2022年3月15日 星期二

lush, royal, Royal Highnesss, slosh, royal assent, packed house, partially decriminalised homosexuality




Prince Andrew has lost his military titles and patronages, and will no longer be called His Royal Highness, Buckingham Palace has announced.


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Royal Highness is a style used to address or refer to some members of royal families, usually princes or princesses. Monarchs and their consorts are usually styled Majesty. When used as a direct form of address, spoken or written, it takes the form "Your Royal Highness". When used as a third-person reference, it is gender-specific (His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness, both ...




An Eyelash-Freezing ‘Icy Hell’ Atop a Mountain Expected to Feel Like Minus 100

The winter storm that barreled from Florida to Maine and cloaked the East Coast in snow has moved on, but frigid air — and plenty of icy, then slushy, messes — will linger for days.



In the UK almost 50 years ago – on 27 July 1967 – the Sexual Offences Act received royal assent. This important legislation partially decriminalised homosexuality in England and Wales and represents an important milestone…
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讀舊文有 "皇家津貼"
有人說這應是"王家津貼" 因為英國是"國王或王后/女王"
"幾乎"沒有"皇帝" (emperor)說法/制度
這說法與日本詞典的一致 如下




lush1
/lʌʃ/
adjective
  1. 1.
    (of vegetation, especially grass) growing luxuriantly.
    "lush greenery and cultivated fields"
    Similar:
    luxuriant
    rich
    abundant
    superabundant
    profuse
    exuberant
    riotous
    prolific
    teeming
    flourishing
    thriving
    vigorous
    dense
    thick
    rank
    rampant
    overgrown
    jungle-like
    verdant
    green
    jungly
    Opposite:
    barren
    meagre
  2. 2.
    INFORMALBRITISH
    sexually attractive.

royal

(roi'əl) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Of or relating to a monarch.
  2. Of the rank of a monarch.
  3. Of, relating to, or in the service of a kingdom.
  4. Issued or performed by a monarch: a royal warrant; a royal visit.
  5. Founded, chartered, or authorized by a monarch: a royal society of musicians.
  6. Befitting royalty; stately: royal treatment.
    1. Superior, as in size or quality.
    2. Used as an intensive: “It would be a first-class royal mess” (Sam Nunn).
n.
  1. Informal. A member of a monarch's family: “Among the resort's distinguished visitors are Swedish and Spanish royals” (Alistair Scott).
  2. Nautical. A sail set on the royalmast.
  3. A paper size, 20 by 25 inches for printing, 19 by 24 inches for writing.
idiom:
the royal road
  1. A way or method that presents no difficulties: the royal road to success.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rēgālis, from rēx, rēg-, king.]
royally roy'al·ly adv.


roy・al



 
━━ a. 国王の, 国王による; 王家の (the ~ family 王室); 王者らしい, りっぱな, 堂々たる, 荘厳な; 王立の, 勅許の; すてきな, 大型の, 大がかりの.
have a royal time とても楽しく過す.
━━ n. 〔話〕 王室[家]の人.
His [Her] Royal Highness 殿下[妃殿下].
Royal Academy (of Arts) (the ~) 王立美術院.
Royal Air Force (the ~) 英国空軍 ((略 RAF)).
Royal Albert 【商標】ロイヤルアルバート ((英国製の陶磁器)).
Royal and Ancient (the ~) ロイヤルアンドエンシェント ((スコットランドにあるゴルフクラブ;略R & A)).
Royal &; Sun Alliance 英国の保険会社.
royal assent (時にR- A-) (議会を通過した法案に対する)国王の裁可.
御准又稱王室同意英語:Royal Assent),是指立憲君主正式批准並頒布其國家議會法案,由此建立法律的程序。對絕大多數的現代君主政體而言,御准僅是一項例行程序;但即使在統治者仍有權拒絕授予御準的國家(例如英國挪威列支敦斯登),統治者也甚少動用此權,而是遵從其政府的決策,以免陷國家於可怕的政治危機中(參見保留權)。歐洲君主政體對否決權的行使曾實為頻繁;但自18世紀發展出現代民主政治氛圍後,拒授御準的情形已極為少見。......

Royal Automobile Club (the ~) 英国自動車クラブ.
Royal Ballet (the ~) 英国ロイヤルバレエ団.
Royal Bank of Canada カナダ・ロイヤル銀行 ((カナダの商業銀行)).
royal blue 濃青色; 藤(ふじ)紫色(の).
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (the ~) カナダ騎馬警察隊 ((カナダの連邦警察; 略RCMP)).
Royal Commission 〔英〕 (内閣の求めで王が任命する)調査委員会.
Royal Copenhagen 【商標】ロイヤルコペンハーゲン ((デンマーク製の陶磁器)).
Royal Crown Derby 【商標】ロイヤルクラウンダービー ((英国製の陶磁器)).
Royal Doul・ton
 【商標】ロイヤルドルトン ((英国製の陶磁器)).
Royal Dutch/Shell Group ロイヤル・ダッチシェル ((英国とオランダの石油グループ)).
royal flush 【トランプ】ロイヤルフラッシュ ((ポーカーで同一組のA-10まで5枚がそろうこと)).
Royal Institute (the ~) 英国科学普及会 ((1799年創立)).
Royal Insurance Holdings ロイヤル・インシュアランス ((英国の保険会社;Sun Allianceと合併してRoyal & Sun Allianceになった(1996))).
roy・al・ism ━━ n. 王党[勤王]主義.
roy・al・ist ━━ n., a. 勤王家(の); 【英史】(R-) 王党党員(の); 【米史】(独立戦争当時の)英国支持者.
royal jelly ロイヤルゼリー.
roy・al・ly ━━ ad. 王らしく, 堂々と; すばらしく.
Royal Marines (the ~) 英国海兵隊 ((略 RM)).
royal mast 【船】最上檣(しょう).
Royal Mint (the ~) 英国造幣局(の建物).
Royal National Theatre (the ~) 英国国立劇場.
Royal Navy (the ~) 英国海軍 ((略 RN)).
Royal Oak ロイヤルオーク ((Michigan 州南東部, Detroit の近郊の都市)).
Royal Opera House (the ~) 英国オペラ劇場.
royal palm 【植】ダイオウヤシ.
royal prerogative (the ~ またはthe R- P-) 国王の特権, 大権.
Royal PTT Nederland オランダの公営遠距離通信会社.
royal purple 濃い青紫.
royal road 王道; 近道.
Royal Salute 【商標】ロイヤルサルート ((スコットランド製ウイスキー)).
Royal Society (the ~) 英国学士院.
roy・al・ty ━━ n. 王たること; 王権; (普通pl.) 王の特権; ((単複両扱い;集合的)) 王族, 皇族; 王領; 王者らしさ; 採掘権; 特許権使用料, 印税, (戯曲の)上演料.
royal warrant (王室御用達の)勅許状.
royal we (the ~) 君主の「我々」 ((Iの代わりに用いる)).
Royal Worcester 【商標】ロイヤルウースター ((英国の陶磁器メーカーの製品)).







".....晚上猛KJourney to the East by Le Corbusier, Edited by Iv...之餘,翻閱 Examined Life: Philosophical Meditations: Robert Nozick (1989)
作者:(美)罗伯特·诺齐克 《經過省察的人生:哲學沉思錄》译者:严忠志 北京:商务,2007(這本書極少附原文,非常不方便)從索引知道這本作品:
知道:第20章 邁入五十歲;皇家津貼;Boswell;文學俱樂部"


slosh

verb [I or T; usually + adverb or preposition] INFORMAL
(of a liquid) to move around noisily in the bottom of a container, or to cause liquid to move around in this way by making rough movements:
I could hear you sloshing around in the bath.
We sloshed through the puddles.
INFORMAL She sloshed (= poured without care) some more brandy into her glass.




slush (SNOW)
noun
1 [U] snow that is lying on the ground and has started to melt

2 [C or U] MAINLY US a thick drink made from crushed ice and a sweet liquid:
a cherry/cola slush

slushy 
adjective
Slushy snow is partly melted.slosh
slosh Listen to the pronunciation of 1slosh
Pronunciation:
\ˈsläsh, ˈslsh\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
probably blend of slop and slush
Date:
1814
1 : slush 1 2 : the slap or splash of liquid
— sloshy Listen to the pronunciation of sloshy \ˈslä-shē\ adjective

packed house

1) Another name for the hand "full house".
2) Refers to the number of patrons at a casino establishment, which equates to the maximum number of people the casino can hold.
SoundPoker Says: 1) A packed house will beat all other hands except four of a kind, straight flush and royal flush.
2) If you are at your local casino and one of the worker's exclaims, "Today we have a packed house!" this usually means that there are a lot of people in the casino at that time.


packed house
1) Another name for the hand "full house".
2) Refers to the number of patrons at a casino establishment, which equates to the maximum number of people the casino can hold.
SoundPoker Says: 1) A packed house will beat all other hands except four of a kind, straight flush and royal flush.
2) If you are at your local casino and one of the worker's exclaims, "Today we have a packed house!" this usually means that there are a lot of people in the casino at that time.

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