51吃瓜 of the Day
nonesuch
noun
a person or thing without equal; paragon.
More about nonesuch
The noun nonesuch (also spelled nonsuch), 鈥渟omeone or something without equal,鈥� is a compound of the pronoun none and the adjective such. The word鈥檚 earliest sense was as an impersonal term or neuter word meaning 鈥渟omething unparalleled,鈥� a sense it still has. By the mid-17th century, nonesuch came to mean 鈥渁 person without equal, beyond compare.鈥� Nonesuch entered English in the second half of the 16th century. Middle English had the compound word non-swich, an adjective meaning 鈥渘o such,鈥� and a pronoun meaning 鈥渘o such person, no such thing,鈥� but not 鈥渟omeone or something without parallel.鈥� Nonesuch entered English in the late 16th century.
how is nonesuch used?
She is a nonesuch, of course. No woman in England, or out of England like her.
I had a good look at the Indianapolis Union Station鈥攁 celebrated architectural 苍辞苍别蝉耻肠丑鈥�and then took a deep breath, crossed myself several times, and approached the man at the ticket window.
nonesuch
obnubilate
verb (used with object)
to cloud over; becloud; obscure.
More about obnubilate
The verb obnubilate, 鈥渢o cloud over; obscure,鈥� comes straight from Latin 辞产苍奴产颈濒腻迟耻蝉, the past participle of the verb 辞产苍奴产颈濒腻谤别 鈥渢o become cloudy, to darken (the mind),鈥� a compound verb formed from the prefix ob– 鈥渢owards, in the face of, against鈥� and the simple verb 苍奴产颈濒腻谤别 鈥渢o become cloudy, overcast, opaque,鈥� a derivative of the adjective 苍奴产颈濒耻蝉 鈥渃loudy, overcast,鈥� which in its turn is a derivative of the noun 苍奴产脓蝉 鈥渃loud.鈥� In Latin, 苍奴产– is a regular phonetic development from the Proto-Indo-European root sneudh– 鈥渕ist, cloud鈥� (sneudh– > snoudh– > 苍奴产-), the source of Avestan (the language of the Zoroastrian scriptures) snaodha– 鈥渃louds, cloud cover鈥� and Welsh nudd 鈥渇辞驳.鈥� Obnubilate entered English in the second half of the 16th century.
how is obnubilate used?
Dost thou think because a cloud sometimes may cover and obnubilate the Sun, that it will therefore shine no more?
It is the pity of the world, Dr Maturin, to see a man of your parts obnubilate his mind with the juice of the poppy.
obnubilate
lackadaisical
adjective
without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic.
More about lackadaisical
The adjective lackadaisical, 鈥渓acking interest or determination; listless; lazy; indolent,鈥� comes from the interjection, adjective, and noun lackadaisy. Lackadaisy as an interjection expresses dismay, sorrow or disapproval; as an adjective it means 鈥済iven to crying lackadaisy; and as a noun, 鈥渁 person given to crying lackadaisy.鈥� Lackadaisy is a variant of the archaic interjection lackaday, a shortened variant of alack the day. Middle English has the interjection alacke (also alagge), possibly related to the noun lak, lack(e) 鈥渁 lack, fault, shortcoming,鈥� and alack the day may have originally meant 鈥渟hame on the day (for turning out like this),鈥� like alas the day. Lackadaisical weakened in meaning from a person who cried lackadaisy to someone who complained about trivialities, then still further to someone who was sentimental, and finally to someone who was just lazy. Lackadaisical entered English in the second half of the 18th century.
how is lackadaisical used?
So while you may have every right to resent your colleagues鈥� sloth and your boss鈥檚 lackadaisical attitude about it, merely venting is more likely to make you seem petty than it is to result in change.
Our government鈥檚聽lackadaisical approach聽to genomic surveillance leaves us blind to precisely how prevalent these mutants are 鈥� and yet, even as other nations have responded to the emergence of such strains with lockdowns, our cities聽are reopening indoor dining聽just in time to accelerate their spread.
lackadaisical