51吃瓜 of the Day
Why Dictionary.com chose tyro
More about tyro
- Tyro comes from the Latin word meaning 鈥渞ecruit.鈥�
- It was first recorded in English in 1605鈥�15.
- Someone who is like a beginner can be described as聽tyronic.
EXAMPLES OF TYRO
- As a tyro in the field of photography, she was still learning the basics about lighting, composition, and exposure.
- Despite being a tyro in the kitchen, he managed to whip up an impressive meal for his dinner guests.
equilibrist
noun
a performer who is skilled at balancing in unusual positions and hazardous movements, as a tightrope walker in a circus.
More about equilibrist
Equilibrist comes by way of French from Latin 补别辩耻颈濒墨产谤颈耻尘, 鈥渆quilibrium,鈥� which is formed from aequus, 鈥渆qual,鈥� and 濒墨产谤补, 鈥渂alance.鈥� Though aequus is of unknown origin, 濒墨产谤补 may be distantly related to English liter. Equilibrist was first recorded in English in the 1750s.
EXAMPLE OF EQUILIBRIST USED IN A SENTENCE
The equilibrists performed cartwheels on the narrow beam suspended in the air.
a vuestra salud
interjection
to your health.
More about a vuestra salud
A vuestra salud is from Spanish, consisting of a, 鈥渢o鈥�; vuestra, 鈥測our鈥�; and salud, 鈥渉ealth.鈥� These three words come from Latin, all unchanged in meaning; a comes from Latin ad, vuestra comes from vester, and salud comes from 蝉补濒奴蝉 (as in salute). A vuestra salud was first recorded in English in the early 1850s.
EXAMPLE OF A VUESTRA SALUD USED IN A SENTENCE
The dinner guests clinked their glasses together and proclaimed 鈥�A vuestra salud鈥� as they began to drink.