51吃瓜 of the Day
rhathymia
noun
carefree behavior; light-heartedness.
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Rhathymia 鈥渃arefree behavior, lightheartedness鈥� comes straight from Greek 谤丑腻迟丑测虅尘铆a (also 谤丑腻颈迟丑测虅尘铆补, 谤丑腻岣痶丑测虅尘铆补) 鈥渆asiness of temper, taking things easy.鈥� 搁丑腻迟丑测虅尘铆补 is a derivative of the adjective 谤丑腻虂颈迟丑测虅尘辞蝉 鈥渆asygoing, good-tempered,鈥� but also 鈥渇rivolous; indifferent, slack.鈥� The first part of 谤丑腻迟丑测虅尘铆a is the adverb 谤丑茫, 谤丑茅补, 谤丑别墨补 鈥渆asily, lightly鈥� (its further etymology is unknown). The second element of 谤丑腻迟丑测虅尘铆a is a derivative of the noun 迟丑测虅尘贸蝉 鈥渟oul, spirit, mind, life, breath.鈥� The combining form of 迟丑测虅尘贸蝉, –迟丑测虅尘铆补, is used in English in the formation of compound nouns denoting mental disorders, such as dysthymia, alexithymia, and cyclothymia. Rhathymia entered English in the first half of the 20th century.
how is rhathymia used?
Rhathymia is the preferred mode of presentation of the self.
From this sprang slackness, rhathymia, long delays in reaching decisions or paying out salaries, and downright callousness in ignoring positive distress.
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ductile
adjective
capable of being molded or shaped; plastic.
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The adjective ductile, 鈥渃apable of being molded or shaped; plastic,鈥� comes from Middle English ductil, 鈥渂eaten out or shaped with a hammer,鈥� from Old French ductile or Latin ductilis, 鈥渃apable of being led along a course; malleable, ductile.鈥� Ductilis is a derivative of duct-, the past participle stem of the verb 诲奴肠别谤别 鈥渢o draw along with, conduct, lead,鈥� one of the verb鈥檚 dozens of meanings being the relatively rare 鈥渢o model or mold material; draw out (metal) into wire.鈥� In modern technical usage, ductile is restricted to 鈥渃apable of being drawn out into wire or threads,鈥� a quality of the noble metals such as silver and gold; malleable in technical usage covers the sense 鈥渃apable of being hammered or rolled out into thin sheets,鈥� another quality of the noble metals. Ductile entered English in the 14th century.
how is ductile used?
Ductile and sensuous, paint hugs the flat photographic forms of Leiter鈥檚 nudes in a tailor-made mantle.
she cheerfully proposed reading; complied with the first request that was made her to play upon the piano-forte and the harp; and even, to sing; though, not so promptly; for her voice and sensibility were less ductile than her manners.
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slugabed
noun
a person who lazily stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.
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Slugabed is a relatively uncommon noun meaning 鈥渁 person who lazily stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.鈥� The noun slug, “a snaillike animal; a lazy person, sluggard,” developed from Middle English slugge 鈥渁 lazy person; slothfulness, the sin of sloth.鈥� Slugge probably comes from Old Icelandic 蝉濒艒办谤 鈥渃lumsy person,鈥� Swedish and Norwegian dialect slok 鈥渓azy person,鈥� Danish slog 鈥渞ascal, rogue.鈥� The element –a– is simply a reduced form of the Old English preposition on 鈥渙n, in, into鈥�; bed comes from Old English bedd, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root bhedh-, bhodh– 鈥渢o dig, bury,鈥� from which Latin derives fodere 鈥渢o dig鈥� and fossa 鈥渁 ditch, trench, groove鈥�; the Celtic languages have Welsh bedd, Cornish bedh, and Breton 产茅锄, all three meaning 鈥渁 grave.鈥� Slugabed entered English in the late 16th century.
how is slugabed used?
鈥淎untie…鈥� he said. 鈥淒on’t you Auntie me, you slugabed! There’s toads to be buried and stoops to be washed. Why are you never around when it’s time for chores?”聽
‘I am not a slug-a-bed, Harriet.’ Asobel’s voice was high and clear across the garden, ‘I get up as soon as my eyes pop open.’
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