2024年4月12日 星期五

Meh. ration. crews ration the shells they have, morale is suffering. Jung on suffering



“Man has to cope with the problem of suffering. The Oriental wants to get rid of suffering by casting it off. Western man tries to suppress suffering with drugs. But suffering has to be overcome, and the only way to overcome it is to endure it.”

~CG Jung, Letters, Vol 1
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Meh is a colloquial interjection used as an expression of indifference or boredom. It is often regarded as a verbal equivalent of a shrug of the shoulders.



For its part, Ukraine is increasingly disheartened that American political paralysis has resulted in shortages of ammunition for troops on the front. As each day goes by without a fresh supply of munitions and artillery, and Ukrainian crews ration the shells they have, morale is suffering.

ration
/ˈraʃn/

noun
  1. a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime.
    "1947 saw the bread ration reduced"
    Similar:
    allowance
    allocation
    quota
    fixed amount
    amount
    quantity
    share
    portion
    helping
    allotment
    measure
    part
    lot
    proportion
    percentage
    apportionment
    quantum
    moiety
verb
  1. allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a commodity).
    "petrol was so strictly rationed that bikes were always in demand"


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