51吃瓜 of the Day
dissent
noun
disagreement with the philosophy, methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government.
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Dissent 鈥渄isagreement with a party or government鈥� comes by way of Middle English and Middle French from the Latin verb 诲颈蝉蝉别苍迟墨谤别, 鈥渢o differ, disagree,鈥� which is based on the prefix dis- 鈥渁part鈥� and the verb 蝉别苍迟墨谤别 鈥渢o feel, observe.鈥� Dissent is both a verb and a noun, and the noun sense arose in the late 16th century, well over one hundred years after the verb first appeared in English. The Latin verb 蝉别苍迟墨谤别 has two stems: sent- and sens-. The first of these is found in English sentence, sentient, sentiment, and sentinel, while the second appears in consensus, sense, sensible, and sensual鈥攁ll of which relate in some way to feeling, thought, opinion, or observation. 厂别苍迟墨谤别 is also the source of numerous Romance language words and phrases related to emotion and perception, including Spanish lo siento 鈥淚 am sorry鈥� (literally 鈥淚 feel it鈥�). Dissent was first recorded in English in the early 15th century.
how is dissent used?
Newsrooms should reflect the country, the world that they are covering, and the world is in the middle of some dissent and disagreement and debate right now. I don鈥檛 know how we鈥檙e supposed to escape that.
Art not only makes concrete the notion that dissent is possible in times of darkness but also reminds viewers that dissent can manifest itself in beautiful and complex forms. Art is a strategy for political activism.
choice
noun
the right, power, or opportunity to choose; option.
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Choice 鈥渢he right to choose鈥� is a noun derived from the Old French verb choisir 鈥渢o perceive, choose,鈥� which comes from a long-lost source in one of the Germanic languages, perhaps Frankish. Unlike choice, the verb choose is native to English and was recorded in Old English as 肠脓辞蝉补苍, in which -an marked an infinitive verb, just as adding the separate word to before a verb does today. Ultimately, both choice and choose are related to Ancient Greek 驳别煤别蝉迟丑补颈 鈥渢o taste鈥� and Latin gustus 鈥渢asting, flavor, sense of taste.鈥� From the former, English has adopted ageusia 鈥渓oss of the sense of taste鈥� and dysgeusia 鈥渋mpairment of the sense of taste,鈥� while the latter is the source of (through Italian) gusto 鈥渉earty or keen enjoyment鈥� and (through French) ragout, a type of tasty meat stew. Choice was first recorded in English in the late 13th century.
how is choice used?
I was thinking all this time that she has a choice. Me or Lindy. Which is a lot better than I have. It just hit me, though, …. she probably doesn’t feel like she has a choice at all.
Late June brought a series of housing squabbles鈥攕ome serious, some so ridiculous and petty that we had no choice but to highlight.
opprobrious
adjective
outrageously disgraceful or shameful.
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Opprobrious 鈥渙utrageously disgraceful or shameful鈥� is an adaptation of Late Latin 辞辫辫谤辞产谤颈艒蝉耻蝉, literally meaning 鈥渇ull of reproach,鈥� based on opprobrium 鈥渞eproach鈥� and the adjectival suffix -艒蝉耻蝉 鈥渇ull of.鈥� Opprobrium itself is a compound of the preposition ob 鈥渢oward, against鈥� and the noun probrum 鈥渋nfamy, disgrace,鈥� with the b in ob assimilated to match the p in probrum. Confusion frequently arises about the similarity between probrum and the Latin adjective probus 鈥済ood鈥� (the source of approbation and approval), but the two are not quite related; probrum may literally mean 鈥�(thing) brought forward,鈥� such as a complaint, while probus may have originally meant 鈥渂eing in front,鈥� as in better than everything that follows. Opprobrious was first recorded in English in the late 14th century.
how is opprobrious used?
Perhaps he was taunting [Ida] Craddock, shaming her by scandalous association鈥攋ust as he did later in taking her to jail aboard the elevated train, loudly calling attention to her with “opprobrious epithets” about the filth and blasphemy of her writings.
In fact, he also insulted me and used opprobrious language…, and I am here to demand a personal apology from him in public. If that is not forthcoming at this meeting tonight, I am prepared to sue the city.