Extensive Reading-Book B Unit 79 (K)

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세트공유

abide

참다, 견디다
She no longer wanted to abide by her father's rules.

beneficial

유익한, 이로운
The mother's comments were not beneficial when she presented her arguments for buying a car to her father.

bravery

용감
The girls all admired the bravery of the new student.

calculus

[수학]계산법
One problem with pleasure calculus is that it is dificult to measure pleasure.

categorical

절대적인
He made a categorical statement that he was telling the truth.

complications

복잡
The patient died during surgery due to complications.

concentration camp

포로 수용소
Corrie Ten Boom was sent to a concentration camp because she tried to help save Jews.

consequentialism

[철학]결과주의
consequentialism is a theory that believes the ends justify the means.

deontology

의무론
Deontologists believe that ethical rules "bind you to your duty."

edicts

(정부등이 선포하는)칙령
Many merchants are ignoring the governments edicts about selling alcohol on Sundays.

explicitly

명백한
The mother explicitly told her children to clean their room, but they did not obey.

extension

신장, 확장
The extension of our math knowledge was limited to algebra.

foolhardiness

무모한, 앞뒤 안가리는
I am amazed at his foolhardiness of going after all 10 gang members by himself.

forbidden

금지되다
Smoking is forbidden inside any buildings.

imperative

필수, 긴급
It is an imperative that we solve the water shortage.

postulates

요구하다
The Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, postulated that the Earth was at the center of the universe.

shortcomings

결점, 단점
Despite her shortcomings, James decided to marry her.

skeptical

…을 의심하다
Some scientists are skeptical that humans are responsible for global warming.

utilitarianism

[철학]공리설, 실용주의
utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism that believes the moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome.

vices

악덕, 부도덕
Her only vice is that she drinks coffee every day.