price is too high. ]
それは高すぎる.
5 心からの, 切実な
one's dearest wish
心からの望み.
━━[名]
1 愛らしい人, かわいい人, 善良な[親切な, やさしい]人
What a little dear you are !
なんてかわいい子だ.
2 ((夫婦, 親子, 兄弟姉妹などの呼びかけ))いとしい人. ▼店員から客への呼びかけにも用いる
What are you doing there, my dear ?
ねえ, そこで何してるの.
3 ((a 〜))((主に英))((なだめすかして))いい子
Kiss me goodnight, there's a dear.
いい子だからお休みのキスをして
Be a dear and give me a hand, would you ?
いい子だから手伝って.
Dear knows ...
…はだれも知らない(God knows).
━━[副]
1 愛情こめて, やさしく(▼この意味では通例dearlyを用いる)
love a person dear
人を深く愛する.
2 高い値段で
buy [sell] dear
高く買う[売る]
a slip of the tongue that cost him dear
彼にとって高くついたしゃべり過ぎ
You shall pay dear for this.
ただでは済まさないぞ.
━━[間]((驚き・後悔・悲しみ・いらだち・同情など))おや, まあ. ▼やや女性的;((英))のほうが((米))より強い感情を表す
Dear, dear! [=Dear me!]
おやおや
Oh dear, I forgot my purse.
あら, ハンドバッグを忘れてきちゃったわ
Oh, dear, no!
いいえ, とんでもない.
[古英語dēore. 古くより「高価な」と「親しい」の両義を持っていた]
dear・ness
[名]
高価;貴重さ;親密.


NOUN

  • 1Used as an affectionate or friendly form of address.
    ‘don't you worry, dear’
    1. 1.1 A sweet or endearing person.
      ‘Harry's a dear’

ADVERB

British 
  • At a high cost.
    ‘they buy property cheaply and sell dear’


EXCLAMATION

  • Used in expressions of surprise, dismay, or sympathy.
    ‘oh dear, I've upset you’

NOUN

  • 1Used as an affectionate or friendly form of address.
    ‘don't you worry, dear’
    1. 1.1 A sweet or endearing person.
      ‘Harry's a dear’

ADVERB

British 
  • At a high cost.
    ‘they buy property cheaply and sell dear’

EXCLAMATION

  • Used in expressions of surprise, dismay, or sympathy.
    ‘oh dear, I've upset you’

crowdsourcing  

Web definitions
Crowdsourcing is the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to a large group of people or...

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