2013年8月27日 星期二

oboe, prolifically, profanity, obscenity, graffiti, political targeting


Kerry Says Chemical Arms Attack in Syria Is ‘Undeniable’

Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the Obama administration would hold the Syrian government accountable for what he called a “moral obscenity” that had shocked the world’s conscience.

James Bovard: A Brief History of IRS Political Targeting13



16.05. - Inspired Minds: Cathy Milliken – composer and oboist Part II

A native of Australia, Cathy Milliken came to Europe in the late 70s for
post -graduate studies in oboe. As a founding member of "Ensemble Modern",
she worked alongside composers the likes of Peter Eötvös, Frank Zappa and
Karlheinz Stockhausen. Cathy herself has been composing prolifically since
1990.

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profanity, obscenity, graffiti

Art | 29.07.2009

For Cologne artists, light is their paint and the world their canvas

They use flashlights instead of spray cans: A new generation of graffiti artists is putting city landscapes in a whole new light. For a group of light writers from Cologne, the world is - literally - their canvas.

Cruising through the streets in the dark of night, a trio of young men is out to leave their mark on Europe's cities - at least temporarily, with neon lights. The new trend known as light graffiti, or light writing, has one-time spray painters exchanging their paint cans for flashlights.







As far as I'm concerned, all phone calls are obscene.



BM Counters Microsoft's Software Seat-stealing Boast
Washington Post - United StatesMicrosoft may be targeting Notes users, but they won't be switching without a fight from IBM. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other ...

obscene 
adjective
1 offensive, rude or shocking, usually because too obviously related to sex or showing sex:
In the raid, police found several boxes of obscene videotapes.
He was jailed for making obscene phone calls (= ones in which unwanted sexual suggestions were made to the listener).
obscene language/graffiti塗鴉




2 morally wrong, often describing something that is morally wrong because it is too large:
to make obscene profits
The salaries some company directors earn are obscene.

obscenely 
adverb
He's obscenely rich/fat/cruel.

obscenity noun
1 [C or U] when someone or something is obscene:
The people who made that film could be prosecuted for obscenity.
Such deliberate destruction of the environment is an obscenity (= an offensive and shocking situation or event).
obscenity laws

2 [C usually plural] a very offensive or sexually shocking word or sentence:
He was shouting and screaming obscenities.

profane (AGAINST RELIGION) adjective FORMAL
showing a lack of respect for a god or a religion, often through language:
profane language
Funny, profane and fearless, she has become one of America's biggest television celebrities.

profanity noun FORMAL
1 [U] (an example of) showing a lack of respect for a god or a religion, especially through language

2 [C] an offensive or obscene word or phrase:
It was the song's opening line, a series of profanities, that caused the record to be banned on the radio station.



pro・fane



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━━ a. 冒涜(ぼうとく)の, 不敬な; 世俗的な; 異[邪]教的な.
━━ vt. (神聖を)けがす, 冒涜する; 濫用する.
prof・a・na・tion
 ━━ n. (神聖)冒涜(ぼうとく).
pro・fane・ly ━━ ad.
pro・fane・ness ━━ n.
pro・fan・i・ty
 ━━ n. 冒涜(ぼうとく), 不敬; 冒涜的なことば(の使用).

prolific[pro・lif・ic]

  • レベル:社会人必須
  • 発音記号[prəlífik]
[形]
1 〈人・動物が〉多産の, 〈植物が〉多果結実の;〈作家などが〉多作の;〈土地・気候などが〉実りの多い, 〈殺人者などが〉数をこなす. ⇒PRODUCTIVE
2 ((叙述))(…に)富んでいる;(…を)引き起こす((in, of ...))
an issue prolific of debate
物議をかもす問題.
pro・lif・i・cal・ly
[副]

  1. Oboe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    target

    Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːgɪt/
    Translate target | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
    Definition of target

    noun

    • 1a person, object, or place selected as the aim of an attack: the airport terminal was the target of a bomb a military target
    • a mark or point at which one fires or aims, especially a round or rectangular board marked with concentric circles used in archery or shooting.
    • an objective or result towards which efforts are directed:the car met its sales target in record time
    • a person or thing against whom criticism or abuse is directed:they were the target for a wave of abuse from the press
    • Phonetics an idealization of the articulation of a speech sound, with reference to which actual utterances can be described.
    • 2 historical a small round shield or buckler.

    verb (targets, targeting, targeted)

    [with object]
    • select as an object of attention or attack:two men were targeted by the attackers
    • aim or direct (something):warheads were targeted on a European city

    Phrases


    on (or off) target

    hitting (or missing) the thing aimed at:McGrath was on target with a header
    proceeding or improving at a rate good enough (or not good enough) to achieve an objective:the new police station is on target for a June opening

    Derivatives


    targetable

    adjective

    Origin:

    late Middle English (in target (sense 2 of the noun)): diminutive of targe. The verb dates from the early 17th century

    Spelling rule

    Do not double the final consonant when adding endings which begin with a vowel to a word which ends in a vowel plus a consonant, if the stress is not at the end of the word: (targets, targeting, targeted).

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