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agnostic, unequivocal, splotch agnostic [ag-nos-tik]: 불가지론자 - a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. - a person who denies or doubts the possibility of ultimate knowledge in some area of study. - a person who holds neither of two opposing positions on a topic: Socrates was an agnostic ..
axe axe: 도끼, 대폭 삭감하다, 해고하다
How to Become a Technical Writer How to become a technical writer Maybe an introduction would fit here to explain what you're going to talk about in this article, rather than jumping straight in to your three main points. Even though the job title is the same as a technical writer, each company expects different responsibilities from their technical writer. Even though the job title remains consistent, each company has differen..
IELTS Speaking Practice (Q Set1) [ rem-uh-nis ] Reminisce (verb)- looking back on the past in a happy feeling. Ex: yesterday i was reminiscing on the past while looking through photos adolescence [ ad-l-es-uhns ] pesky [ pes-kee ] annoyingly troublesome; pesty: Let’s talk about your home town or village. It has a lot of population. Seoul has a population of more than 10 million people. -> Seoul has a large population with over ..
The Metaverse Today's takeaways - upon us: arriving e.g. Because of all the trouble student's had been getting into at the elementary school, the student's believed that a new period of disciplinary actions was upon them. - bring more opportunities to broaden our horizons Q. What are your first impressions of the metaverse? Have you heard of this concept before? There have been many occasions where I've heard..
Part 1-2. As much as we thirst for approval, we dread condemnation. B. F. Skinner, the world-famous psychologist, proved through his experiments that an animal rewarded for good behavior will learn much more rapidly and retain what it learns far more effectively than an animal punished for bad behavior. Later studies have shown that the same applies to humans. By criticizing, we do not make lasting changes and often incur resentment. Hans Selye, another great ps..
Part 1-1. Fundamental Techniques in Handling People 1. "IF YOU WANT TO GATHER HONEY, DON'T KICK OVER THE BEEHIVE" Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes him strive to justify himself. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment. BEEHIVE: 벌집 a habitation or dwelling-place constructed for bees, usually either dome-shaped or box-sh..
Age of Robots Today's takeaways - labor 노동 vs. laborer 노동자 1. a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training: a laborer in the field. 2. any worker. - for their living = to make a living/for their livelihood - displaced : physical change of location -> replaced Q. What are the advantages of robots replacing human labor? As it’s mentioned in the Ringle article, robots coul..
facialist, ruptured a disc, gird your loins, paunchy facialist: 피부관리사 A specialist in facial care ruptured a disc: 디스크가 파열되다 e.g. she/he ruptured a disc after a car accident. gird your loins: 각오를 단단히 하다 prepare oneself for something difficult or challenging. e.g. "members of parliament are girding their loins for an election campaign" paunchy: 배가 불뚝하게 나온 having a large or protruding belly. "a slightly paunchy, balding, middle-aged man"
Collaboration Software and Start-ups Today's takeaways - to understand the workings: understand the way something such as a system, piece of equipment, or organization works I took apart my radio to better understand the workings and how all the parts work together. - pester: (특히 자꾸 부탁을 하여) 성가시게 하다[괴롭히다], 조르다 to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: e.g. Don't pester me with your trivial problems. - bombard: (질문·비난 등을..