星期六, 7月 08, 2006

Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary

今天看《信報》,提及有關Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary 最近納入的新字,非常有趣,最令我印象深刻的有以下三個:

1. Main Entry: mouse potato
Function: noun
Etymology: after couch potato
slang : a person who spends a great deal of time using a computer
每天花大量時間,手握滑鼠使用電腦的人。

2. Main Entry: unibrow
Pronunciation: 'yü-n&-"brau
Function: noun
- a single continuous brow resulting from the growing together of eyebrows
兩道眉毛連成一線。

3. Main Entry: himbo
Function: noun
- an attractive but vacuous man
膚淺的帥哥。

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kristie 說...

unibrow-frida kahlo呀!!:p