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2012年10月23日 星期二

see/look, oversee/overlook, outsee/outlook

//=== oversee == overlook . 有正反雙面的意思
正面: 監督 , 檢查, 看漏, 瞭望, 俯瞰
反面: 失察, 寬容, 睜一眼閉一眼, 疏漏

//=== outsee, outlook 似乎只有正面的意思
outsee: 卓見, 灼見, 看穿, 洞察  == to see beyond == to excel/surpass in foresight
outlook: 展望[to look out], 前景, 觀點[perspective, viewpoint]


//=== foresee/forelook
foresee: to predict

[example]
Pimco's Investment Outlook often looks back at the past and foresees the economy with oversight.


[ref]
http://cdict.net
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/




2012年3月10日 星期六

Linsanity, Lincredible

最近林書豪(Jeremy Lin) 在 NBA 迅速竄紅,
讓我聯想到古龍小說裡的經典人物 - 阿飛
一個無名小卒(a nobody, a pawn?)  連敗諸多成名劍客(sword master)
成為頂尖高手 ...

Linsanity(林來瘋),  Lincredible ... 成為流行新詞彙

insane 是 sane的相反詞 , sane == making sense
insane == not making sense, crazy,  通常是負面的意思
Linsanity 可以做兩種拆解
Lin-sanity 與 L-insanity

Lin-sanity:  Lin is a clever  player observing, thinking and reacting to the dynamic situations.
L-insanity:  Lin is a passionate player affecting his teamates and the fans.

這樣算是雙關語嗎(pun?)

incredible 是 credible 的相反詞, credible== having credits
incredible == not having credits, beyond credits
卻常有正面的意涵
另一個credible的相反詞 uncredible 也許就純是負面的意思?

Lin's incredible performance comes from the credible, scientific and hard training.

//=== 負面與假負面的形容詞
負面: worthless, valueless
假負面: invalueable, priceless


//===
out of the question == impossible
out of question ( 早期指beyond question,
但近年已與out of the question混用,
因為實在太像了)


beyond question == no need to quesion == no doubt = doubtless



[ref]
http://som.twbbs.org/klee/notebook/note84.htm (雙關語的英文)
http://www.english.com.tw/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=33261






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