fall away, fall off the radar, distinct, gaydar

 

 

 

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Gray Matter: The Science of ‘Gaydar’

Can we really detect others’ sexual orientation from mere observation? Absolutely.

 

 

 

Is Manufacturing Falling Off the Radar?

By LOUIS UCHITELLE

As companies move production overseas and as other industries grow faster, manufacturing is accounting for a smaller share of the economy. And the nation has no distinct plan for the sector's future.

gaydar
(gā'där)
n. Slang
The supposed ability to discern whether a person is homosexual.

[Blend of GAY and RADAR.]

distinct

• [distíŋkt]

[形]［基本義：別々の］

1 （…と）（まるで）異なった, （全然）別個の, ((from ...)). ⇒VARIOUS[類語]

Horses and donkeys are distinct. ［＝Horses are distinct from donkeys. ］
馬とロバとははっきり区別される

It's quite distinct from the smell of burning.
それは焦げているにおいとはまったく違う.

2 ((通例限定))（知覚によって）はっきり認識できる, 明瞭な；紛れもない

distinct speech
明晰(めいせき)な言葉

a distinct advantage
まぎれもない有利さ［優勢］

They have a distinct Southern accent.
それとわかる南部なまりがある.

3 〈感覚器官が〉はっきりした, 識別能力のある.

4 〈出来事が〉異常な；めったにない；〈行動が〉めざましい, 目立つ

distinct progress
めざましい進歩.

as distinct from ...

…とは違って.

［ラテン語distinctus（di-離れて＋stinguere印をつける＋-tus過去分詞語尾＝印をつけて区別された）］

fall away

1. Also, fall off. Withdraw one's friendship, support, or allegiance. For example, After the divorce, her friends slowly fell away. [Early 1500s]
2. Also, fall off. Gradually decline in size or strength, as in The breeze slowly fell away, or, as Shakespeare put it (King Lear, 1:2): "Love cools, friendship falls off, Brothers divide." [Early 1500s]
3. Drift from an established faith, cause, or principles. For example, I fell away from the Catholic Church when I was a teenager. [Early 1500]