In this programme, Sam and Rob talk about the use of the virtual currency, bitcoin. It’s all very well for billionaires like Elon Musk, but what about the ordinary, average person ? is bitcoin a good option for them? We discuss the topic and teach you vocabulary.
이것은 이번 주제의 주요 내용입니다. 영어 단어를 공부할 때 스토리와 함께 공부하면 크게 도움이 됩니다. 다음은 이번 주에 수록된 주요 단어 목록들입니다.
alternative [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2089] [★★] [레마] alternate < alter
[본문] [32]Michel Rauchs works at Cambridge University's Centre for alternative Finance which monitors bitcoin's electrical consumption.
[영영] If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.
[영한] ⒨ 대안, 선택 가능한 것
[첫뜻] proposition involving two statements, the acceptance of one implying the rejection of the other,
[활용] 복수형; alternatives
[파생] alternate, alternation, alternatively, alternativeness, alternative
<형용사> ① 대체 가능한, 대안이 되는 ② 대안적인, 대체의(전통적인 방식과 다른)
[어근] ⑴ altern(alter); 다른 쪽, 변경, the other ⑵ at(ate); 부여하다, …의 특질을 가진 ⑶ ive; 형용사어미
[어원] alternus(Latin), [from alter, alter+-nus] one after another, by turns
appliance [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] apply < plic(접다)
[본문] [34]Bitcoin consumes just a colossal amount of electricity and now whether that electricity expenditure is really worth the benefits, I think that really depends on how you value bitcoin itself… but just looking at the electricity consumption, I think we need to put things a bit into perspective… so, on the one hand if you compare it to a country like Argentina, it's just incredible, awe-inspiring… on the other hand, if you compare it to, for example, home appliances that are always on - on standby but not being used - in the US alone, that consumes twice as much electricity on a yearly basis as the entire bitcoin network.
[영영] An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
[영한] ⒨ (가정용) 기기
[활용] 복수형; appliances
[파생] appliable, appliance, applicable, applicant, application, applier, apply
[어근] ⑴ ap(ad); to ⑵ pli(plic); 접은, fold ⑶ ance; 명사 어미
assess [동사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2059] [★★] [레마] assess < sed(앉다)
[본문] [51]Putting things into perspective means assessing the real importance of something, often by comparing it to something similar.
[영영] When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
[영한] ⒨ ① (특성/자질 등을) 재다[가늠하다] ② (가치/양을) 평가[사정]하다
[첫뜻] to fix the amount (of a tax, fine, etc.),
[활용] assessed, assessed, assessing, assesses
[파생] assessable, assess
[유의어] evaluate(평가하다), estimate, measure(평가하다)
[어근] ⑴ as(ad); to ⑵ sess(sed); 앉다, sit
[어원] assessare(Latin), [frequentative of Latin assessus] fix a tax upon
awe-inspiring [형용사] [R; 5001+] [레마] awe
[본문] [34]Bitcoin consumes just a colossal amount of electricity and now whether that electricity expenditure is really worth the benefits, I think that really depends on how you value bitcoin itself… but just looking at the electricity consumption, I think we need to put things a bit into perspective… so, on the one hand if you compare it to a country like Argentina, it's just incredible, awe-inspiring… on the other hand, if you compare it to, for example, home appliances that are always on - on standby but not being used - in the US alone, that consumes twice as much electricity on a yearly basis as the entire bitcoin network.
[영한] ⒨ 경외심을 불러일으키는, 장엄한
[구성단어] awe + inspiring
billionaire [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] billion
[본문] [20]The use of the virtual currency… it's all very well for billionaires like Elon Musk, but what about the ordinary, average person - is bitcoin a good option for them?
[영영] A billionaire is an extremely rich person who has money or property worth at least a thousand million pounds or dollars.
[영한] ⒨ 억만장자, 갑부
[활용] 복수형; billionaires
[어근] ⑴ bi; 둘(2) ⑵ llion(mill); 천, 1000 ⑶ aire; 명사 어미
buzz [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] buzz
[본문] [29]But the recent buzz around bitcoin has also highlighted another, less positive side of the story - bitcoin's environmental footprint.
[영영] You can use buzz to refer to a long continuous sound, usually caused by lots of people talking at once.
[영한] ⒨ ① 윙윙거림, 윙윙[웅웅]거리는 소리 ② 웅성거림 ③ 신나는[들뜬] 기분, 신바람 ④ 수군거림, 소문
[활용] 복수형; buzzs
[파생] buzzing, buzz
[유의어] rumour
<동사> ① (벌이) 윙윙거리다 ② 윙하는 소리를 내다 ③ 부산스럽다, 활기가 넘치다
[어원] 의성어(Middle English)
campaigner [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] camp
[본문] [12]Creating bitcoins, a process known as mining, uses huge amounts of electricity and green campaigners are now questioning bitcoin's impact on global energy use.
[영영] A campaigner is a person who campaigns for social or political change.
[영한] ⒨ (정치/사회 문제) 운동가[활동가]
[활용] 복수형; campaigners
[파생] campaigner, campaign
[어근] ⑴ campaign(camp); 들판, field ⑵ er; ~하는 사람(염사어미)
colossal [형용사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] colossal
[본문] [34]Bitcoin consumes just a colossal amount of electricity and now whether that electricity expenditure is really worth the benefits, I think that really depends on how you value bitcoin itself… but just looking at the electricity consumption, I think we need to put things a bit into perspective… so, on the one hand if you compare it to a country like Argentina, it's just incredible, awe-inspiring… on the other hand, if you compare it to, for example, home appliances that are always on - on standby but not being used - in the US alone, that consumes twice as much electricity on a yearly basis as the entire bitcoin network.
[영영] If you describe something as colossal, you are emphasizing that it is very large.
[영한] ⒨ 거대한, 엄청난
[첫뜻] of extraordinary size, huge, gigantic
[파생] colossally, colossus, colossal
[어원] kolossos(Greek), gigantic statue
dip [동사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 4577] [★★] [레마] dip
[본문] [23]I invested in bitcoin a number of years ago… with the initial investment of only around five dollars it meant that my risk was essentially the cost of a cup of coffee and a pastry, and as somebody who's quite risk-averse when it comes to investment, it did allow me to dip my toe into bitcoin.
[영영] ① If you dip something in a liquid, you put it into the liquid for a short time, so that only part of it is covered, and take it out again.
② If you dip your hand into a container or dip into the container, you put your hand into it in order to take something out of it.
③ If something dips, it makes a downward movement, usually quite quickly.
[영한] ⒨ ① (액체에) 살짝 담그다[적시다] ② (아래로) 내려가다[떨어지다], 내려가게 하다[떨어뜨리다] ③ (자동차 헤드라이트를) 낮추다, 하향등으로 하다 ④ (특히 양을) 살충액[세양액] 속에 담그다
[첫뜻] to plunge or immerse temporarily in water, to baptize by immersion,
[활용] dipped, dipped, dipping, dips
[파생] dippable, dip
[유의어] fall
<명사> ① (잠깐 하는) 수영[멱] ② (보통 일시적인) 하락[감소] ③ (도로 등의) 움푹 패인 부분
[어원] dyppan(Old English), to plunge or immerse temporarily in water, to baptize by immersion
expenditure [명사] [Oxf5] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] expend < pend(매달다)
[본문] [34]Bitcoin consumes just a colossal amount of electricity and now whether that electricity expenditure is really worth the benefits, I think that really depends on how you value bitcoin itself… but just looking at the electricity consumption, I think we need to put things a bit into perspective… so, on the one hand if you compare it to a country like Argentina, it's just incredible, awe-inspiring… on the other hand, if you compare it to, for example, home appliances that are always on - on standby but not being used - in the US alone, that consumes twice as much electricity on a yearly basis as the entire bitcoin network.
[영영] Expenditure is the spending of money on something, or the money that is spent on something.
[영한] ⒨ ① (공공 기금의) 지출, 비용, 경비 ② (에너지/시간 등의) 소비[소모]
[활용] 복수형; expenditures
[파생] expend, expender, expenditure, expense, expensive
[어근] ⑴ ex; out, out of ⑵ pendit(pend); 메달다, hang ⑶ ure; 명사어미
finance [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2833] [★★] [레마] finance < fin-(경계)
[본문] [32]Michel Rauchs works at Cambridge University's Centre for Alternative finance which monitors bitcoin's electrical consumption.
[영영] Finance is the commercial or government activity of managing money, debt, credit, and investment.
[영한] ⒨ ① (사업/프로젝트 등의) 재원[자금] ② (특히 정부나 기업의) 재정[재무] ③ (개인/단체/국가의) 자금[재정] ⒪ (사업/프로젝트 등의) 재원[자금]
[활용] 복수형; finances
[파생] finance, financial, financially
<동사> 자금[재원]을 대다
[어근] ⑴ fin; 끝내다 ⑵ ance; 일시, 조화
get-rich-quick [형용사] [R; 5001+] [레마] get
[본문] [7]Is this another one of your get-rich-quick schemes, Rob?
[영한] ⒨ (미) 일확천금(식)의
[구성단어] get + rich + quick
lottery [명사] [Oxf5] [R; 5001+] [★★] [레마] lot
[본문] [5]Have you seen my lottery ticket, Sam?
[영영] A lottery is a type of gambling game in which people buy numbered tickets. Several numbers are then chosen, and the people who have those numbers on their tickets win a prize.
[영한] ⒨ ① 복권 ② 복권 추첨과 같은 것, 도박
[활용] 복수형; lotteries
[유의어] gamble
[어근] ⑴ lott(lot); lot ⑵ ery; 명사 어미
[어원] lot(Middle Dutch), lot
monitor [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2370] [★★] [레마] monitor
[본문] [32]Michel Rauchs works at Cambridge University's Centre for Alternative Finance which monitors bitcoin's electrical consumption.
[영영] A monitor is a machine that is used to check or record things, for example processes or substances inside a person's body.
[영한] ⒨ ① (텔레비전컴퓨터의) 화면, 모니터 ② (측정기록 등을 위한) 감시 장치, 모니터 ③ 반장, 학급 위원 ④ 모니터[감시] 요원 ⑤ 왕도마뱀
[첫뜻] senior pupil at a school charged with keeping order, etc.
[활용] 복수형; monitors
[파생] monitorial, monitorially, monitorship, monitor
<동사> ① (긴 기간을 두고 무엇의 전개발달 과정을) 추적 관찰하다 ② (정보를 얻기 위해 전화방송 등을) 모니터[감시]하다
[어근] ⑴ monit(mon); 충고하다, warn ⑵ or; 명사 어미
[어원] monitor(Latin), [agent noun from monere] one who reminds, admonishes, or checks
monstrous [형용사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] monster
[본문] [36]Comparing bitcoin's energy use to a huge country like Argentina sounds monstrous.
[영영] If you describe a situation or event as monstrous, you mean that it is extremely shocking or unfair.
[영한] ⒨ ① 도저히 말도 안 되는, 가공할 ② 무시무시하게 큰, 거대한 ③ 괴물 같은
[파생] monster, monstrosity, monstrous, monstrously, monstrousness
[유의어] outrageous, gigantic, horrifying
[어근] ⑴ monster; 징조, show ⑵ ous; 형용사 어미
numb [형용사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] numb
[본문] [23]I invested in bitcoin a number of years ago… with the initial investment of only around five dollars it meant that my risk was essentially the cost of a cup of coffee and a pastry, and as somebody who's quite risk-averse when it comes to investment, it did allow me to dip my toe into bitcoin.
[영영] If a part of your body is numb, you cannot feel anything there.
[영한] ⒨ ① (추위 등으로 신체 부위가) 감각이 없는 ② (제대로 생각반응을 못하고) 멍한[망연자실한]
[첫뜻] deprived of motion or feeling, powerless to feel or act
[활용] 비교; numb < number < numbest
[파생] numbly, numbness, numb
[유의어] dead
<동사> ① (신체 부위에) 감각이 없게 만들다 ② (충격 등으로) 멍하게[망연자실하게] 만들다
[어원] niman(Old English), to take, catch, grasp
overtake [동사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] take
[본문] [31]Recent estimates show that bitcoin has now overtaken the entire annual electricity use of Argentina!
[영영] If you overtake a vehicle or a person that is ahead of you and moving in the same direction, you pass them. in AM, usually use pass
[영한] ⒨ ① 추월하다 ② (수/양/중요도 면에서) 앞지르다[능가/추월하다] ③ (불쾌한 일이 사람에게) 불시에 닥치다[엄습하다]
[활용] overtook, overtaken, overtaking, overtakes
[유의어] outstrip
[구성단어] over + take
pastry [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] paste
[본문] [23]I invested in bitcoin a number of years ago… with the initial investment of only around five dollars it meant that my risk was essentially the cost of a cup of coffee and a pastry, and as somebody who's quite risk-averse when it comes to investment, it did allow me to dip my toe into bitcoin.
[영영] Pastry is a food made from flour, fat, and water that is mixed together, rolled flat, and baked in the oven. It is used, for example, for making pies.
[영한] ⒨ ① 페이스트리 반죽(밀가루에 기름을 넣고 우유나 물로 반죽한 것. 얇게 겹겹이 펴서 파이 등을 만드는 데 씀) ② 페이스트리(페이스트리 반죽으로 만든 작은 케이크)
[첫뜻] food made with or from paste or having it as a principal ingredient
[활용] 복수형; pastries
[어근] ⑴ past(pasta); dough, paste ⑵ ry(ery); 성질(명사 어미)
pension [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 3818] [★★] [레마] pend
[본문] [24]Over time I was able to invest at various points as I really see bitcoin as more of a long-term investment and part of my overall pension plan.
[영영] Someone who has a pension receives a regular sum of money from the state or from a former employer because they have retired or because they are widowed or disabled.
[영한] ⒨ ① 연금, 생활 보조금, 수당 ② (불어에서) (유럽 국가들, 특히 프랑스에서 보통 숙박비가 저렴한) 작은 호텔
[활용] 복수형; pensions
[파생] pensionable, pensionary, pensionless, pension
<동사> …에게 연금을 주다
[어근] ⑴ pens(pend); to hang, pay ⑵ ion(ation); 명사 어미
pension [동사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 3818] [★★] [레마] pend
[본문] [27]Over time, Heather's bitcoin investment became part of her pension plan - a financial plan funded by your salary to save money for when you retire.
[영한] ⒨ …에게 연금을 주다
[활용] pensioned, pensioned, pensioning, pensions
[파생] pensionable, pensionary, pensionless, pension
<명사> ① 연금, 생활 보조금, 수당 ② (불어에서) (유럽 국가들, 특히 프랑스에서 보통 숙박비가 저렴한) 작은 호텔
[어근] ⑴ pens(pend); to hang, pay ⑵ ion(ation); 명사 어미
retire [동사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2321] [★★] [레마] retire < tier
[본문] [27]Over time, Heather's bitcoin investment became part of her pension plan - a financial plan funded by your salary to save money for when you retire.
[영영] When older people retire, they leave their job and usually stop working completely.
[영한] ⒨ ① 은퇴[퇴직]하다, 은퇴[퇴직]시키다 ② (경기/경주 등에서, 보통 부상 때문에) 경기를 그만두다[중도 탈락하다] ③ (더 조용하거나 사적인 공간으로 가기 위해) 자리를 뜨다[물러나다] ④ (군대가) 퇴각하다 ⑤ (문예체) 잠자리에 들다
[첫뜻] to retreat
[활용] retired, retired, retiring, retires
[파생] retirement, retirer, retire
[유의어] retreat(도피하다)
<명사> ① 은퇴, 은거, 피난소, 은거처 ② (군사) 후퇴 (신호의) 나팔
[어근] ⑴ re; back ⑵ tire(tier); 그리다, 계층, tier
[어원] retirer(French), [from re+tirer] to withdraw something)
retirement [명사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 2464] [★★] [레마] retire < tier
[본문] [50]A pension plan is a way of saving money for your retirement.
[영영] Retirement is the time when a worker retires.
[영한] ⒨ ① (정년이 되어서 하는) 은퇴[퇴직] ② 은퇴 생활 ③ (특히 스포츠나 정계의) 은퇴
[활용] 복수형; retirements
[파생] retirement, retirer, retire
<형용사> 퇴직의, 퇴직자의
[어근] ⑴ re; back ⑵ tire(tier); 그리다, 계층, tier ⑶ ment; 명사 어미
risk-averse [형용사] [R; 5001+] [레마] risk
[본문] [23]I invested in bitcoin a number of years ago… with the initial investment of only around five dollars it meant that my risk was essentially the cost of a cup of coffee and a pastry, and as somebody who's quite risk-averse when it comes to investment, it did allow me to dip my toe into bitcoin.
[영한] ⒨ 위험을 회피하려 하는
[구성단어] risk + averse
salary [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2476] [★★] [레마] salary
[본문] [27]Over time, Heather's bitcoin investment became part of her pension plan - a financial plan funded by your salary to save money for when you retire.
[영영] A salary is the money that someone is paid each month by their employer, especially when they are in a profession such as teaching, law, or medicine.
[영한] ⒨ 급여, 봉급, 월급 참조 wage
[첫뜻] compensation, payment
[활용] 복수형; salaries
[파생] salaryless, salary
<동사> ① (…에게) 봉급[급료]을 지불하다 ② …에 보답하다 <형용사> 봉급을 받는
[어근] ⑴ sal; 소금, salt ⑵ ary; 명사 어미
[어원] salarius(Latin), of or pertaining to salt; yearly revenue from the sale of salt;
scheme [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 3032] [★★] [레마] scheme
[본문] [7]Is this another one of your get-rich-quick schemes, Rob?
[영영] A scheme is a plan or arrangement involving many people which is made by a government or other organization.in AM, use program
[영한] ⒨ ① (운영) 계획, 제도 ② 책략
[첫뜻] figure of speech
[활용] 복수형; schemes
[파생] schemeless, schemer, scheme
<동사> ① 책략을 꾸미다, 획책하다 ② 생각하다
[어근] scheme(schem); plan
[어원] skhematos(Greek), figure, appearance, the nature of a thing
standby [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] stand
[본문] [34]Bitcoin consumes just a colossal amount of electricity and now whether that electricity expenditure is really worth the benefits, I think that really depends on how you value bitcoin itself… but just looking at the electricity consumption, I think we need to put things a bit into perspective… so, on the one hand if you compare it to a country like Argentina, it's just incredible, awe-inspiring… on the other hand, if you compare it to, for example, home appliances that are always on - on standby but not being used - in the US alone, that consumes twice as much electricity on a yearly basis as the entire bitcoin network.
[영영] A standby is something or someone that is always ready to be used if they are needed.
[영한] ⒨ (필요하면 언제나 쓸 수 있는) 예비품[대기자/비상용품]
<형용사> (비행기 표 등이) 대기자용의[사용 시간 직전에 구할 수 있는]
[구성단어] stand + by
toe [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 3389] [★★] [레마] toe
[본문] [23]I invested in bitcoin a number of years ago… with the initial investment of only around five dollars it meant that my risk was essentially the cost of a cup of coffee and a pastry, and as somebody who's quite risk-averse when it comes to investment, it did allow me to dip my toe into bitcoin.
[영한] ⒨ ① 발가락 ② (양말신발 등의) 발가락 부분 ③ -toed [형용사에서] 발가락이 …한[…개인] 참조 pigeon-toed
[첫뜻] toe
[활용] 복수형; toes
[파생] toelike, toe
<동사> ① 발끝을 대다, 발끝으로 차다[밟다] ② (신발/양말 등에) 새 앞부리를 대다, 앞부리를 수선하다 ③ (골프) (공을) 골프채 끝으로 치다
[어원] ta(Old English), toe
tycoon [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] tycoon
[본문] [9]Well, if you really want to get rich quick, maybe you should copy technology tycoon Elon Musk.
[영영] A tycoon is a person who is successful in business and so has become rich and powerful.
[영한] ⒨ (재계의) 거물
[어원] taikun(Japanese), great lord or prince, mighty lord
yearly [형용사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] year
[본문] [34]Bitcoin consumes just a colossal amount of electricity and now whether that electricity expenditure is really worth the benefits, I think that really depends on how you value bitcoin itself… but just looking at the electricity consumption, I think we need to put things a bit into perspective… so, on the one hand if you compare it to a country like Argentina, it's just incredible, awe-inspiring… on the other hand, if you compare it to, for example, home appliances that are always on - on standby but not being used - in the US alone, that consumes twice as much electricity on a yearly basis as the entire bitcoin network.
[영영] A yearly event happens once a year or every year.
[영한] ⒨ ① 1년에 한 번씩 있는, 해마다[매년] 있는[하는] ② 연간의
[파생] yearly, year
<명사> 1년에 한 번의 간행물[행사] <부사> 1년에 한 번, 매년
[어근] ⑴ year; year ⑵ ly; 부사/형용사 어미
새내기할배의 [영어단어공부]자료를 처음 보시는 분은 <다음> 링크를 클릭하셔서 BBC Learning English 6 Minute English [공부법]을 먼저 보시기 바랍니다
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[BBC Leaning English] 6 Minute English - Bitcoin's energy cost에 수록된 영어단어 수는
- 고유명사를 제외하고 총 341개 입니다.
- 이중 OxFord 3000단어와 일치하는 영어단어는 329개로 96%가 해당됩니다.
- 미국의 WordFrequency 사이트에서 조사한 Top 5,000내 포함하는 영어단어는 315개로 92%가 해당됩니다.
- Naver 사전에서 [★★/매우 중요]로 분류된 영어단어는 324개로 95%가 해당됩니다.
- 세개의 기준에 모두 일치하는 영어단어는 모두 312개로 91%의 싱크로율을 보입니다.
이들 기준에 해당되는 영어단어 중 암기해야 할 단어의 수준을 각자 정하고 그 수준의 영어단어가 나오면 문장과 함께 암기하는 습관을 들이면 영어단어공부에 큰 성과를 거둘 수 있을 것입니다
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