wince, arable, insufferable, bore

Something about actively searching for information on the internet, specifically, generates an illusion of knowledge.

The web has deluded you, and don’t pretend it hasn’t

The internet is an engine for turning us all into bores, says Tom Stafford.

BBC.COM|由 TOM STAFFORD 上傳

The West will wince at next year's election in Afghanistan; but it has itself to blame. Looking at the mess the election is likely to be, outsiders may be inclined to conclude that Afghans are not ready for democracy. Yet their political system was subverted from the outset by dubious choices made in 2001 http://econ.st/1cRaav1

Definition of bore

1. :  one that causes boredom: asa :  a tiresome personb :  something that is devoid of interest

wince1
Syllabification: (wince)
Pronunciation: /wins/
verb [no object]

give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress:he winced at the disgust in her voice
noun [in singular]

a slight grimace or shrinking movement caused by pain or distress.


Derivatives

wincer noun

wincingly adverb


Origin:

Middle English (originally in the sense 'kick restlessly from pain or impatience'): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French guenchir 'turn aside'

insufferable

(adjective) Difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable.


Synonyms: impossible, unacceptable


Usage:

We both agreed he was the most insufferable bore and that we would not be inviting him to our next dinner party.


sufferable

(adjective) Capable of being borne though unpleasant.
Synonyms:
bearable, endurable, supportable

Usage:

He winced as he felt the bump on his head, but he decided that as long as the pain was sufferable he would attend the dance.


















arable[ar・a・ble]



発音記号[ǽrəbl]




[形]〈土地・土壌が〉作物を産する, 耕作に適した；((英))〈作物が〉農作可能な


arable land

耕作地.


━━[名][U]耕作地, 耕作適地.


［ラテン語arābilis（arāre耕す＋-BLE＝耕作しうる）］


àr・a・bíl・i・ty

[名]

bore


vt. 及物動詞



使厭煩, 煩擾[(+with)]


This book bores me. 這本書令我生厭。


n. 名詞



令人討厭的人[C]


I think he is a dreadful bore. 我認為他是個極為討厭的人。


【英】【口】令人討厭的事物[S]