2017年10月28日 星期六

forever, forevermore, forewarn, forearm, lacustrine, Forever-Expanding


Will Congress Ever Limit the Forever-Expanding 9/11 War?

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

The deaths of American troops in Niger are sharpening scrutiny of the erosion of constraints on presidential war-making powers.



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" ... we have broken through the original bounds set by the so-called biology of memory. Biology constrains, but not forevermore. Or take the so-called natural human motives"

lacustrine, ironclad,  fandom
On March 9, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads Monitor and Virginia (formerly Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Va.


Hey, Mets! I Just Can't Quit You.

By DAVID BROOKS
Considering that sports fandom is the sort of thing that begins with youthful enchantment, the New York Mets will be in my blood forevermore.


lacustrine
(luh-KUS-trin)

adjective
1. Of or relating to lakes.
2. Living or growing in or along the edges of lakes.

Etymology
French, or Italian lacustre (from Latin lacus, lake) + -ine.

Usage
"Before the rise of the Aztec state, the lacustrine system at the bottom of the basin covered approximately 1,500 sq. km. It was formed by five shallow lakes that ran in a north-south chain." — Ezcurra, Exequiel; Mazari-Hiriart, Marisa, Are mega cities viable? A cautionary tale from Mexico City, Environment, Jan 11, 1996.
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íronclád[íron・clád]


[形]
1 鉄板張りの, 甲鉄の, 装甲の
an ironclad ship
甲鉄船.
2 非常にきびしい, 厳格な
ironclad principles
厳格な原則.
━━[名] 〔〕 甲鉄艦:19世紀の軍艦.forevermore

[副]((文))(今後)永久に, 未来永劫.

forevermore
adv.
Forever.

Meaning #1: at any future time; in the future
Synonym: evermore


forewarn
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: v. - Notify in advance.

pronunciation The single gunshot served to forewarn the troops that the enemy was just over the hill.(fôr-ärm', fōr-) pronunciation

forearm
tr.v., -armed, -arm·ing, -arms.
To arm or prepare in advance of a conflict.


fore·arm2 (fôr'ärm', fōr'-) pronunciation
n.
  1. The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.
  2. The corresponding part of the foreleg in certain quadrupeds, such as a horse.


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