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Pronunciation: [eek]

Definition 1: To supplement with great
effort: to get with great effort or strain. ("Eke" is
eke an archaic adverb meaning "also.")
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º¸ÃæÇÏ´Ù. ©è ÀÌ·°Àú·° ²Ù·Á³ª°¡´Ù. (°í¾îü¿¡¼ ºÎ»ç·Î¼ "¿ª½Ã"ÀÇ ÀǹÌ)
Usage 1: Here is a good example of how the
meanings of words evolve over time. Originally this
word meant "to supplement, complete, fill out," as in
"to eke out a living with a second job" or "eke out
the material with a scrap in the sewing machine."
However, the implication of a supplement, such as a
second job, implies shortage and hardship, so the next
generation came to (mis)take this word as meaning
"supplement by hardship." The next generation then
focused on the hardship itself, as to "eke out an
existence from an abandoned mine," which suggests a
bare existence achieved through difficult labor.
Language learning is imperfect and each new generation
of speakers do not comprehend the meanings of words
exactly as its teachers intend them.
¿ë¹ý 1: ½Ã°£ÀÌ Èê·¯°¨¿¡ µû¼ ´Ü¾îÀÇ
¶æÀÌ º¯ÃµÇÑ ÈǸ¢ÇÑ ¿¹°¡ ¹Ù·Î ¿©±â¿¡ ÀÖ´Ù. ÀÌ ´Ü¾î´Â ¿ø·¡ "ºÎ¾÷À» ÇÏ¸é¼ »îÀ» À̾´Ù",
ÀçºÀƲÀÇ Çë°ÒÀ¸·Î ¿Ê°¨À» ä¿ì´Ù"¿¡¼ ó·³ "º¸ÃæÇÏ´Ù, ÀÌ·ç¾î³»´Ù, ä¿ì´Ù"¸¦ ÀǹÌÇß´Ù. ÇÏÁö¸¸,
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"Æó±¤¿¡¼ »îÀ» ¿¬¸íÇÏ´Ù"¿Í °°ÀÌ Èûµç ³ëµ¿À» ÅëÇØ¼ ±Ù±ÙÈ÷ À̾´Â »îÀ» ¾Ï½ÃÇϰԵȴÙ.
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°Íó·³ Á¤È®È÷ ´Ü¾îµéÀÇ ¶æÀ» ÀÌÇØÇÏÁö´Â ¾Ê´Â´Ù.
Suggested usage: Today's word has a meaning
we are about to lose, "to add, supplement, fill out,"
as in "The memory of their week on the Greek Isles
eked out Stella's enjoyment of their reunion dinner."
But even the new meaning admits of innovative usage,
"After dating her for 7 years, Hargrove could eke very
little joy out of Gladys' marriage to his erstwhile
friend, Alistair."
»ç¿ë¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Á¦¾È: ¿À´Ã³¯
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Áñ°Å¿òÀ» ´õÇÏ¿´´Ù"¿¡¼¿Í °°Àº "´õÇÏ´Ù, º¸ÃæÇÏ´Ù, ä¿ì´Ù"ÀÇ Àǹ̴ ¾ø¾îÁ® °¡°í ÀÖ´Ù. ÇÏÁö¸¸,
»õ·Î¿î Àǹ̿¡¼´Â ´ÙÀ½°ú °°Àº Çõ½ÅÀûÀÎ »ç¿ë¹ýµµ ¹Þ¾Æ µéÀ̰í ÀÖ´Ù: "±×³à¿ÍÀÇ 7³â°£ÀÇ µ¥ÀÌÆ®
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¾òÀ» ¼ö ¾ø¾ú´Ù."
Etymology: Old English ecan from Old
Germanic *aukjan, related to Latin augere "to
increase" whence "augment," "auction," and Greek
auxanein "to increase." "Auxiliary" is from Latin
auxilium, eke based on this same root. Without the
initial [a], the [u] becomes a consonant, [w], and the
addition of the suffix [s] produces *wegs, which
underlies the verb wax [waks] "to grow," as "to wax
romantic" and the part of the body most notable for
it growth—"waist."
¾î¿ø: °í´ë µ¶ÀϾî aukjan¿¡¼
ºñ·ÔµÈ °í´ë ¿µ¾îÀÎ ecan´Â, "increase" ¸¦ ÀǹÌÇÏ´Â ¶óƾ¾î augere, Áï
"augument,", "auction"¿Í, ±×¸®°í ±×¸®½º¾îÀÇ auxanein,
"increase"¿Í °ü°è µÇ¾î ÀÖ´Ù. "auxiliary"´Â ¶óƾ¾îÀÇ auxilium¿¡¼ ¿Â
°ÍÀ̸ç, ekeµµ ÀÌ¿Í °°Àº µ¿ÀÏÇÑ »Ñ¸®¿¡ ±âÃʸ¦ µÎ°í ÀÖ´Ù. ùÀ½, [a]°¡ ¾ø´Â °æ¿ì,
[u]´Â ÀÚÀ½ [w]·Î º¯Çϸç, Á¢¹Ì»ç [s]ÀÇ Ã·°¡·Î *wegs¸¦ ¸¸µé¾î ³»°í, À̷μ "³¶¸¸ÀÌ
ÀÚ¶ó°Ô ÇÏ´Ù(to wax romantic)"¿¡¼Ã³·³ grow¸¦ ÀǹÌÇÏ´Â µ¿»ç wax [waks],
±×¸®°í ¼ºÀåÀ¸·Î¼ °¡Àå µÎµå·¯Áø ½ÅüÀÇ ÀϺÎÀÎ waistÀÇ ¹Ø¿¡ ³õÀÌ°Ô µÈ´Ù.
( *±×¸®°í Ç츮ƼÁö »çÀü(American
Heritage Dictionary)¿¡¼ ¼³¸íÇϰí ÀÖ´Â ÀÌ ´Ü¾îÀÇ ¾î¿ø¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¿ä¾àÀ» º¸¶ó.
¿©±â¼ À¯ÀÇÇÒ °ÍÀº, ´ë¹®ÀڷΠǥ±âµÈ ¿¹Á¦ ´Ü¾î, EKE, NICKNAME, WAX, WAIST,
AUCTION, AUGEND, AUGMENT, AUTHOR, OCTROI, AUGUR,
INAUGURATE, AUXILIARY, AUXIN AUXEGISµîÀ» »çÀü¿¡¼ ÇÊÈ÷ ã¾Æ º¸µµ·Ï
Ç϶ó. À̰÷¿¡ ¿Ã¶ó ÀÖ´Â ´Ü¾îµéÀº ¸ðµÎ ÇϳªÀÇ »Ñ¸®¿¡¼ ³ª¿Â °ÍÀÌÁö¸¸, ¼¼¿ùÀÌ È帣¸é¼ ´Ù¾çÇÑ
¸ð½Àµé·Î ¼ºÀåÇÑ °ÍÀÌ´Ù. ±× ¼ºÀå °úÁ¤À» °øºÎÇÏ´Â »ç¶÷ÀÇ »ó»óÀ» ´õÇÏ¿© »ìÀ» ºÙÀÌ°Ô µÇ¸é, ÀÌ
´Ü¾îµéÀÇ ¿À·§ µ¿¾È ±â¾ï¿¡ ³²À» °ÍÀÌ´Ù.
¸¶Áö¸·À¸·Î, À¯°¨½º·´°Ôµµ ¿©·¯ºÐÀÇ »çÀü¿¡ µîÀçµÇÁö ¾ÊÀº ´Ü¾îµéµµ ÀÖÀ» °ÍÀÌ´Ù.
AHD´Â ÇÑ±ÛÆÇÀ¸·Î ³ª¿Â °ÍÀÌ ¾øÀ¸¸ç, ¾î¿øÀÌ Á¶±ÝÀÌ¶óµµ ±â·ÏµÈ »çÀüÀÌ ±¹³»¿¡ ÃâÆÇµÇ¾î ÀÖ´ÂÁö´Â
µ¶ÀÚµéÀÌ ¾Ë¾Æº¸±â ¹Ù¶õ´Ù.)
Etymological Definition in the American Heritage
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