| 单词 | 难题 |
| 释义 | 〔conclusive〕Serving to put an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty; decisive.See Synonyms at decisive 决定性的：对疑问、难题或不定因素具有决定意义的；决定性的 参见 decisive〔brunette〕Brunette was for a long time used to denote a woman having a dark complexion; now it is used chiefly in reference to hair color.The general practice is to use the formbrunette to refer only to women, withbrunet as a less frequently used variant that can be applied as well to men and mixed groups. The distinction, like the one betweenblonde and blond, has been regarded as carrying sexist implications.In this case, however, it is difficult to see how the problem can be easily resolved.It is unlikely thatbrunette could be pressed into service as a neutral term, since the suffix-ette is too closely associated with marked feminine gender. Brunet is theoretically available for both sexes but is rarely applied to men, whose corresponding coloration is typically described simply as "brown.”It would, of course, be possible to usebrown for the hair color of both sexes, if only that word could be redeemed from the associations of drabnessthat led to the adoption of the substitutebrunette in the first place. See Usage Note at blond ,-ette Brunette 过去很长一段时间用来指肤色黝黑的女人； 现今多用于指头发的颜色。通常brunette 只指女人， 而不如其常用的变体brunet 可用于指男人和男女都有的群体。 两词的区别正如blonde 和 blond 的区别， 被看成带有性别的含意。即使如此也很难看出如何轻易地解决两词之间区别的这一难题。brunette 不可能被看成一个中性词， 因为后缀-ette 与女性紧密联系。 Brunet 从道理上来说适用于男人和女人，但很少用于指男人。 男人相应的肤色仅用brown表述即可。当然，brown 也可适用于指男女两性的头发颜色， 只要此词不再与卖淫联系在一起。正是由于这一联系brunette 才首先被用作替代词 参见 blond,-ette〔usual〕She resolved the difficulty with her accustomed resourcefulness and tact. 她用她惯常的机敏和圆滑解决了这个难题 〔bugaboo〕"the bugaboos that have plagued vision systems: high price and slow throughput"(Lawrence A. Goshorn)“困扰着电视生产系统的难题：高成本与低生产能力”(劳伦斯A.戈斯霍恩)〔exercise〕A task, problem, or other effort performed to develop or maintain fitness or increase skill:练习，操练：为提高或保持身体健康或增强技巧而完成的任务、难题或其他努力：〔aporia〕An insoluble contradiction or paradox in a text's meanings.难题，难点：文章含义中难以解释的矛盾或自相矛盾的议题〔poser〕A baffling question or problem.把人难住的问题或难题〔fiendish〕a fiendish blizzard; a fiendish problem.极大的暴风雪；极大的难题〔subtle〕"a journalist whose subtle views on the hard issues of our time are rooted in a tough mind and a demanding ethical sensibility"(New Republic)“一位就我们时代的一些难题有敏锐见解的新闻记者，他的敏锐的见解根植于不屈不挠的精神和苛求的道德的敏感性”(新共和国)〔resolution〕An explanation, as of a problem or puzzle; a solution.解释：如一个问题或难题等的解释；解答〔why〕A difficult problem or question.难题，令人费解的问题〔conundrum〕"the conundrum, thus far unanswered, of achieving full employment without inflation"(Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)“如何既不引起通货膨胀又能实现全民就业这个尚未解决的难题”(小阿瑟M.施莱辛格)〔problem〕urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog; the philosophical problem of evil.See Usage Note at dilemma 诸如交通拥挤和烟雾的城市疑难问题；关于罪恶的哲学难题 参见 dilemma〔issue〕the issue of how to provide adequate child care.如何提供适当的儿童护理的难题〔issue〕The essential point; crux:重点，难题：必要的观点；难题：〔propose〕a situation posing many questions and problems;产生许多问题和难题的形势；〔soft〕Informal and entertaining without confronting difficult issues or hard facts:轻松的：非正式的、不涉及难题或困难的事实而娱乐性的：〔brainteaser〕A mentally challenging problem or puzzle.脑筋急转弯：一个考验智力的问题或难题〔nodus〕Latin nōdus [knot] * see ned- 拉丁语 nōdus [难题] * 参见 ned- 〔limerick〕Etymologies can sometimes be a bit disappointing,as, for example,when one is told thatlimerick is named after a city or county in Ireland without being told why it is so named.Unfortunately, we run into a difficulty here that is not uncommonly faced by etymologists,namely, that no one is precisely sure why this piece of humorous verse was so named.One theory is that it was named for a group of poets who wrote in Limerick in the 18th century;another, that it came from a custom at parties of making up a nonsense verse and following it with a chorus of "Will you come up to Limerick.”In any case,the first limericks appeared in books published in 1820 and 1821,and the form was popularized by Edward Lear in a collection published in 1846.The word itself, however, is not recorded until 1896.Let us sum up by saying:"There once was a verse form named limerick./No one can account for the name of it./Some think from a game/Or from poets it came./If you know please come up to Limerick.”查看词源学后会经常令我们失望，这是因为，比如，当某人得知limerick 是由爱尔兰的一城市（或一个郡的）名字而来， 却并不告知这样命名的原因。不幸的是，我们碰到了一个词源学家经常遇到的难题，那就是，没有一个人能确定为什么这种幽默的诗歌这样命名。一种理论认为它是源于18世纪在利默里克写作的一群诗人；还有一种看法认为它是源于一种集会上的风俗，这种风俗要求写完一毫无意义的诗后众人合唱“你将去利默里克吗”。不管怎样，1820年和1821年出版的这种五行打油诗集子广为流传，爱德华·利尔于1846年出版的集子使这种形式得到普及。但是，这个单词直到1896年才有记载。我们可以通过这么说来总结：“曾经有种诗的形式名叫利默里克。/但没有人能解释它的名字。/有人认为源于一种游戏/或源于一群诗人。/如果你知道就到利默里克来。”〔puzzle〕Something that baffles or confuses.难题：令人困惑或迷惑的事情〔fix〕A difficult or embarrassing situation; a predicament.See Synonyms at predicament 困境，窘境：很困难的或发窘的局面；难题 参见 predicament〔puzzle〕To baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter.使迷惑，使困恼：通过使面对难题或困难而在精神上阻碍或迷惑〔get〕To present a difficult problem to; puzzle.难住：使面对难题；使迷惑〔track〕on the right track for solving the puzzle.循着正确的路线解决这一难题〔stinker〕The interview was a real stinker.会谈真是一个难题〔stickler〕Something puzzling or difficult.难题：令人困惑或感到困难的东西〔attack〕The city council is beset by problems. 城市委员会遇到各种难题 〔inextricable〕an inextricable problem.无法解决的难题〔problematic〕Posing a problem; difficult to solve:成问题的，疑难的：使人困惑的难题的；难以解决的： |
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