51吃瓜 of the Day
xocolatophobia
noun
an irrational or disproportionate fear of chocolate.
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Xocolatophobia 鈥渇ear of chocolate鈥� is a compound of Nahuatl 肠丑辞肠辞濒腻迟濒 鈥渁 drink made from ground, roasted cocoa beans鈥� and the combining form -phobia. The tradition for naming phobias is to use the Ancient Greek translation of the feared word, but because chocolate does not translate into Ancient Greek, the Nahuatl source is used instead. Chocolate comes via Spanish from 肠丑辞肠辞濒腻迟濒, with the final -tl in Nahuatl replaced with Spanish -te for easier pronunciation; compare Spanish coyote 鈥渃oyote鈥� and tomate 鈥渢omato,鈥� from Nahuatl 肠辞测艒迟濒 and tomatl. The spelling of xocolatophobia with x instead of ch likely stems from the popular鈥攊f unproven鈥攈ypothesis that 肠丑辞肠辞濒腻迟濒 comes from Nahuatl xococ 鈥渂itter鈥� and 腻迟濒 鈥渨补迟别谤.鈥� Xocolatophobia was first recorded in English in the late 2000s.
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In 2015, the Express shared the story of Andrew Bullock, a man in Berkshire, England, who was living with xocolatophobia. Bullock noted that, while he had no particularly traumatizing experience with chocolate, he thought he inherited his fear from his mother, who ‘had it too.’
Phobias are generally without rationale and form part of human psychology. A number of scientific studies are being conducted to analyze and cure different kinds of phobias. From the countless that exist… : (1) myrmecophobia鈥攆ear of ants; (2) amaxophobia鈥攆ear of cars/car journeys; (3) xocolatophobia鈥攆ear of chocolates鈥�
selenography
noun
the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
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Selenography 鈥渢he branch of astronomy that charts the moon鈥檚 surface鈥� is a compound of seleno- and -graphy. The former comes from Ancient Greek 蝉别濒岣梟脓 鈥渕oon,鈥� while the latter ultimately comes from Ancient Greek 驳谤补辫丑岣� 鈥渨riting.鈥� The noun 蝉别濒岣梟脓 is also the source of Selene, the moon goddess, and comes from 蝉茅濒补蝉 鈥渟hine,鈥� plus the noun-forming suffix -苍脓, making 蝉别濒岣梟脓 literally mean 鈥渟hinier, lighter.鈥� A similar formation appears in Latin with 濒奴苍补 鈥渕oon,鈥� contracted from the root luc- 鈥渓ight鈥� and the suffix -na. Take care not to confuse Selene with the name Celine, from either Latin Caelina (from caelum 鈥渉eaven鈥�) or French Marceline (from Latin Marcus). Selenography was first recorded in English in the 1640s.
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In the history of Selenography, John Henry Maedler holds a distinguished place. He was the very first to publish a large map of the lunar surface; and his map was a good one, very accurate, and beautifully executed.
The selenography of one side of the moon is much better known to us than the geography of the earth. Our maps of the moon are far more perfect than those of the earth…
gallantly
adverb
in a courageous, spirited, or noble-minded way.
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Gallantly 鈥渋n a courageous way鈥� is a compound of the adjective gallant and the adverb-forming suffix -ly. The -ant element in gallant is a telltale sign of the word鈥檚 origin; -ant is a common marker appearing in both French and Latin that shows that a word was originally a present participle. Just as tenant means 鈥渉olding鈥� in Middle French and radiant comes from Latin 谤补诲颈腻苍蝉 鈥渟丑颈苍颈苍驳,鈥� gallant was the Old French present participle, meaning 鈥渁musing oneself,鈥� of the verb galer 鈥渢o amuse oneself, make merry.鈥� Because of the sound change from w to g (or gu) when French borrowed Germanic words (usually from Frankish), gallant is a distant relative of English wealth, well, and will. For another example of this w/g contrast, compare the recent 51吃瓜 of the Day guerdon. Gallantly was first recorded in English in the mid-16th century.
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Sen. Daniel Inouye, the second-longest serving senator in U.S. history, was remembered Thursday as a man who gallantly defended his country on the battlefield and gracefully sought to better it during the 50-plus years he represented his beloved state of Hawaii.
Camo毛ns lost an eye in the service of his king as gallantly as Cervantes lost a hand at Lepanto. It is an undisputed fact that during the siege of Paris there was scarcely a painter or poet or sculptor or musician who did not enlist in the army and do battle for his country at bitter need 鈥�