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pronunciation key

vowels
a bought
ah ¡¡ cot
©¡ ¡¡ bat
e ¡¡ bet
ey ¡¡ bait
ee ¡¡ beet
i ¡¡ bit
i ¡¡ bite
o ¡¡ boat
u ¡¡ boot
u ¡¡ foot
ê ¡¡ but

consonants
p, b,
t, d,
f, v,
s, z,
k, g,
h, w
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basic pronunciation
sh ¡¡ ship
zh ¡¡ erosion
ch ¡¡ church
j ¡¡ judge
th ¡¡ thin
dh ¡¡ this
y ¡¡ yard
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ph=f, c=s/k, x=ks
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   As many languages as he has,
as many friends, as many arts and trades,
so many times is he a man.
Emerson, "Culture," The Conduct of Life (1860).
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¾ð¾î¸¦ ¸¹ÀÌ ¾Ë°í ÀÖÀ¸¸ç,
Ä£±¸°¡ ¸¹À¸¸ç, Àç´É°ú Á÷¾÷ÀÌ ¸¹´Ù¸é
±×´Â ±× ¸¸Å­ ´Ù¾çÇÑ »ç¶÷ÀÎ °ÍÀÌ´Ù.
¿¡¸Ó½¼, "¹®È­," »îÀÇ °æ¿µ (1860)

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Today's Word:

Eke (Verb)

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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.")
Á¤ÀÇ 1: ©ç Èûµé¿©¼­ ºÎÁ·À»  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» Çϸ鼭 »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¸¸, ºÎ¾÷°ú °°Àº º¸ÃæÀÇ Àǹ̴ ºÎÁ·°ú ¿ª°æÀ» ¾Ï½ÃÇϸç, ±×·¡¼­ ´ÙÀ½ ¼¼´ë¿¡¼­´Â ÀÌ ´Ü¾î¸¦ "°í»ýÇϸç ä¿ì´Ù"¶ó´Â Àǹ̷Π(À߸ø)¹Þ¾ÆµéÀÌ°Ô µÇ¾ú´Ù. ¶Ç ´ÙÀ½ ¼¼´ë´Â °í»ý ±× Â÷ü¿¡ ÃÊÁ¡À» ¸ÂÃ߸鼭, "Æó±¤¿¡¼­ »îÀ» ¿¬¸íÇÏ´Ù"¿Í °°ÀÌ Èûµç ³ëµ¿À» ÅëÇØ¼­ ±Ù±ÙÈ÷ À̾´Â »îÀ» ¾Ï½ÃÇϰԵȴÙ.  ¾ð¾î ÇнÀÀº ºÒ¿ÏÀüÇÏ´Ù ±×¸®°í °¢±â ´ëÈ­ÇÏ´Â ¼¼´ë´Â ±³»ç°¡ ±× ´Ü¾î¿¡ ´ëÇØ ±×µé¿¡°Ô ÀǵµÇÏ´Â °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¯ ´Ü¾îÀÇ Àǹ̴Â, "±×¸®À̽ºÀÇ ¼¶¿¡¼­ ±×µéÀÌ º¸³½ ÇÑ ÁÖÀÏÀÇ ±â¾ïÀº ±×µéÀÇ ÀçȸÀÇ ¸¸Âù¿¡¼­ ½ºÅÚ¶óÀÇ 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® Å¿À¸·Î, Çϱ׷κê´Â ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ ¿Õ³âÀÇ Ä£±¸, ¾Ë¸®½ºÅ×¾î¿ÍÀÇ ±Û¶óµð½ºÀÇ °áÈ¥¿¡ ´ëÇØ Áñ°Å¿òÀ̶ó°ï °ÅÀÇ 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 Dictionary :

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