2021-12-14
Published: 2021-12-14Words that I added to Anki on 2021-12-14.
The contents were automatically generated except notes part.
word list
- kaleidoscopic
- codify
- blowtorch
- tannery
- inert
- gloss
- delineate
- shale
- know shit from Shinola
- preposterous
kaleidoscopic
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- “like kaleidoscope” -> “quickly changing from one thing to another”
- “καλός” (kalós, “beautiful”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “shape” (“that which is seen”, from “*weyd-“ (to see), https://koki-yamaguchi.github.io/2021/12/04/video.html#wise-wit-witness))
codify
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- “code” (“a collection of laws, rules, writings”)
- U.S. /ˈkɑdəˌfaɪ/, /ˈkoʊdəˌfaɪ/
blowtorch
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tannery
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- なめし革工場
- “tanning” is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather.
inert
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- Latin “inert” (meaning “without skill”, “inactive”), “in-“ + “ars” (skill) (cf. “art”)
gloss
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- グロス
- “an explanation for a word or phrase”
- cf. glossary
delineate
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- Latin “līnea” (line)
shale
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know shit from Shinola
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- “not to know shit from Shinola” means “to be stupid”
- “not to know (something) from Shinola” means “to be ignorant of (something)”
- This “know X from Y” means “tell the difference between X and Y”, not “know X by Y” (one variation: “not to tell shit from shinola”).
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinola#Cultural_impact
preposterous
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- Latin “pre-“ + “posterus” (coming after), something supposed to be “pre” comes “post” -> “placed in the wrong order” -> “foolish”