vary, superior, ranking, jocund, bursitis

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Third-seeded Maria Sharapova, who had a tumultuous summer, has bursitis in her right shoulder, which she had surgery on in 2008.

頁585 Herman Melville 1819-91 作品Omoo 最好附原文.
原作者引用的是下句黑體字 (紅字未翻譯)

CHAPTER LVII.

THE SECOND HUNT IN THE MOUNTAINS

FAIR dawned, over the hills of Martair, the jocund morning of our
hunt.

Roberts Varies Pattern in Choice for Spy Court

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. named Judge José A. Cabranes, a Democratic appointee, to a panel that hears appeals of a secret surveillance court's rulings.

Dell raised its bid for 3PAR to $24.30 a share, or $1.53 billion, topping an offer made earlier this week by Hewlett-Packard. 3PAR's board deemed Dell's proposal "superior."

Parliament Speaker, Ally of Putin, Resigns From Post

By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ 1 minute ago

A ranking official in Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin’s party resigned as speaker of the lower house of Parliament in the wake of allegations of vote fraud.

黏液囊炎(Bursitis)是關節之間黏液囊(bursae)的發炎情形。 黏液囊炎典型的症狀是紅、腫和壓痛。

vary

Pronunciation: /ˈvɛːri/

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verb (varies, varying, varied)

[no object]

• differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class:the properties vary in price (as adjective varying)varying degrees of success
• change from one condition, form, or state to another:your skin’s moisture content varies according to climatic conditions
• [with object] introduce modifications or changes into (something) so as to make it different or less uniform:he tried to vary his diet

Derivatives

varyingly
adverb

ranking

(răng'kĭng)
adj.
Of the highest rank; preeminent.

n.

1. rankings A listing of items in a group, such as schools or sports teams, according to a system of rating or a record of performance.
2. A position in such a list.

superior

adj.

1. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority: a superior officer.
2. Of a higher nature or kind.
3. Of great value or excellence; extraordinary.
4. Greater in number or amount than another: an army defeated by superior numbers of enemy troops.
5. Affecting an attitude of disdain or conceit; haughty and supercilious.
6. Above being affected or influenced; indifferent or immune: "Trust magnates were superior to law" (Gustavus Myers).
7. Located higher than another; upper.
8. Botany. Inserted or situated above the perianth. Used of an ovary.
9. Printing. Set above the main line of type.
10. Logic. Of wider or more comprehensive application; generic. Used of a term or proposition.

n.

1. One that surpasses another in rank or quality.
2. Ecclesiastical. The head of a religious community, such as a monastery, abbey, or convent.
3. Printing. A superior character, as the number 2 in x².

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, comparative of superus, upper, from super, over.]

superiority su·pe'ri·or'i·ty (-ôr'ĭ-tē, -ŏr'-) n.
superiorly su·pe'ri·or·ly adv.

su・pe・ri・or〔spírir | sju-〕
[形]

1 （地位などが）（…より）上の, 上級の, 上位の；（質的に）（…より）まさった, 高級な, 上質な, （…より）重要な, （…より）価値のある（⇔inferior）((to ...))

one's superior officer
上官, 上司

a ［the］ superior court
((米))（州の）上級司法裁判所；（一般に）上位裁判所

superior judge
上級裁判所の判事；判断のすぐれた人

superior tea
上等なお茶, 高級茶

superior quality
すぐれた［高級な］品質（▼比較の概念を含まない）

orders from a superior (ranking) officer
上官［上司］からの命令

His car is much superior to ours.
彼の車は私たちのよりずっと高級だ.

2 （長所・知性において）すぐれた, 優秀な, 平均以上の；（数・量において）より多い, まさった, 優勢な

a superior enemy
優勢な敵.

jocund

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɒk(ə)nd, ˈdʒəʊk-/

adjective

formal

• cheerful and light-hearted:a jocund wedding party

Derivatives

jocundity

Pronunciation: /dʒɒˈkʌndɪti/

noun (plural jocundities)

jocundly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin jocundus, variant (influenced by jocus 'joke') of jucundus 'pleasant, agreeable', from juvare 'to delight'

3 高慢な, うぬぼれた

with a superior smile
人を見下すような笑いで.

4 ((叙述))（誘惑・障害などに）屈（服）しない, 動じない, 超然としている((to ...))

be superior to bribery
買収されない.

5 〈場所が〉より高い（所にある）.

6 《植物・動物》〈器官が〉上の, 上位の；〈萼(がく)が〉子房の上部から出ているように見える；〈子房が〉萼がついていない

the superior limbs
上肢(し).

7 《印刷》〈文字・数字が〉上つきの：a²の2のように文字の肩につけること.

8 《天文》〈惑星が〉（地球軌道より）外側の；〈内惑星が〉外合の.

9 〈概念・分類などが〉より包括的な, 上位の.

━━[名]

1 ((しばしば〜s))上役, 上官, 先輩, 目上の人, （…において）すぐれた人, うわ手((in ...))

one's immediate superior
直属の上司

He has no superior in learning.
学問にかけて彼の右に出る者はいない.

2 《印刷》上つき数字, 肩文字(superscript).

3 ((S-))((名詞のあとで))《教会》修（道）院長.

［ラテン語superus（上に位置する）＋-ior（比較級語尾）］

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