소설_영단어_Etc.

Bookends book shop in Kailua, Hawaii

*** 자주 방문하는 도서관에서 sale을 하는 하드커버 소설 몇 권을 구매하고 읽었지만 그중 추천해 줄 수 있을 정도가 아닌 소설 몇 권에서 나온 단어와 표현을 다음과 같이 모아보았다.

 

Cloth pips	He had three cloth pips on each shoulder of his uniform shirt.	pips: 계급·소속 등을 나타내는 배지
Wogs	The wogs were there.	wog  1. Noun 英 금기어 속어 유색인(백인이 아닌 사람을 가리키는 대단히 모욕적인 말) 2. Noun 호주 영어 금기어 속어 <유럽 남부 지역 출신자를 가리키는 대단히 모욕적인 말> 3. Noun informal 병(보통 심하지 않은 것)
Brilliantined	He had brilliantined black hair.	bril·​lian·​tine ˈbril-yən-ˌtēn. a preparation for making  hair glossy. 광이 나는 왁스를 바른 검은 머리카락
dogleg	We made a dogleg around the Southern end of the line.	dogleg: Noun (개의 뒷다리처럼) 굽은 것, 비틀린 것(kink); 비행기 진로의 갑작스러운 변경; (도로 등의) 급커브
Tart	That tart. That 'tart' was not the right word for Elene.	Noun informal 행실이 단정치 못한 [창부 같은] 여자 (→tarty)
gippy	No gippy tummy?	gippy tummy  ( gyppy tummy )  Noun informal  (열대 지방 여행자가  걸리는) 설사
solicitous	Smith looked solicitous.	solicitous ADJECTIVE formal  세심히 배려하는 (=attentive)
rapacious	She saw the sea of rapacious faces staring at her.	rapacious  탐욕스러운 (=grasping)
Hoi polloi	I walk about, ignoring the hoi polloi, intent on my own mysterious tasks, using people the way a cat uses its owner, giving no thanks and accepting no affection, taking what they offer as a right, not a gift.	hoi polloi Noun 일반 대중
muezzin	The muezzin began to cry.	muezzin  Noun (보통 회교 사원 탑에서) 기도 시간을 알리는 사람
sigil	There was a sigil worked on the paper.	sigil  1. Noun 인발, 도장, 막도장 (seal, signet) 2. Noun (점성술·마술 등에서) 신비한 표지 [말, 장치]
dawdling	Stop dawdling!	dawdle  ( Present participle:  dawdling )  Verb 꾸물 [어정]거리다
sidle	They sidle around at night and eavesdrop.	sidle US∙GB [ ˈsaɪdl ] US [ ˈsaɪdl ] Verb  (주저주저하듯)  옆걸음질 치다
saunter	They'll be able to saunter up here.	saunter  한가로이 [느긋하게] 걷다 (=stroll)
acquiescence	As much acquiescence as she was going to get.	acquiescence US∙GB [ ˌækwiˈesns ] US [ ˌækwiˈesns  묵인
revenant	She dismissed the revenant bodyguard.	revenant  1. Noun  저승에서 돌아온 자;  망령, 유령 2. Noun (유배·긴 여행에서)  돌아온 사람 3. ADJECTIVE 되풀이해서  돌아오는, 망령 같은
cygnet	It's like a cygnet after a swan.	cygnet   백조의 새끼
excoriated	She expected to be excoriated.	excoriated 혹평받다 맹비난 받다.
bedraggled	All three of them were hungry and bedraggled.	bedraggled ADJECTIVE  (비·흙탕물 등에) 젖은,  후줄그레한
midden	She smelled like a midden.	midden Noun (과거, 집  가까이 있던) 두엄 더미
slog	She knew how to bear the hard slog.	slog 1. Verb (시간이 오래 걸리는  힘든·지루한 일을)  열심히[묵묵히] 하다 2. Verb 힘겹게[묵묵히] 걷다 [다니다] 3. Noun 고투(의 시간)
wankers	They were a bunch of pencil-sharpening wankers.	wanker  (英 금기어 속어)  재수 없는 새끼 (특히 남자를 가리키는 욕)