There was also smog, or haze, or some version of atmospheric opaqueness for which the International Olympic Committee has yet to invent a word.
这儿也有雾,或者是霾,或者大气不透明现象其他版本的说法,为此国际奥委会仍然在绞尽脑汁寻找新的名词。
English didn't invent it; it was already a Latin word and was dragged into English just over 200 years ago and applied to things like hot coals.
其实并不是英语发明的这个词;该词原是一个拉丁词,200多年前被英语引入,用来指像烧红的煤之类的物体。
Since he or she has to invent an answer, a lie-teller will often spend more time searching for the right word in the course of telling a story.
为了编造一个答案,说谎者需要用更多的时间选择合适的字眼。
The American Heritage Dictionary says that window is an example of a type of word called a “kenning” that the Norse loved to invent.
《美国传统词典》写道,window属于古斯堪地那维亚人很喜欢自创的所谓“隐喻语”(kenning)。
The American Heritage Dictionary says that window is an example of a type of word called a “kenning” that the Norse loved to invent.
《美国传统词典》写道,window属于古斯堪地那维亚人很喜欢自创的所谓“隐喻语”(kenning)。
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