2019年12月19日 星期四

PEAKY, concept, conceptualized, high-concept


An analysis of more than 2,000 languages reveals differences in the way feelings are conceptualized among cultures.

While the American dream may not be dead, it is certainly looking a bit peaky. Idealists now have another beacon of social mobility: long live the Finnish dream, in which a 34-year-old woman who once worked in a shop can become prime minister.






high-concept

ADJECTIVE

(Especially of a film or television plot) having a striking and easily communicable idea:Cohen’s high-concept script is a nail-biter


PEAKY

peaky1
/ˈpiːki/
adjective
BRITISH
  1. pale from illness or fatigue; sickly.
    "you're looking a bit peaky—a change of scene would do you good"

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