Word 37 (1400-1420)

(casual) 범인

(문제의) 원인이 되는 것/사람

작은 결함·장애

High fuel costs are the main culprit for the drop in margins.

A system glitch was the culprit behind the shipping delays.

Climate change is the main culprit behind rising temperatures.

(일상) 품질/실력이 형편없는

(도덕적) 끔찍하고 잔혹한,참혹한

캠프, 수용소 (여럿이 같이 지내는 큰 단지 개념)

His handwriting is atrocious

The atrocious crimes committed during the war

The living conditions in the camp were atrocious.

의료 과실, 의료 과실 소송

의료상 부주의

She specializes in med mal. (medical malpractice)

She filed a medical malpractice lawsuit because of the doctor's negligence.

홍역 (병)

홍합 (조개류)

What if he's got the measles? Babies can die from the measles?

We had steamed mussels for dinner.

(규칙, 안전 등을) 무책임하게 제멋대로 취급하다

The company played fast and loose with safety regulations.

He tends to play fast and loose with the truth.

~하기에 딱 좋은 시기·상태인

The timing was ripe for a career change anyway.

The country was ripe for revolution.

This sector is ripe for automation.

~의 측면에서

on the financial front

on the career front

on the commercial front

여러 요인 중 가장 결정적인 그 하나 (결정타)

부패하기 쉬운 식품들 (신선식품류)

Price wasn't the determining factor, reliability was.

Freight cost isn't always the determining factor for carrier selection, transit time matters more for perishables.

확실한 증거·논리를 바탕으로 추론·유추하다

From the clues, we can deduce the answer

I deduced that she was lying based on her body language

폭식하다, 배 터지게 먹다 / 변비걸리다 / 협곡

I gorged myself on pizza, and I think I was constipated for 3 days.

The Grand Canyon is a massive gorge

눈 비비지마, 다래끼 생길라

눈에 다래끼 생겼어

Don't rub your eyes, you're gonna get a sty(e).

A stye popped up on my eye

비즈니스에서는 '(회의/보고 등의) 주기'

말·음악·걸음걸이의 '리듬, 박자감'

Let's set a weekly cadence for status updates.

She has a really calming cadence when she speaks.

과수원

(사과, 체리 같은 나무 열매를 재배하는 밭. farm보다 구체적)

We spent the afternoon picking apples at a local orchard.

They run an apple orchard.

사소한 문제, 작은 차질

딸꾹질

We had a small hiccup with the shipment

There was a hiccup in the process

I've had the hiccups for 10 minutes now.

누군가와 연락이 안 닿다

I've been trying to call him all day, but I can't get a hold of him.

I couldn't get a hold of the vendor until this morning.

(잘못을) 뒤집어쓰다, 책임을 지다

(억울한 경우, 정당한 경우 모두 포함)

As the manager, he took the blame when his team underperformed.

He took the blame for the mistake even though it wasn't his fault.

식전주 / 식후주

We had a glass of Champagne as an aperitif before dinner.

He ordered a cognac as a digestif to end the meal.

나무늘보

나태함, 게으름 (기독교 7대 죄악)

Sloths move incredibly slowly and sleep most of the day.

His sloth eventually cost him his job.

특정 지역/나라 사람 (언어학)

~지역/나라 사람

Parisian' is the demonym for someone from Paris.

Korea → Korean

New York → New Yorker

Netherlands → Dutch

denominate / denomination (이름 붙이다, 명명하다)

사람 이름에서 유래한 단어/명칭 (어원 얘기할 때 나오는 단어)

백작

Sandwich' is an eponym, named after the Earl of Sandwich

진공

~는 맥락 없이 존재하지 않는다

(모든 건 다 이유가 있고 서로 연결되어 있다)

Crime doesn't exist in a vacuum, it's tied to poverty, education, and opportunity.

A company's success doesn't exist in a vacuum, it depends on the market, timing, and competitors.