2016年3月24日 星期四

estimation, pretence/ pretense, overestimate, underestimate, faint, feign, unfeigned,


Europeans routinely overestimate how many Muslims live in their country: an Ipsos-Mori poll in 2014 found that on average Belgian respondents thought 29% of their compatriots were Muslim. The actual figure is closer to 6%

James Salter, a ‘Writer’s Writer,’ Dies at 90


Mr. Salter wrote slowly, exactingly and, by almost every critic’s estimation, beautifully. But he never achieved the broad popularity he craved.



At Thatcher's funeral in April, 23 years after she left office and a decade after her last intervention in public life, the battles she had so enjoyed were re-enacted: Many threw flowers before her coffin, while a few, their faces twisted in unfeigned loathing, yelled abuse.



Vanity, carelessness and Assange's overestimation - these are the ingredients that led to WikiLeaks' own leak of classified unedited cables. But this isn't the end of the whistle-blowers, says DW's Matthias von Hein.

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1 [U]偽る[見せかける]こと;にせ,いんちき.
2 (遊びなどの)まねごと,作りごと.
3 ((通例a ~))見せかけ,仮面,虚偽;(…の)ふり,まね((of, at ..., that節))
make a pretense at eagerness
熱心そうなふりをする.
4 偽りの申し立て[弁明],言い訳,言い抜け,口実;(…という)虚偽の公言((of ..., that節))
on [under] (the) pretense of [=on (a) pretense of] ...
…と見せかけて
on [underfalse pretenses
偽って
on [withunderthe pretense that he has an appointment
約束があるという口実で.
5 (…の)(不当な)要求[主張](をすること)((of, to, at ...)).
6 (…の)見せびらかし,見え((to ...));うぬぼれ. ▼ふつう疑問文・否定文
a pretense to knowledge of economics
経済学の知識をひけらかすこと. (またpre・ténce)
overestimate

(ō'vər-ĕs'tə-māt') pronunciation
tr.v., -mat·ed, -mat·ing, -mates.
  1. To estimate too highly.
  2. To esteem too greatly.
overestimate o'ver·es'ti·mate (-mĭt) n.
overestimation o'ver·es'ti·ma'tion n.
overestimate vs underestimate Because these words are often used in negative or quasi-negative contexts, there is a danger of losing track of logic and using the wrong word, usually underestimate for overestimate. In a wallchart on the plays of Shakespeare published with the Independent newspaper in 2007, the text included the assertion his contributions to the world of theatre and to language cannot be underestimated. Faint praise indeed, if that were the case.



faint
(fānt) pronunciation
adj., faint·er, faint·est.
  1. Lacking strength or vigor; feeble.
  2. Lacking conviction, boldness, or courage; timid.
    1. Lacking brightness: a faint light in the gloom.
    2. Lacking clarity or distinctness: a faint recollection.
  3. Likely to fall into a faint; dizzy and weak: felt faint for a moment.
n.
An abrupt, usually brief loss of consciousness, generally associated with failure of normal blood circulation. See synonyms at blackout.

intr.v., faint·ed, faint·ing, faints.
  1. To fall into a usually brief state of unconsciousness.
  2. Archaic. To weaken in purpose or spirit.
[Middle English, deceitful, cowardly, from Old French, past participle of feindre, to feign. See feign.]
fainter faint'er n.
faintly faint'ly adv.
faintness faint'ness n.








feign

Pronunciation: /feɪn/

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Definition of feign





verb

[with object]
  • pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury):she feigned nervousness

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French feign-, stem of feindre, from Latin fingere 'mould, contrive'. Senses in Middle English (taken from Latin) included 'make something', 'invent a story, excuse, or allegation', hence 'make a pretence of a feeling or response'. Compare with fiction and figment








pretenceLine breaks: pre|tence
Pronunciation: /prɪˈtɛns/

(US pretense)



Definition of pretence in English:

noun

1An attempt to make something that is not the caseappear true:his anger is masked by a pretence that all is well[MASS NOUN]: they have finally abandoned their secrecyand pretence
1.1[MASS NOUN] The practice of inventing imaginarysituations in play:before the age of two, children start to engage in pretence
1.2[MASS NOUN] Affected and ostentatious speech andbehaviour:they have always avoided preciousness and pretence
2(pretence to) A claim to have a particular skill or quality:he was quick to disclaim any pretence to superiority

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman Frenchpretense, based on medieval Latin pretensus'pretended', alteration of Latin praetentus, from the verbpraetendere (see pretend).

Definition of unfeigned





adjective

  • genuine; sincere:a broad smile of unfeigned delight






Derivatives


unfeignedly

adverb
 
 
 
Definition of intervention

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action or process of intervening:a high degree of state intervention in the economy [count noun]:repeated interventions by central banks
  • interference by a state in another’s affairs:the government was reported to be considering military intervention
  • action taken to improve a medical disorder:two patients were referred for surgical intervention
  • [count noun] an occasion on which a person with an addiction or other behavioural problem is confronted by a group of friends or family members in an attempt to persuade them to address the issue:as her health worsened, her daughters considered staging an intervention





Derivatives


interventional

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin interventio(n-), from the verb intervenire (see intervene)
 
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1 介在, 間にはいること;おせっかい;(…への)調停, 仲裁((in ...)).
2 (他国の内政などへの)介入, 干渉((in ...))
a military intervention
軍事介入
intervention in another country's internal affairs
他国の内政に対する干渉.
3 教育活動
early intervention
幼児に対する保護・教育活動.
4 (市場への)介入;《経済》為替平衡操作[介入]
coordinated intervention
協調介入
intervention point
為替市場介入点.
in・ter・ven・tion・al
[形]

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