[영어단어공부] BBC 6 Minute English - Will humans become extinct?

[영어단어공부] BBC 6 Minute English - Will humans become extinct?

6 Minute English는 BBC Learning English 사이트에서 매주 출간하는 무료 영어 교육 콘텐츠이며 오디오 파일과 대본(Script) 파일을 제공합니다.



What is the chance of the human race surviving the 21st century? There are many dangers ? climate change for example, or nuclear war, or a pandemic, or planet Earth being hit by a giant asteroid. Sam and Neil discuss our future and whether we need to start panicking but not before they teach you some useful vocabulary.

새내기할배 블로그가 제안하는 영어단어 암기법은 기본적으로 문장을 통해 암기하는 것입니다. 그래서 설명하는 모든 단어마다 본문도 함께 제시됩니다. 그러나 새로 나온다고 해서 모든 단어를 무한정 암기할 수는 없습니다. 그래서 암기해야 해야 할 단어와 이해만 하고 넘어갈 단어를 구분하는 지혜가 필요합니다. [BBC Leaning English] 6 Minute English - Will humans become extinct?에 수록된 영어단어 수는

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actively [부사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 4356] [★★] [레마] act
[본문] True, Sam, but what about individuals who actively work to bring about the end of the world - like apocalyptic terrorists, rampage shooters and fundamentalist cults like those who organised the poisonous gas attack on the Tokyo subway.
[영한] ⒨ 활발히, 활동적으로, 적극적으로, [문법] 능동으로
[파생] act, activate, active, actively, activeness, activity
[어근] ⑴ act(ag); 행위 ⑵ ive; 형용사 어미 ⑶ ly(lig); 부사어미

alarm [명사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 3728] [★★] [레마] alarm
[본문] There are some ways that you could get to a nuclear war without really intending to, and probably the biggest example is if you have a false alarm that is mistaken as a nuclear attack, and there have been a number of, maybe even very serious false alarms, over the years, in which one side or the other genuinely believed that they were under nuclear attack, when in fact they were not at all under nuclear attack.
[영영] Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
[영한] ⒨ ① 불안, 공포 ② 경보(음), 경고 신호 ③ 경보기, 경보 장치 ④ 상호참조 alarm clock
[첫뜻] a call to arms in the face of danger or an enemy
[활용] 복수형; alarms
[파생] alarming, alarmingly, alarm
[어원] alle arme(Italian)
[유의어] perturbation
<동사> ① 불안하게[두렵게] 만들다 ② 경보장치를 달다

apocalyptic [형용사] [레마] apocalypse
[본문] True, Sam, but what about individuals who actively work to bring about the end of the world - like apocalyptic terrorists, rampage shooters and fundamentalist cults like those who organised the poisonous gas attack on the Tokyo subway.
[영영] Apocalyptic means relating to the total destruction of something, especially of the world.
[영한] ⒨ ① 종말론적 ② 세상에 종말이 온 듯한
[첫뜻] pertaining to the 'Revelation of St. John' in the New Testament; pertaining to the imminent end of the world
[파생] apocalyptically, apocalyptic
[어근] ⑴ apo; off, un- ⑵ calypt; cover ⑶ ic; 형용사 어미

artificial [형용사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 4043] [★★] [레마] artificial
[본문] Lots of the existential risks - the worst possible things that could happen to humanity, such as nuclear war, global pandemics or rogue artificial intelligence, are human-made.
[영영] Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
[영한] ⒨ ① 인공[인조]의 ② 인위적인 ③ 거짓된, 꾸민
[첫뜻] not natural or spontaneous
[파생] artifice, artificiality, artificialize, artificially, artificialness, artificial
[어근] ⑴ art; art ⑵ fici(fac); to do, make ⑶ al; 형용사어미
[유의어] fake, false
<명사> 인공물, 모조물, 조화, [pl.] 인조 비료

asteroid [형용사] [레마] asteroid
[본문] In this programme, we'll be asking looking at some of the many dangers facing humanity, from climate change and global pandemics to asteroid impacts and nuclear war.
[영한] ⒨ 별 모양의, 불가사리 모양의
[어근] ⑴ astr(astro); 별(star) ⑵ oid; ~과 같은 것
<명사> 소행성

atmosphere [명사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 2237] [★★] [레마] atmosphere
[본문] One such false alarm - an incorrect warning given so that people wrongly believe something dangerous is about to happen, came about in 1995, when the US sent missiles up into the Earth's atmosphere to study the aurora borealis, the northern lights.
[영영] A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
[영한] ⒨ ① (지구의) 대기 ② (다른 행성의) 대기 ③ (방이나 한정된 공간의) 공기, (특정한 기운이 도는) 곳[장소] ④ 분위기, 기운 ⑤ (물리) 기압 단위(해면(海面)에 있어서 온도 0°C의 수은 760mm 주(柱)의 저면(底面)에 미치는 압력으로서 1cm2에 1,013 dyne의 힘이 작용하였을 때의 압력).
[첫뜻] gaseous envelop surrounding the earth
[활용] 복수형; atmospheres
[파생] atmospheric, atmospherical, atmospherically, atmosphere
[어근] ⑴ atmo(atmos); 증기, vapor, steam ⑵ sphere; sphere, 구(球)

atom [명사] [Oxford3000] [★★] [레마] atom
[본문] The same scientific intelligence which spilt the atom could also find solutions to our human-made problems in the 21st century, don't you think -
[영영] An atom is the smallest amount of a substance that can take part in a chemical reaction.
[영한] ⒨ 원자
[파생] atomic, atomize, atom
[어근] ⑴ a; not ⑵ tom; a cutting

aurora [명사] [레마] aurora
[본문] One such false alarm - an incorrect warning given so that people wrongly believe something dangerous is about to happen, came about in 1995, when the US sent missiles up into the Earth's atmosphere to study the aurora borealis, the northern lights.
[영영] ① an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands, curtains, or streamers of light, usually green, red, or yellow, that move across the sky in polar regions. It is caused by collisions between air molecules and charged particles from the sun that are trapped in the earth's magnetic field
② the dawn
③ Greek counterpart : Eos the Roman goddess of the dawn
[영한] ⒨ ① 오로라, 극광(極光) ② (시어) 서광, 여명

avert [동사] [레마] avert
[본문] Nuclear Armageddon was only averted by the actions of one clear-thinking Russian general who decided not to push the red button
[영영] If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening.
[영한] ⒨ ① 방지하다, 피하다 ② (~에서) 눈[얼굴]을 돌리다[외면하다]
[첫뜻] turn (something) away, cause to turn away
[활용] averted averted averting averts
[파생] avertable, averter, avertible, avert
[어근] ⑴ a(ab); off, away from ⑵ vert(verse); to turn
[유의어] head off(회피하다)

catastrophic [형용사] [레마] catastrophe
[본문] These threats could have catastrophic consequences for human survival in the 21st century.
[영영] Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
[영한] ⒨ 대변동[큰 재앙]의, 파멸의, 비극적인, 대단원의
[첫뜻] pertaining to or of the nature of a catastrophe
[파생] catastrophic, catastrophically, catastrophe
[어근] ⑴ cata; 아래(down) ⑵ stroph(streph); turn ⑶ ic; 형용사 어미
[유의어] disastrous

centre [명사] [Oxford3000] [★★] [BRIT][AM→center] [레마] centre
[본문] Simon Beard of the centre for the Study of Existential Risk at Cambridge University explains:
[영영] A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
[영한] ⒨ ① 중심, 중앙, 가운데 ② 도심지, 중심가 ③ (문화사업 등의) 중심지 ④ 센터(특정 목적이나 활동을 위한 건물 또는 장소) ⑤ (특정 활동의) 뛰어난 중심지
[활용] 복수형; centres
[어근] centre(center); 중심
<동사> 중앙에 놓다

center [동사] [Ranking; 531] [AM][BRIT→centre]
[본문] Simon Beard of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at Cambridge University explains:
[영한] ⒨ 중앙에 놓다
[활용] centered, centered, centering, centers
[파생] center, centralize, centrally, central
[어근] center
<명사> ① 중심, 중앙, 가운데 ② 도심지, 중심가 ③ (문화사업 등의) 중심지

cheer [동사] [Ranking; 4677] [★★] [레마] cheer
[본문] By the way, that's also cheered me up a bit because as humans we are much smarter than the dodo!
[영영] When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
[영한] ⒨ ① 환호성을 지르다, 환호하다 ② 응원하다, 힘을 북돋우다
[첫뜻] to humor, console, dispel despondency
[활용] cheered, cheered, cheering, cheers
[파생] cheerer, cheerful, cheerfully, cheerfulness, cheeringly, cheery, cheer
[어원] kara(Greek), head
[유의어] lighten
<명사> ① 환호(성), 응원의 함성 ② (치어리더들이 부르는) 응원가 ③ (격식 또는 문예체) 쾌활함, 생기 <감탄사> 건배, (건강을) 위하여, 고맙소, 그럼 안녕

civilisation [명사] [BRIT][AM→civilization] [레마] civil
[본문] We'll be ①finding out whether human civilisation can survive these risks and ②looking at some of the related vocabulary as well.
[영영] A civilization is a human society with its own social organization and culture.
[영한] ⒨ ① 문명 ② 문명 (사회) ③ 전 세계 (사람들) ④ (흔히 유머) (현대의 안락한) 문명사회
[활용] 복수형; civilisations
[어근] ⑴ civil; 시민 ⑵ is(ize); 동사 어미 ⑶ ation; 명사 어미

civilization [명사] [Ranking; 3524] [★★] [AM][BRIT→civilisation] [레마] civil
[본문] We'll be ①finding out whether human civilisation can survive these risks and ②looking at some of the related vocabulary as well.
[활용] 복수형; civilizations
[파생] civilizational, civilization
[어근] ⑴ civil; 시민 ⑵ iz(ize); 동사 어미 ⑶ ation; 명사 어미

clear-thinking [명사] [레마] think
[본문] Nuclear Armageddon was only averted by the actions of one clear-thinking Russian general who decided not to push the red button
[영한] ⒨ 명확한 사고
[구성단어] clear + thinking

clever [형용사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 3001] [★★] [레마] clever
[본문] Dodos couldn't fly and weren't very clever.
[영영] Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
[영한] ⒨ ① 영리한, 똑똑한 ② 재주가 있는 ③ 기발한, 재치 있는 ④ 말대답[말대꾸] 하는
[첫뜻] handy, dexterous, having special manual ability
[활용] 비교; clever < cleverer < cleverest
[파생] cleverish, cleverly, cleverness, clever
[어원] klaubri-(Proto-Germanic), easy to split
[유의어] intelligent

climate [명사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 2121] [★★] [레마] climate
[본문] In this programme, we'll be asking looking at some of the many dangers facing humanity, from climate change and global pandemics to asteroid impacts and nuclear war.
[영영] The climate of a place is the general weather conditions that are typical of it.
[영한] ⒨ ① 기후 ② 기후가 …한 지역 ③ 분위기, 풍조
[첫뜻] horizontal zone of the earth's surface measured by lines parallel to the equator
[활용] 복수형; climates
[파생] climatal, climatic, climatical, climatically, climate
[어원] clima(Latin), genitive climatis;

cooling [명사] [레마] cool
[본문] The historical record suggests that (about once every thousand years) an event occurs that wipes out about a third of the human population - so in the Middle Ages, this was the Black Death - huge plague that covered Eurasia, while there was also dramatic global cooling at that time which many people think was related to volcanic eruptions and about a third of the global population died.
[영한] ⒨ 냉각(의)
[어근] ⑴ cool; cool ⑵ ing; 현재분사 어미
<형용사> 냉각(의)

cult [명사] [★] [레마] cult
[본문] True, Sam, but what about individuals who actively work to bring about the end of the world - like apocalyptic terrorists, rampage shooters and fundamentalist cults like those who organised the poisonous gas attack on the Tokyo subway.
[영영] A cult is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange.
[영한] ⒨ ① (생활 방식태도사상 등에 대한) 추종[숭배] ② (기성 종교가 아닌 종교의) 광신적[사이비] 종교 집단 ③ (종교적인) 제례[의식]
[첫뜻] worship, homage
[활용] 복수형; cults
[파생] cultic, cultish, cultism, cultist, cult
[어근] cult; care, labor; to till
<형용사> 컬트적인, 추종 집단을 거느린, …을 추종[숭배]하는

desert [형용사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 2216] [★★] [레마] desert
[본문] Well, Neil, all this doomongering has made me want to just give it all up and live on a desert island!
[영한] ⒨ 사막 같은, 불모의(barren), 사는 사람 없는, 쓸쓸한, 사막에 사는, 사막에서 착용하는
[첫뜻] deserted, uncultivated, waste, barren, unproductive
[파생] desert, deserted, deserter, desertic, desertion, desertlike, deserve, deserved, deservedness, deserver
[어근] ⑴ de; undo ⑵ sert; join together
<명사> ① 사막 ② 상[벌]을 받을 만한 가치[자격], 공과(功過), 공적, 장점 ③ 당연한 응보, 상응한 상[벌] <동사> ① (도와주거나 부양하지 않고) 버리다, 저버리다 ② (어떤 장소를) 버리다[떠나다] ③ (군인이) 탈영[탈주]하다

disaster [명사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 2341] [★★] [레마] disaster
[본문] And there's not much we can do to stop disasters like that!
[영영] A disaster is a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plane crash, especially one in which a lot of people are killed.
[영한] ⒨ ① 참사, 재난, 재해 ② 엄청난 불행, 재앙 ③ 완전한 실패자[작]
[첫뜻] anything that befalls of ruinous or distressing nature; any unfortunate event
[활용] 복수형; disasters
[파생] disaster, disastrous, disastrously
[어근] ⑴ dis; ill ⑵ aster(astro); a star
[유의어] catastrophe

dodo [명사] [레마] dodo
[본문] Yes, dodos were large, metre-high birds which died out in the 1600s after being hunted to extinction by humans.
[영영] A dodo was a very large bird that was unable to fly. Dodos are now extinct.
[영한] ⒨ ① 도도새(지금은 멸종한, 날지 못하는 큰 새) ② 얼간이
[첫뜻] massive, flightless, defenseless bird
[활용] 복수형; dodos dodoes
[파생] dodoism, dodo
[어원] doudo(Portuguese), fool, simpleton

doom [동사] [★] [레마] doom
[본문] But Sam, it's not all doom and gloom!
[영영] If a fact or event dooms someone or something to a particular fate, it makes certain that they are going to suffer in some way.
[영한] ⒨ 불행한 운명[결말]을 맞게 하다
[활용] doomed, doomed, dooming, dooms
[파생] doom, doomfully, doomful
[어원] dom(Old English), doom; a law, statute, decree; administration of justice, judgment; justice, equity, righteousness
<명사> 죽음, 파멸, (피할 수 없는) 비운

doomonger [동사] [레마] doomonger
[본문] Well, Neil, all this doomongering has made me want to just give it all up and live on a desert island!
[영한] ⒨ 종말을 소문내는 사람이다
[활용] doomongered doomongered doomongering doomongers
[어근] ⑴ doom; 파멸, 죽음 ⑵ monger; 소문내는 사람

Doomsday [명사] [레마] doom
[본문] Those are people who want to end human life on Earth and bring about Doomsday - another word for the final, apocalyptic day of the world's existence.
[영영] Doomsday is a day or time when you expect something terrible or unpleasant is going to happen.
[영한] ⒨ (기독교에서 말하는) 최후의 심판일
[첫뜻] day of the last judgment
[어원] domes dæg(Old English), domes+dæg; day of the last judgment [구성단어] doom + day

edition [명사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 3181] [★★] [레마] edit
[본문] Let's hope we'll all still be here next time for another edition of 6 Minute English.
[영영] An edition is a particular version of a book, magazine, or newspaper that is printed at one time.
[영한] ⒨ ① (출간된 책의 형태로 본) 판, (출간 횟수를 나타내는) 판 ② (시리즈 간행물/방송물의 특정) 호[회] ③ (한 번에 출간되는 모든 책/신문 등을 가리키는) 판
[첫뜻] version, translation, a form of a literary work
[활용] 복수형; editions
[파생] edit, editable, edition, editor
[어근] ⑴ edit; bring forth, produce ⑵ ion(ation); 명사어미

epidemic [명사] [Ranking; 4973] [★★] [레마] epidemic
[본문] Wars and plagues - infectious, epidemic diseases which spread between countries can quickly wipe out - or completely destroy, millions of people.
[영영] If there is an epidemic of a particular disease somewhere, it affects a very large number of people there and spreads quickly to other areas.
[영한] ⒨ ① 유행병, 유행성 (전염병) ② (흔히 나쁜 것의) 급속한 확산[유행]
[파생] epidemically, epidemic
[어근] ⑴ epi; among, upon ⑵ dem(demo); people, district ⑶ ic; 형용사 어미
[유의어] plague
<형용사> ① 유행병의, 유행성의 ② (사상/풍속 따위) 일반적으로 유행하는, 유행으로 행하여지는

Error [명사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 2218] [★★] [레마] Error
[본문] Seth Baum of New York's Global Catastrophic Risk Institute explains how human Error almost brought about Doomsday:
[영한] ⒨ 실수[오류](특히 문제를 일으키거나 결과에 영향을 미치는 것)
[첫뜻] a deviation from truth made through ignorance or inadvertence, a mistake
[활용] 복수형; Errors
[파생] err, erroneous, error-free, Error
[어근] ⑴ err ⑵ or; 접미어
<미확인>

eruption [명사] [★] [레마] erupt
[본문] The historical record suggests that (about once every thousand years) an event occurs that wipes out about a third of the human population - so in the Middle Ages, this was the Black Death - huge plague that covered Eurasia, while there was also dramatic global cooling at that time which many people think was related to volcanic eruptions and about a third of the global population died.
[영한] ⒨ ① (화산의) 폭발, 분화 ② (용암/간헐천 등의) 분출, (화산의) 분출물 ③ (분노/웃음 등의) 폭발, (병/전쟁 등의) 발생 ④ (병리) 발진 ⑤ 이가 남
[활용] 복수형; eruptions
[어근] ⑴ e(ex); out ⑵ rupt; to break, rupture ⑶ ion(ation); 명사 어미

existential [형용사] [레마] exist
[본문] Lots of the existential risks - the worst possible things that could happen to humanity, such as nuclear war, global pandemics or rogue artificial intelligence, are human-made.
[영영] Existential means relating to human existence and experience.
[영한] ⒨ ① (인간의) 존재에 관한[관련된] ② (철학) 실존주의적인
[첫뜻] pertaining to existence
[파생] exist, existence, existent, existentially, existential
[어근] ⑴ e(ex); out ⑵ xist(sist); to stand ⑶ ent(ant); 형용사 어미 ⑷ al; 형용사 어미

exotic [형용사] [Ranking; 4245] [★★] [레마] exotic
[본문] I'll guess the Galapagos, Neil, because I know {that} many exotic animals live there.
[영영] Something that is exotic is unusual and interesting, usually because it comes from or is related to a distant country.
[영한] ⒨ (특히 열대 지방에 있는) 외국의, 이국적인
[첫뜻] belonging to another country
[파생] exotically, exoticism, exoticness, exotic
[어근] ⑴ exo; outside ⑵ tic(ic); 형용사어미

extinct [형용사] [레마] extinct
[본문] Do you really think humans could become extinct and end up as dead as the dodo?
[영영] A species of animal or plant that is extinct no longer has any living members, either in the world or in a particular place.
[영한] ⒨ ① (동식물 등의 종류가) 멸종된 ② (사람/직종/생활 방식의 유형이) 더 이상 존재하지 않는, 사라진 ③ (화산이) 활동을 멈춘, 사화산의
[첫뜻] extinguished, quenched
[파생] extinct, extinction, extinctive
[어근] ⑴ e(ex); out ⑵ xtinct(stinct); 찌르다, apart
[반의어] active(활동을 멈추다)

extinction [명사] [★] [레마] extinct
[본문] Yes, dodos were large, metre-high birds which died out in the 1600s after being hunted to extinction by humans.
[영영] The extinction of a species of animal or plant is the death of all its remaining living members.
[영한] ⒨ 멸종, 절멸, 소멸
[활용] uncountable noun
[파생] extinct, extinction, extinctive
[어근] ⑴ e(ex); out ⑵ xtinct(stinct); 찌르다, apart ⑶ ion(ation); 명사 어미

false [형용사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 2539] [★★] [레마] false
[본문] There are some ways that you could get to a nuclear war without really intending to, and probably the biggest example is if you have a false alarm that is mistaken as a nuclear attack, and there have been a number of, maybe even very serious false alarms, over the years, in which one side or the other genuinely believed that they were under nuclear attack, when in fact they were not at all under nuclear attack.
[영한] ⒨ ① 틀린, 사실이 아닌 ② (자연 그대로가 아닌) 인조의[가짜의] ③ 위조된 ④ (사람들의 행동이) 거짓된, 기만적인 ⑤ 잘못된, 거짓된
[활용] 비교; false < falser < falsest
[파생] falsehood, falsely, falseness, falsify, falsity, false
[어근] fall; false, deceive
[유의어] artificial, plastic(가짜이다), sham
<부사> 거짓으로, 부실하게, 부정하게, 불성실하게

fundamentalist [명사] [레마] found
[본문] True, Sam, but what about individuals who actively work to bring about the end of the world - like apocalyptic terrorists, rampage shooters and fundamentalist cults like those who organised the poisonous gas attack on the Tokyo subway.
[영한] ⒨ 근본주의 신자.
[파생] fundamental, fundamentality, fundamentalness, foundation, fundamentalist
[어근] ⑴ funda(fund); base ⑵ ment; 명사어미 ⑶ al; 형용사어미 ⑷ ist; ~하는 사람(명사어미) [구성단어] fundamental + ist
<형용사> 정통 회귀론자의, 원리주의자.의

genuinely [부사] [Oxford3000] [★★] [레마] genuine
[본문] There are some ways that you could get to a nuclear war without really intending to, and probably the biggest example is if you have a false alarm that is mistaken as a nuclear attack, and there have been a number of, maybe even very serious false alarms, over the years, in which one side or the other genuinely believed that they were under nuclear attack, when in fact they were not at all under nuclear attack.
[영한] ⒨ 진정으로, 성실하게, 순수하게
[파생] genuinely, genuineness, genuine
[어근] ⑴ genu(gen); to beget, to born ⑵ ine; …성질의; 형용사어미 ⑶ ly; 부사 어미

gloom [동사] [★] [레마] gloom
[본문] But Sam, it's not all doom and gloom!
[영한] ⒨ ① 어두워지다 ② 침울해지다, 어두운 얼굴을 하다, 우울해지다 ③ 어둡게 하다, 우울하게 하다, 슬프게 하다
[첫뜻] look sullen or displeased
[파생] gloomful, gloomfully, gloomily, gloominess, gloomless, gloomy, gloom
[어원] gloom(Scottish), a sullen look
<명사> ① 우울, 침울 ② (문예체) 어둠

humanity [명사] [Ranking; 3532] [★★] [레마] human
[본문] In this programme, we'll be asking looking at some of the many dangers facing humanity, from climate change and global pandemics to asteroid impacts and nuclear war.
[영영] All the people in the world can be referred to as humanity.
[영한] ⒨ ① 인류, 인간 ② 인간성, 인간임 ③ 인간애, 인도적임 ④ 인문학
[활용] 복수형; humanities
[파생] human, humanitarian, humanity, humanize, humanlike, human-like, humanly, humanness
[어근] ⑴ human(homin); 인간 ⑵ ity; 명사 어미
[유의어] mercy

human-made [부사] [레마] human
[본문] Lots of the existential risks - the worst possible things that could happen to humanity, such as nuclear war, global pandemics or rogue artificial intelligence, are human-made.
[영한] ⒨ 인간이 만든
[구성단어] human + made

hunt [동사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 3451] [★★] [레마] hunt
[본문] Yes, dodos were large, metre-high birds which died out in the 1600s after being hunted to extinction by humans.
[영영] If you hunt for something or someone, you try to find them by searching carefully or thoroughly.
[영한] ⒨ ① 사냥하다 ② (찾기 힘든 것을) 찾다[뒤지다] ③ (체포하거나 해를 가하기 위해 사람을) 찾다[추적하다] ④ (영국에서 스포츠의 하나로) 여우 사냥을 하다(말을 타고 개들을 데리고 함)
[첫뜻] chase game
[활용] hunted, hunted, hunting, hunts
[파생] huntedly, hunt
[어원] huntian(Old English), chase game
[유의어] search
<명사> ① (특히 찾기 힘든 사람사물을 찾는) 물색[수색/추적] (작업) ② 사냥 ③ (영국에서 스포츠로 하는) 여우 사냥

incorrect [형용사] [★] [레마] correct
[본문] One such false alarm - an incorrect warning given so that people wrongly believe something dangerous is about to happen, came about in 1995, when the US sent missiles up into the Earth's atmosphere to study the aurora borealis, the northern lights.
[영영] Something that is incorrect is wrong and untrue.
[영한] ⒨ ① 부정확한, 맞지 않는, 사실이 아닌 ② (규범/규칙에) 맞지 않는
[파생] incorrectly, incorrectness, incorrect
[어근] ⑴ in(en) ⑵ cor(com); together ⑶ rect; to lead straight, di
[반의어] correct, correct(맞다)

infectious [형용사] [Oxford3000] [★★] [레마] infect
[본문] Wars and plagues - infectious, epidemic diseases which spread between countries can quickly wipe out - or completely destroy, millions of people.
[영영] A disease that is infectious can be caught by being near a person who has it. Compare contagious.
[영한] ⒨ ① (병이 특히 공기를 통해) 전염되는[전염성의] ② (전염병에 걸려 있어서) 병을 옮길 수 있는
[첫뜻] catching, having the quality of spreading from person to person, communicable by infection
[파생] infecter, infection, infectious, infectiously, infectiousness, infective, infector, infect
[어근] ⑴ in; in ⑵ fecti(fac); to make, do, perform ⑶ ous; 형용사 어미

inquiry [명사] [Ranking; 3396] [★★] [AM][BRIT→enquiry] [레마] inquire
[본문] And it wouldn't be the first time that has happened, as the BBC World Service programme The inquiry found out.
[영영] An inquiry is a question which you ask in order to get some information.
[영한] ⒨ ① 연구, 탐구 ② 조사, 취조, 심리 ③ 질문, 문의, 조회
[첫뜻] a judicial examination of facts to determine truth
[활용] 복수형; inquiries
[어근] ⑴ in(en); into ⑵ quir(quest); seek after ⑶ y; 명사 어미

enquiry [명사] [Oxford3000] [BRIT][AM→inquiry]
[본문] And it wouldn't be the first time that has happened, as the BBC World Service programme The Inquiry found out.

institute [명사] [Oxford3000] [★★] [레마] institute
[본문] Seth Baum of New York's Global Catastrophic Risk institute explains how human error almost brought about Doomsday:
[영영] An institute is an organization set up to do a particular type of work, especially research or teaching. You can also use institute to refer to the building the organization occupies.
[영한] ⒨ (특히 교육전문 직종과 관련된) 기관[협회]
[첫뜻] purpose, design
[활용] 복수형; institutes
[파생] institute, instituter, institution, institutional, institutionalize, institutionary, institutor
[어근] ⑴ in; in, on ⑵ stitute; cause to stand, set up, place.
<동사> (제도정책 등을) 도입하다, (절차를) 시작하다

invention [명사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 4828] [★★] [레마] invent
[본문] And things got even scarier in modern times with the invention of nuclear weapons.
[영영] An invention is a machine, device, or system that has been invented by someone.
[영한] ⒨ ① 발명품 ② 발명 ③ (사실이 아닌 것을) 지어냄[날조], 지어낸[날조된] 이야기 ④ 창의력, 독창성
[첫뜻] finding or discovering of something
[활용] 복수형; inventions
[파생] invent, inventable, inventible, invention, inventional, inventionless, inventive
[어근] ⑴ in; in, on ⑵ vent; to come ⑶ ion(ation); 명사어미

metre-high [형용사] [레마] high
[본문] Yes, dodos were large, metre-high birds which died out in the 1600s after being hunted to extinction by humans.
[영한] ⒨ 미터 높이의
[구성단어] metre + high

missile [명사] [Ranking; 2389] [★★] [레마] missile
[본문] One such false alarm - an incorrect warning given so that people wrongly believe something dangerous is about to happen, came about in 1995, when the US sent missiles up into the Earth's atmosphere to study the aurora borealis, the northern lights.
[영영] A missile is a tube-shaped weapon that travels long distances through the air and explodes when it reaches its target.
[영한] ⒨ ① 미사일 ② 던지는[쏘아 보내는] 무기
[첫뜻] thing thrown or discharged as a weapon for the purpose of hitting something
[활용] 복수형; missiles
[어근] ⑴ miss(mit); to release, let go ⑵ ile; …에 관한 것 (명사 어미)
[유의어] projectile

organise [동사] [★] [BRIT][AM→organize] [레마] organ
[본문] True, Sam, but what about individuals who actively work to bring about the end of the world - like apocalyptic terrorists, rampage shooters and fundamentalist cults like those who organised the poisonous gas attack on the Tokyo subway.
[영영] If you organize an event or activity, you make sure that the necessary arrangements are made.
[영한] ⒨ ① (어떤 일을) 준비[조직]하다 ② (특정한 순서/구조로) 정리하다, 체계화[구조화]하다 ③ (일의) 체계를 세우다[잡다] ④ (노조/정당을) 조직하다
[활용] organized organised, organized, organised, organizing organising, organizes organises
[파생] organ, organic, organisable, organisation, organisational, organisationally, organizable, organization, organizational, organizationally, organize, organise
[어원] organum(Latin), instrument, organ; a musical instrument

organize [동사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 1659] [★★] [AM][BRIT→organise] [레마] organ
[본문] True, Sam, but what about individuals who actively work to bring about the end of the world - like apocalyptic terrorists, rampage shooters and fundamentalist cults like those who organised the poisonous gas attack on the Tokyo subway.
[영영] If you organize an event or activity, you make sure that the necessary arrangements are made.
[영한] ⒨ ① (어떤 일을) 준비[조직]하다 ② (특정한 순서/구조로) 정리하다, 체계화[구조화]하다 ③ (일의) 체계를 세우다[잡다] ④ (노조/정당을) 조직하다
[첫뜻] to construct, establish
[활용] organized, organized, organizing organising, organizes
[파생] organ, organic, organisational, organisationally, organizable, organization, organizational, organizationally, organize, organise
[어근] ⑴ organ; organ, instrument ⑵ ize; …(의 상태)로 만들다
[유의어] run

pandemic [명사] [레마] pandemic
[본문] In this programme, we'll be asking looking at some of the many dangers facing humanity, from climate change and global pandemics to asteroid impacts and nuclear war.
[영영] A pandemic is an occurrence of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area.
[영한] ⒨ 전국[전 세계]적인 유행병
[어근] ⑴ pan; all ⑵ dem(demo); people ⑶ ic; 형용사어미
<형용사> ① (전염병이) 전국[세계]적으로 퍼지는 ② (병이) 유행성인 ③ 일반적인(general), 보편적인

plague [명사] [★] [레마] plague
[본문] The historical record suggests that (about once every thousand years) an event occurs that wipes out about a third of the human population - so in the Middle Ages, this was the Black Death - huge plague that covered Eurasia, while there was also dramatic global cooling at that time which many people think was related to volcanic eruptions and about a third of the global population died.
[영영] Plague or the plague is a very infectious disease which usually results in death. The patient has a severe fever and swellings on his or her body.
[영한] ⒨ ① [U] the plague 상호참조 bubonic plague ② 전염병 ③ (어떤 지역에 나타나 큰 손해를 끼치는 많은 수의 동물곤충) 떼
[첫뜻] affliction, calamity, evil, scourge
[활용] 복수형; plagues
[파생] plaguer, plaguesome, plaguey, plague
[어근] plang; to strike, lament
[유의어] epidemic, epidemic
<동사> ① (한동안 고통문제로) 괴롭히다 ② (요구부탁 등으로) 성가시게 하다

poisonous [형용사] [Oxford3000] [★★] [레마] poison
[본문] True, Sam, but what about individuals who actively work to bring about the end of the world - like apocalyptic terrorists, rampage shooters and fundamentalist cults like those who organised the poisonous gas attack on the Tokyo subway.
[영영] Something that is poisonous will kill you or make you ill if you swallow or absorb it.
[영한] ⒨ ① 유독한, 독[독성]이 있는 ② (동물/곤충이) 독이 있는 ③ 지독히 불쾌한[불친절한]
[파생] poison, poisoner, poisonous, poisonously, poisonousness
[어근] ⑴ poison(potio); drinking ⑵ ous; …이 많은, …성(性)의
[유의어] toxic, venomous

post-apocalyptic [형용사] [레마] apocalyptic
[본문] Instead, they could destroy civilisation as we know it, leaving pockets of survivors to struggle on in a post-apocalyptic world.
[영영] After the apocalypse.
[영한] ⒨ 종말 이후의
[구성단어] post + apocalyptic

probability [명사] [레마] probe
[본문] During the Cuban Missile Crisis between America and the USSR for example, risk experts estimated a 41% probability that human life would be completely wiped out!
[영영] The probability of something happening is how likely it is to happen, sometimes expressed as a fraction or a percentage.
[영한] ⒨ ① 개연성 ② 개연성 있는 일[것] ③ (수학) 확률
[활용] 복수형; probabilities
[파생] probability, probable, probably
[어근] ⑴ prob; to try, to test ⑵ abil(able); 할 수 있는(형용사어미) ⑶ ity; 명사어미
[유의어] likelihood(개연성), possibility(실현성), likelihood(가능성)

radar [명사] [Ranking; 4836] [★★] [레마] radar
[본문] Soviet radars picked up the missiles, thinking {that} they were nuclear warheads and almost retaliated.
[영영] Radar is a way of discovering the position or speed of objects such as aircraft or ships when they cannot be seen, by using radio signals.
[영한] ⒨ 레이더, 전파 탐지기
[첫뜻] electronic system for locating objects by means of radio waves
[활용] 복수형; radars
[어근] rada(radi)
[유의어] radio detecting and ranging(레이더)
<형용사> 레이더의

rampage [명사] [레마] ramp
[본문] True, Sam, but what about individuals who actively work to bring about the end of the world - like apocalyptic terrorists, rampage shooters and fundamentalist cults like those who organised the poisonous gas attack on the Tokyo subway.
[영한] ⒨ (흔히 파괴 등을 저지르며 한동안 벌이는) 광란
[활용] uncountable noun
[파생] rampageous, rampageously, rampageousness, rampager, rampage
[어원] ramper(French), rave, rush wildly about [구성단어] ramp + age
<동사> (사람들동물들이 무리지어) 광란하듯 지나가다[이동하다]

related [형용사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 3422] [★★] [레마] relate
[본문] We'll be ①finding out whether human civilisation can survive these risks and ②looking at some of the related vocabulary as well.
[영영] ① If two or more things are related, there is a connection between them.
② People who are related belong to the same family.
③ If you say that different types of things, such as languages, are related, you mean that they developed from the same language.
[영한] ⒨ ① (…에) 관련된 ② 친척의 ③ (생물/언어 등이) 동족[동류]의
[파생] relatable, relate, relatedness, relater, relation, relative, related
[어근] ⑴ relate(relat); bring back, bear back ⑵ d(ed); 과거분사 어미
[반의어] unrelated(동족이다), unrelated(혈연관계가 아니다)

retaliate [동사] [레마] retaliate
[본문] Soviet radars picked up the missiles, thinking {that} they were nuclear warheads and almost retaliated.
[영영] If you retaliate when someone harms or annoys you, you do something which harms or annoys them in return.
[영한] ⒨ 보복하다, 앙갚음하다
[활용] retaliated retaliated retaliating retaliates
[파생] retaliation, retaliative, retaliator, retaliatory, retaliate
[어원] retaliare(Latin), requite, retaliate
[유의어] take revenge

rogue [형용사] [★] [레마] rogue
[본문] Lots of the existential risks - the worst possible things that could happen to humanity, such as nuclear war, global pandemics or rogue artificial intelligence, are human-made.
[영영] A rogue element is someone or something that behaves differently from others of its kind, often causing damage.
[영한] ⒨ ① (동물이) 무리를 떠나 사는 (그래서 위험할 수도 있는) ② 독자적으로 행동하는 (흔히 해를 끼치기도 하는)
[파생] roguish, rogue
[어근] rogue(rog); ask
<명사> ① (유머) (행동은 못됐지만 해를 끼칠 정도는 아닌) 악당[불한당] (같은 녀석) ② (구식) 사기꾼, 범죄자

sailor [명사] [Oxford3000] [★★] [레마] sail
[본문] They didn't hide when sailors with hunting dogs landed on their island.
[영영] A sailor is someone who works on a ship or sails a boat.
[영한] ⒨ ① 선원, 뱃사람 ② 보트[요트]를 모는[조종하는] 사람
[활용] 복수형; sailors
[어근] ⑴ sail; sail ⑵ or; ~하는 사람 [구성단어] sail

scary [형용사] [Ranking; 4018] [★★] [레마] scare
[본문] And things got even scarier in modern times with the invention of nuclear weapons.
[영영] Something that is scary is rather frightening.
[영한] ⒨ 무서운, 겁나는
[첫뜻] terrifying
[활용] 비교; scary < scarier < scariest
[파생] scare, scarer, scaringly, scary
[어근] ⑴ scar(scare); scare ⑵ y; 형용사어미 [구성단어] scare

shave [명사] [Oxford3000] [★★] [레마] shave
[본문] A close shave then!
[영한] ⒨ 면도
[첫뜻] something shaved off
[어원] sceafan(Old English), to scrape, shave, polish
<동사> ① 면도하다 ② (가격 등을 약간) 깎다[낮추다]

shooter [명사] [레마] shoot
[본문] True, Sam, but what about individuals who actively work to bring about the end of the world - like apocalyptic terrorists, rampage shooters and fundamentalist cults like those who organised the poisonous gas attack on the Tokyo subway.
[영영] A shooter is a person who shoots a gun.
[영한] ⒨ ① (총 등을 쏘는 사람/기계) ② 총
[활용] 복수형; shooters
[어근] ⑴ shoot; shoot ⑵ er; ~하는 사람

spill [동사] [Ranking; 3705] [★] [레마] spill
[본문] The same scientific intelligence which spilt the atom could also find solutions to our human-made problems in the 21st century, don't you think -
[영영] If a liquid spills or if you spill it, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container.
[영한] ⒨ ① (특히 액체가[를] 실수로) 흐르다, 쏟아지다, 흘리다, 쏟다 ② (사람들이) 쏟아져 나오다
[활용] spilled spilt, spilled spilt, spilling, spills
[파생] spillable, spiller, spill
[어원] spillen(Old English), destroy, mutilate, kill
<명사> ① 유출, 흘린[쏟은] 액체, 유출물 ② 불쏘시개, 기다란 성냥 ③ (특히 자전거보트에서) 떨어짐

subway [명사] [★] [레마] way
[본문] True, Sam, but what about individuals who actively work to bring about the end of the world - like apocalyptic terrorists, rampage shooters and fundamentalist cults like those who organised the poisonous gas attack on the Tokyo subway.
[영한] ⒨ ① 지하철 ② 지하도
[활용] 복수형; subways
[구성단어] Sub + way
[유의어] underpass

survivor [명사] [Ranking; 3036] [★★] [레마] survive
[본문] Instead, they could destroy civilisation as we know it, leaving pockets of survivors to struggle on in a post-apocalyptic world.
[영영] A survivor of a disaster, accident, or illness is someone who continues to live afterwards in spite of coming close to death.
[영한] ⒨ 생존자, 살아남은 사람
[활용] 복수형; survivors
[파생] survivability, survivable, survival, survive, survivorship, survivor
[어근] ⑴ sur(super); over ⑵ viv(vive); to live ⑶ or; ~하는 사람

terrorist [명사] [Ranking; 2862] [★★] [레마] terror
[본문] True, Sam, but what about individuals who actively work to bring about the end of the world - like apocalyptic terrorists, rampage shooters and fundamentalist cults like those who organised the poisonous gas attack on the Tokyo subway.
[영영] A terrorist is a person who uses violence, especially murder and bombing, in order to achieve political aims.
[영한] ⒨ 테러리스트, 테러범
[활용] 복수형; terrorists
[어근] ⑴ terr; 무서움 ⑵ or; ~하는 것 ⑶ ist; ~하는 사람

unfounded [형용사] [레마] found
[본문] So, the end of the world might be a false alarm - or unfounded warning - after all!
[영영] If you describe a rumour, belief, or feeling as unfounded, you mean that it is wrong and is not based on facts or evidence.
[영한] ⒨ 근거 없는, 사실 무근의
[파생] unfoundedly, unfoundedness, unfounded
[어근] ⑴ un; not ⑵ found(fund); 기초 ⑶ ed; 과거분사어미

volcanic [형용사] [★] [레마] volcano
[본문] The historical record suggests that (about once every thousand years) an event occurs that wipes out about a third of the human population - so in the Middle Ages, this was the Black Death - huge plague that covered Eurasia, while there was also dramatic global cooling at that time which many people think was related to volcanic eruptions and about a third of the global population died.
[영영] Volcanic means coming from or created by volcanoes.
[영한] ⒨ 화산의, 화산 작용에 의해 만들어진
[첫뜻] prone to explosive activity
[어근] ⑴ volcan(vulcan); 불의 신 ⑵ ic; 형용사 어미

warhead [명사] [레마] head
[본문] Soviet radars picked up the missiles, thinking {that} they were nuclear warheads and almost retaliated.
[영영] A warhead is the front part of a bomb or missile where the explosives are carried.
[영한] ⒨ (미사일의) 탄두
[활용] 복수형; warheads
[구성단어] war + head

warning [명사] [Oxford3000] [Ranking; 2120] [★★] [레마] warning
[본문] One such false alarm - an incorrect warning given so that people wrongly believe something dangerous is about to happen, came about in 1995, when the US sent missiles up into the Earth's atmosphere to study the aurora borealis, the northern lights.
[영한] ⒨ ① 경고(문), 주의 ② (징계 처분한다는) 경고, 계고
[활용] 복수형; warnings
[파생] warningly, warning
[어근] ⑴ warn; warn ⑵ ing; 현재분사 어미
[유의어] caution
<형용사>

wipe [동사] [Ranking; 2737] [★★] [레마] wipe
[본문] Wars and plagues - infectious, epidemic diseases which spread between countries can quickly wipe out - or completely destroy, millions of people.
[영영] If you wipe something, you rub its surface to remove dirt or liquid from it.
[영한] ⒨ ① (먼지물기 등을 없애기 위해 무엇을) 닦다[훔치다] ② (어디에 묻은 먼지물기 등을) 닦다[훔치다] ③ (컴퓨터테이프비디오에서 정보소리영상 등을) 지우다 ④ (머릿속에서 불쾌한 기억을) 지우다[지워 버리다]
[첫뜻] to wipe
[활용] wiped, wiped, wiping, wipes
[어원] wipian(Old English), to wipe, cleanse
[유의어] erase, sponge(닦다)
<명사> ① (행주걸레를 써서) 닦기[훔치기] ② (얇은 천종이를 위생 처리하여 만든) 물수건

wrongly [부사] [Oxford3000] [★★] [레마] wrong
[본문] One such false alarm - an incorrect warning given so that people wrongly believe something dangerous is about to happen, came about in 1995, when the US sent missiles up into the Earth's atmosphere to study the aurora borealis, the northern lights.
[영한] ⒨ 부당하게, 잘못되게, 그릇되게
[파생] wronger, wrongful, wrongly, wrongness, wrongous, wrong
[어근] ⑴ wrong; wrong ⑵ ly; 부사 어미

 

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