Daily English 2020.05.27
オンライン授業が続く中訪れたテスト期間。
テスト前の勉強、試験監督など親への負担かなり大きい。
しんどい、ああしんどい。
今日の単語。
1. ulterior(秘められた、隠された)
= He must have an ulterior motive for visiting me.
2. microscopic(微細な、非常に小さな)
= Police found microscopic traces of the victim's blood in the suspect's home.
3. hefty(多額の、大きくて重い、ずっしりとした)
= The man made ahefty profit by selling his shares.
4. pretentious(仰々しい、もったいぶった)
= I think that the author's writing style is wordy and pretentious.
5. forensic(科学捜査の)
= DNA testing is an important forensic tool.
6. illicit(違法な)
= The use of illicit drugs is prevalent among young people.
7. dreary(物悲しい、物憂い、退屈な)
= It was a dreary, rainy day when I arrived in the town.
8. obsessive(異常なまでにこだわる、脅迫的な)
= My boss is obsessive about punctuality.