“Books are a world unto themselves.” —Paul Auster
'The Golem and the Jinni'
By HELENE WECKER
Reviewed by SUSANN COKAL
In Helene Wecker's novel, two folkloric creatures emerge onto the streets of 1899 New York.
parliamentary constitutionalism 不斷批准新法
PREPOSITION
Origin
Middle English: from until, with to replacing till (in its northern dialect meaning ‘to’).
sanction (APPROVAL) noun [U]
approval or permission, especially formal or legal:
They tried to get official sanction for the scheme.sanction verb [T]
to formally permit something:
The government was reluctant to sanction intervention in the crisis.
approval or permission, especially formal or legal:
They tried to get official sanction for the scheme.sanction verb [T]
to formally permit something:
The government was reluctant to sanction intervention in the crisis.
本事非特徵
feat noun [C]
something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, bravery, etc. to achieve it:
The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering.
She's performed remarkable feats of organization for the office.
something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, bravery, etc. to achieve it:
The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering.
She's performed remarkable feats of organization for the office.
p.96
tumbleweed noun [U]
a bush-like plant of North America and Australia which breaks near the ground when it dies and is then rolled about in large balls by the wind
a bush-like plant of North America and Australia which breaks near the ground when it dies and is then rolled about in large balls by the wind
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forked tongue 開叉的蛇(如蛇)
golems 機械人
Definition of golem
Pronunciation: /ˈgəʊləm, ˈgɔɪl-/
nounOrigin:
late 19th century: from Yiddish goylem, from Hebrew gōlem 'shapeless mass'jinn
Pronunciation: /dʒɪn/
(also djinn)
Definition of jinn
noun (plural same or jinns)- (in Arabian and Muslim mythology) an intelligent spirit of lower rank than the angels, able to appear in human and animal forms and to possess humans: the rebellious jinn lead men astrayCompare with genie.
Origin:
from Arabic jinnī, plural jinn
fork (DIVISION) noun [C]
a place where a road or river etc. divides into two parts, or either of those two parts:
When you reach a fork in the road take the right-hand path.
fork verb
1 [I] If a road or river forks, it divides into two parts:
The pub is near where the road forks.
2 [I] [+ adverb or preposition] UK to turn in one of two different directions:
Fork left/right where the road divides.
forked adjective
with one end divided into two parts:
a forked tail
a snake's forked tongue
forked lightning
a place where a road or river etc. divides into two parts, or either of those two parts:
When you reach a fork in the road take the right-hand path.
fork verb
1 [I] If a road or river forks, it divides into two parts:
The pub is near where the road forks.
2 [I] [+ adverb or preposition] UK to turn in one of two different directions:
Fork left/right where the road divides.
forked adjective
with one end divided into two parts:
a forked tail
a snake's forked tongue
forked lightning
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自外於法律
be a law unto yourself DISAPPROVING
to behave in a way which is independent and does not follow the usual rules for a situation:
Charlie, of course, never fills in the record forms but then he's a law unto himself.
to behave in a way which is independent and does not follow the usual rules for a situation:
Charlie, of course, never fills in the record forms but then he's a law unto himself.
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manifest verb [T] FORMAL
to show something clearly, through signs or actions:
The workers chose to manifest their dissatisfaction in a series of strikes.
The illness first manifested itself in/as severe stomach pains.
Lack of confidence in the company manifested itself in a fall in the share price.
manifest adjective FORMAL
easily noticed or obvious:
There was manifest relief among the workers yesterday at the decision not to close the factory.
Her manifest lack of interest in the project has provoked severe criticism.manifestly adverb FORMAL
very obviously:
He claims that he is completely committed to the project and yet this is manifestly untrue.
The government has manifestly failed to raise educational standards, despite its commitment to do so.
manifestation noun FORMAL
1 [C] a sign of something existing or happening:
She claimed that the rise in unemployment was just a further manifestation of the government's incompetence.
2 [U] appearance:
Unlike acid rain or deforestation, global warming has no visible manifestation .
to show something clearly, through signs or actions:
The workers chose to manifest their dissatisfaction in a series of strikes.
The illness first manifested itself in/as severe stomach pains.
Lack of confidence in the company manifested itself in a fall in the share price.
manifest adjective FORMAL
easily noticed or obvious:
There was manifest relief among the workers yesterday at the decision not to close the factory.
Her manifest lack of interest in the project has provoked severe criticism.manifestly adverb FORMAL
very obviously:
He claims that he is completely committed to the project and yet this is manifestly untrue.
The government has manifestly failed to raise educational standards, despite its commitment to do so.
manifestation noun FORMAL
1 [C] a sign of something existing or happening:
She claimed that the rise in unemployment was just a further manifestation of the government's incompetence.
2 [U] appearance:
Unlike acid rain or deforestation, global warming has no visible manifestation .
出現造成累積惡效
laws of dialectics are in
functional relationship 函數關係
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theory= philosophy?
adept adjective
having a natural ability to do something that needs skill:
She's very adept at dealing with the media.
Tamsin Palmer gave an impressive and technically adept performance on the piano.
having a natural ability to do something that needs skill:
She's very adept at dealing with the media.
Tamsin Palmer gave an impressive and technically adept performance on the piano.
redouble verb [T]
to make something much more than before; to increase something:
The government, he said, must redouble their efforts to beat crime.adeptly adverb
to make something much more than before; to increase something:
The government, he said, must redouble their efforts to beat crime.adeptly adverb
enamoured UK, US enamored adjective [after verb] FORMAL
liking a lot:
I have to say I'm not exactly enamoured with/of this part of the country.
liking a lot:
I have to say I'm not exactly enamoured with/of this part of the country.
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scholasticism 沒界定
basic distinction 基本的 缺
p.218
Karl Popper
Knowledge to him was an objective and self-subsistent product of human activity (not subjective and mental).
對他而言 知識是人類活動的客觀且實在的產物 (而非主觀及心靈的)
subsist verb [I] FORMAL
to obtain enough food or money to stay alive:
The prisoners were subsisting on a diet of bread and water.subsistence noun [U] FORMAL
1 what a person needs in order to stay alive:
The money is intended to provide a basic subsistence and should not be paid to someone who receives other income.
2 producing enough food or earning enough money to keep yourself alive:
subsistence farming
The family were living at subsistence level.
to obtain enough food or money to stay alive:
The prisoners were subsisting on a diet of bread and water.subsistence noun [U] FORMAL
1 what a person needs in order to stay alive:
The money is intended to provide a basic subsistence and should not be paid to someone who receives other income.
2 producing enough food or earning enough money to keep yourself alive:
subsistence farming
The family were living at subsistence level.
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prose writer 翻譯成”小說家”
俄國文化民主主義的新病菌 非新生命 即 其為病理家
germ (ORGANISM) noun [C] [plural]
a very small organism that causes disease:
Wash your hands so you don't get germs on the food.
Rats and flies spread germs.
a very small organism that causes disease:
Wash your hands so you don't get germs on the food.
Rats and flies spread germs.
Principle and agents所以principle非”原則”
懷疑Principal非principle
career diplomat
在cambridge advanced learner’s dictionary 分JOB 和MOVE 在JOB類中舉例其中相關者可能為
Elaine has become a real career woman/girl (= is interested in and spends most of her time on her job).
Judith is very career-minded/-oriented (= gives a lot of attention to her job).
Judith is very career-minded/-oriented (= gives a lot of attention to her job).
不過 此例可說明在Concise Oxford Dictionary可能更清楚 (作定語 attribute)
pursuing or wishing to pursue a career如上述career woman
working permantly in a specified profession 如career diplomat (在 The New Oxford American Oxford Dictionary 說(作為adj)working permantly in or committed to a particular profession 似乎更好)
在中應對照oxford advanced learner’s dictionary或郎郎朗文都 翻譯成職業外交家
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