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BBC 영어공부 6 Minute English - 단어공부 (softca.tistory.com)

Is it time to start living without plastic? Beth and Neil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.

플라스틱 없이 살아가기를 시작할 시간입니까? 베쓰와 닐이 이 문제를 논의하고 당신에게 몇몇 도움이 되는 어위를 가르칩니다.

이것은 이번 주제의 주요 내용입니다. 영어 단어를 공부할 때 스토리와 함께 공부하면 크게 도움이 됩니다. 다음은 이번 주에 수록된 주요 단어 목록들입니다.

aquatic adj. △[10000+] [레마] aquatic
[본문] [31]There are some organisms that can use it as a food source, but they're few and far between, especially when you're talking about water systems, aquatic systems and the temperatures that exist, and so they can't really use it as a food source so plastic doesn't biodegrade…
[영영] An aquatic animal or plant lives or grows on or in water.
[영한] ① 물속[물가]에서 자라는[사는], 수생의 ② 물과 관련된
<명사> ① 수생 동물[식물], 수초 ② 수상 경기
[어근]aqu(aqua); 물, water ⑵ atic; 형용사 어미
[파생] aquatically, aquatic



bacterium noun △[8615] [레마] bacterium
[본문] [35]It doesn't decay and get broken down by microbes and bacteria.
[영영] Bacterium is the singular of bacteria.
[영한] 박테리아, 세균, 간균(桿菌).
[굴절형] 복수형; bacteria
[유의어] microbe(박테리아)
[어근]bacteri; bacterium, 박테리아 ⑵ um; 명사 어미
[어원] 《그리스어 baktronstick, rod, staff, cudgel
[최초 의미] small staff



ban verb ★★★[2122] [레마] ban
[본문] [26]Her award-winning 2017 research into microplastics in rivers led to the US Congress banning microbeads.
[영영] To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
[영한] ① 금(지)하다 ② ~에게 ~을 금(지)하다
[굴절형] banned, banned, banning, bans
[유의어] prohibit
<명사> 금지
[어근] ban; summon, command, proclaim
[어원] 《고대 영어 bannanto summon, command, proclaim
[최초 의미] to summon, command, proclaim
[파생] bannable, ban



biodegrade verb[10000+] [레마] grade
[본문] [31]There are some organisms that can use it as a food source, but they're few and far between, especially when you're talking about water systems, aquatic systems and the temperatures that exist, and so they can't really use it as a food source so plastic doesn't biodegrade
[영한] 생분해[자연분해]되다
[구성단어] bio + degrade
[어근]bio; 생명, life ⑵ de; 밑, 밖으로, from, away ⑶ grade(gress); 나아가다, step
[어원] 《라틴어 gradi[gressus의 과거문사] (걸어서) 움직이다, 걷다



 

 

breast noun ★★★[3209] [레마] breast
[본문] [12]What's more, it's not just land and water being polluted - tiny plastic pieces known as microbeads have even been found inside the human body, and can be passed from mother to child through breast milk.
[영영] ① either one of the two soft parts on a woman's chest that produce milk when she has a baby
② often used before another noun see picture at HUMAN
③ (old-fashioned + literary) the front part of a person's body between the neck and the stomach; chest
[영한] ① (여자의) 유방, 젖, 가슴 ② (남자의) 젖가슴 ③ (문예체) (몸의) 가슴 (부위) ④ (옷의) 가슴 (부분) ⑤ (새의) 가슴 ⑥ (새/동물의) 가슴살 ⑦ [형용사에서] 가슴이 …한 참조 double-breasted, single-breasted ⑧ (문예체) 마음, 가슴
[굴절형] 복수형; breasts
[유의어] chest
<동사> ① (꼭대기에) 오르다 ② 가슴으로 밀다
[어근] breast; 가슴
[어원] 《고대 영어 breostbreast; mammary gland of a woman, bosom; the thorax or chest, part of the body between the neck and the belly; mind, thought, disposition
[최초 의미] mammary gland of a woman, bosom; the thorax or chest, part of the body between the neck and the belly; mind, thought, disposition,



capable adj. ★★★★[1972] [레마] capable 〈 capt(잡다)
[본문] [39]The plastic-eating microbes Neil mentioned, especially one called Rhodococcus ruber, have been tested by scientists and seem capable of breaking down plastic into its basic components.
[영영] If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
[영한] ① (능력/특질상) ~을 할 수 있는 ② 유능한
[유의어] skilled, competent
[반의어] incapable
[어근]cap(capt); 쥐다, take ⑵ able; 할 수 있는(형용사 어미)
[어원] 《라틴어 capere취하다, 잡다, 제어하다, 받다, 포함하다
[최초 의미] sufficiently able, having power or capacity, qualified
[파생] capable, capableness, capably, capability



carbon noun ★★★[2098] [레마] carbon
[본문] [29]Like, a paper bag that's sitting on the side of the road - it's unsightly but within weeks there are organisms in the soil that can use that paper bag as a food source, right… they have evolved to basically chew up that paper bag and turn it back into soil, turn it back into carbon and nitrogen and oxygen.
[영영] Carbon is a chemical element that diamonds and coal are made up of.
[영한] ① 탄소 ② 카본지로 뜬 복사본 ③ 카본지, 먹지
[굴절형] 복수형; carbons
[어근]carb(carbo); 탄소, carbon ⑵ on; 명사 어미
[어원] 《라틴어 carbon석탄, 숯
[파생] carbonous, carbon



chemistry noun ★★★[3096] [레마] chemist 〈 chem(연금술의)
[본문] [25]Dr Sherri Mason is Professor of chemistry at Penn State University in the US, and a specialist in plastic pollution.
[영영] Chemistry is the scientific study of the structure of substances and of the way that they react with other substances.
[영한] ① 화학 ② (특정 물질의) 화학적 성질 ③ (사람 사이의) 화학 반응
[굴절형] 복수형; chemistries
[어근]chem; 화학 ⑵ ist; …하는 사람(명사어미) ⑶ ry(ery); 성질,행위,상태
[어원] 《그리스어 khemeia연금술의
[최초 의미] alchemy
[파생] chemical, chemically, chemist, chemistry



 

 

chew verb ★★★[2638] [레마] chew
[본문] [29]Like, a paper bag that's sitting on the side of the road - it's unsightly but within weeks there are organisms in the soil that can use that paper bag as a food source, right… they have evolved to basically chew up that paper bag and turn it back into soil, turn it back into carbon and nitrogen and oxygen.
[영영] When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth so that it becomes easier to swallow.
[영한] ① (음식을) 씹다 ② (무엇을 계속) 물어뜯다[깨물다]
[굴절형] chewed chewed chewing chews
<명사> ① …을 씹기[깨물기] ② 씹어 먹는 사탕 ③ (한번 먹을 분량의) 씹는 담배
[어근] chew; 씹다, chew
[어원] 《고대 영어 ceowan[from West Germanic *keuwwan] to bite, gnaw, chew
[파생] chewable, chewer, chew



coal noun ★★★[2400] [레마] coal
[본문] [13]And because plastic comes from fossil fuels, the process of making it creates problems at every stage, from burning coal, to transportation, to recycling.
[영영] Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
[영한] ① 석탄 ② (특히 타고 있는) 석탄 조각
[굴절형] 복수형; coals
<동사> ① (배/기관차 등에) 석탄을 공급하다. ② 구워서 숯을 만들다. ③ (배가) 석탄을 싣다.
[어근] coal; coal
[어원] 《고대 영어 col⑴not warm, moderately cold, neither warm nor very cold; (figuratively) unperturbed, undemonstrative, not excited or heated by passions; ⑵ charcoal; live coal, piece of wood or other combustible substance, either burning or having been burned
[최초 의미] charcoal; live coal, piece of wood or other combustible substance, either burning or having been burned
[파생] coalless, coaly, coal



commonly adv. ★★★[2469] [레마] common 〈 commun(보통의)
[본문] [7]The following decades saw a revolution as plastic became the most commonly used material in modern life, found in everything from cars to furniture to packaging.
[영한] 흔히, 보통
[유의어] often
[구성단어] common + ly
[어근]common(commun); 보통의, 공공의, common ⑵ ly; 부사어미
[어원] 《라틴어 communis보통의, 공공의, 일반적인, 모두 또는 대다수에 의해 공유되는, 특별하지 않는, 칙숙한, 허세부리지 않는
[파생] common, commonage, commonness, commonly



component noun ★★★[2733] [레마] component 〈 pose
[본문] [39]The plastic-eating microbes Neil mentioned, especially one called Rhodococcus ruber, have been tested by scientists and seem capable of breaking down plastic into its basic components.
[영영] The components of something are the parts that it is made of.
[영한] (구성) 요소, 부품
[굴절형] 복수형; Components
<형용사> 구성하는, 성분의
[어근]com; together ⑵ pon(pose); put, place ⑶ ent(ant); 명사 어미
[어원] 《라틴어 posituspp of ponere
[최초 의미] constituent part or element
[파생] componential, component



 

 

decay verb ★★[3528] [레마] decay 〈 cad(떨어지다)
[본문] [33]Natural materials like paper decay and harmlessly turn back into soil - they biodegrade.
[영영] When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
[영한] ① 부패하다, 썩다, 부패시키다, 썩게 만들다 ② (건물지역이) 퇴락하다 ③ (권력영향력 등이) 쇠퇴[퇴조]하다
[굴절형] decayed, decayed, decaying, decays
[유의어] rot
<명사> ① 부패, 부식 ② (사회제도 등의) 쇠퇴[퇴락]
[어근]de; off ⑵ cay(cad); to fall
[어원] 《라틴어 cadere떨어지다
[최초 의미] to decrease; to decline, deteriorate, lose strength or excellence,
[파생] decadence, decadent, decadently, decayable, decayer, decayless, decay



decrease verb ★★★[2263] [레마] decrease 〈 cresc
[본문] [19]Originally, plastic was invented to replace the decreasing supply of natural materials like metal, wood and glass.
[영영] When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
[영한] (크기/수 등이) 줄다[감소하다], 줄이다[감소시키다]
[굴절형] decreased, decreased, decreasing, decreases
[유의어] diminish, wane
[반의어] increase
<명사> 감소, 하락
[어근]de; from, away ⑵ crease(cresc); 커지다, grow, rise
[어원] 《라틴어 decrescerede+crescere;
[최초 의미] become less, be diminished gradually
[파생] decreasing, decreasingly, decrease



dump verb ★★★[2845] [레마] dump
[본문] [10]11 million tonnes of plastic waste are dumped into our oceans every year.
[영영] If you dump something somewhere, you put it or unload it there quickly and carelessly.
[영한] ① (특히 적절치 않은 곳에 쓰레기 같은 것을) 버리다 ② ~을 (~에게) 떠넘기다 ③ (상업) (무엇을 아주 낮은 가격에, 흔히 다른 나라에) 팔아 치우다 ④ (아무렇게나) 내려놓다 ⑤ (애인을) 차다 ⑥ 덤프하다
[굴절형] dumped, dumped, dumping, dumps
<명사> ① (쓰레기) 폐기장[하치장] ② (남아프리카공화국 영어) 금광 쓰레기 폐기 더미 ③ 쓰레기장 같은 곳
[어근] dump; 버리다, 쓰레기, dump
[어원] 《고대 노르웨이말 dumpato thump, to fall suddenly
[최초 의미] throw down or fall with force, drop (something or someone) suddenly,
[파생] dumper, dump



emphasis noun ★★★★[2017] [레마] empathy 〈 path-
[본문] [40]What's also needed is an emphasis on reducing plastic production, especially packaging and other single-use products, rather than simply recycling.
[영영] Emphasis is special or extra importance that is given to an activity or to a part or aspect of something.
[영한] ① 강조, 역점, 주안점 ② 강한 어조, 강조법
[굴절형] 복수형; emphases
[유의어] stress, accent
<동사> (중요성을) 강조하다
[어근]em(en); 안에, in, into ⑵ phasis(phan); 보여주다, appearance, information
[어원] 《라틴어 emphasis[em+phasis]
[최초 의미] intensity of expression
[파생] emphasis, emphasize, emphatic, emphasise



 

 

everyday adj. ★★★[2136] [레마] everyday 〈 day
[본문] [6]This phrase was used a lot in the 1950s when mass-produced plastic items started to become part of our everyday lives.
[영영] You use everyday to describe something which happens or is used every day, or forms a regular and basic part of your life, so it is not especially interesting or unusual.
[영한] 일상적인, 매일의
[유의어] plain
<명사> 일상 생활.
[구성단어] every + day
[어근]every; 모두, every ⑵ day; 하루, day
[어원] 《영어 everyday[every+day]
[파생] everydayness, everyday



evolution noun ★★★[2138] [레마] evolve 〈 volve
[본문] [30]But with regard to plastic because it is a synthetic material you don't have that evolution.
[영영] Evolution is a process of gradual change that takes place over many generations, during which species of animals, plants, or insects slowly change some of their physical characteristics.
[영한] ① (생물) 진화 ② (점진적인) 발전[진전]
[굴절형] 복수형; evolutions
[어근]e(ex); 외(外) ⑵ volut(volve); 돌다 ⑶ ion; 명사 어미
[어원] 《라틴어 evolvereex+volvere; to unroll, roll out, roll forth, unfold
[최초 의미] an opening of what was rolled up,
[파생] evolution, evolutional, evolutionarily, evolutionary, evolutive, evolvable, evolve, evolvement, evolver



evolve verb ★★★[2146] [레마] evolve 〈 volve
[본문] [29]Like, a paper bag that's sitting on the side of the road - it's unsightly but within weeks there are organisms in the soil that can use that paper bag as a food source, right… they have evolved to basically chew up that paper bag and turn it back into soil, turn it back into carbon and nitrogen and oxygen.
[영영] When animals or plants evolve, they gradually change and develop into different forms.
[영한] ① (점진적으로) 발달[진전]하다[시키다] ② (생물) (동식물 등이) 진화하다[시키다]
[굴절형] evolved, evolved, evolving, evolves
[유의어] sort out
[어근]e(ex); 외(外) ⑵ volve; 돌다
[어원] 《라틴어 evolvereex+volvere; to unroll, roll out, roll forth, unfold
[최초 의미] to unfold, open out, expand,
[파생] evolution, evolutional, evolutionary, evolutive, evolvable, evolve, evolvement, evolver



fantastic adj. ★★★[2699] [레마] fantasy
[본문] [5]"Plastic is fantastic!"
[영영] If you say that something is fantastic, you are emphasizing that you think it is very good or that you like it a lot.
[영한] ① 기막히게 좋은, 환상적인 ② 엄청난, 굉장한 ③ [주로 명사 앞에 씀] 기상천외한, 기이한 ④ 실행 불가능한
[유의어] great, enormous, amazing, brilliant, weird, fantastical, marvellous, sensational
<명사> 공상가
[어근]fantast(fantas); 상상력, (겉)모습, image ⑵ ic; 형용사 어미
[어원] 《라틴어 phantasia상상력, (겉)모습, 이미지, 인식
[최초 의미] existing only in imagination
[파생] fantastic, fantasticality, fantasticalness, fantasy



 

 

flexible adj. ★★★[2475] [레마] flex
[본문] [17]One reason why plastic became so popular is that it's a very flexible material.
[영영] A flexible object or material can be bent easily without breaking.
[영한] ① (호감) 신축성[융통성] 있는 ② 잘 구부러지는, 유연한
[반의어] inflexible
<명사> 잘 구부러지는 물질[소재]. flexible/ness 명사-bly 부사
[어근]flex(flect); 구부러짐, bend ⑵ ible; 형용사 어미
[어원] 《라틴어 flexus[flectere의 분사]
[파생] flection, flexibility, flexibleness, flexibly, flexion, flexible



fortunately adv. ★★★[2817] [레마] fortune
[본문] [38]fortunately, help is at hand.
[영영] Fortunately is used to introduce or indicate a statement about an event or situation that is good.
[영한] 다행스럽게도, 운 좋게도
[유의어] luckily, thankfully(다행스럽게도), happily
[반의어] unfortunately
[어근]fortun(fort); 강함, 기회, chance ⑵ ate; 형용사 어미 ⑶ ly; 부사 어미
[어원] 《라틴어 fortuna기회, 운명, 행운
[파생] fortunate, fortunately, fortunateness, fortune



fossil noun ★★[3395] [레마] fossil
[본문] [13]And because plastic comes from fossil fuels, the process of making it creates problems at every stage, from burning coal, to transportation, to recycling.
[영한] ① 화석 ② (특히 고루한 사고방식을 지닌) 늙은이
[굴절형] 복수형; fossils
<형용사> ① 화석의, 화석이 된, 발굴한 ② 구식의, 시대에 뒤떨어진
[어근] fossil; 화석, fossil
[어원] 《라틴어 fossilis[from fossus] dug up
[최초 의미] any thing dug up
[파생] fossiliferous, fossilize, fossillike, fossil



furniture noun ★★★★[2046] [레마] furnish
[본문] [7]The following decades saw a revolution as plastic became the most commonly used material in modern life, found in everything from cars to furniture to packaging.
[영영] Furniture consists of large objects such as tables, chairs, or beds that are used in a room for sitting or lying on or for putting things on or in.
[영한] 가구
[굴절형] 셀 수 없는 명사
[어근]furnit(furn); 공급, provide ⑵ ure; 행위
[어원] 《프랑스말 furnir수행하다, 이행하다, 장착하다, 고치다, 공급하다
[최초 의미] act of supplying or providing
[파생] furnitureless, furniture



globally adv. △[8671] [레마] global 〈 globe
[본문] [11]It's believed that single-use plastics make up 40% of all plastic pollution globally.
[영한] 전세계적으로
[어근]glob(globe); sphere, ball ⑵ al; …한; 형용사어미 ⑶ ly; 부사어미
[어원] 《라틴어 glomus[related to gleba] a ball, ball of yarn
[파생] global, globally, globalize, globe



hairbrush noun[10000+] [레마] brush
[본문] [23]Hmm, I guess the first thing to be made of plastic was a hairbrush.
[영한] 솔빗
[굴절형] 복수형; hairbrushes
[구성단어] hair + brush
[어근]hair; 머리털, hair ⑵ brush; 붓, 솔, brush
[어원] 《라틴어 brusciaa bunch of new shoots



 

 

harmful adj. ★★★[2452] [레마] harm
[본문] [50]To biodegrade means to decay naturally, in a way that is not harmful to the environment.
[영영] Something that is harmful has a bad effect on something else, especially on a person's health.
[영한] (특히 사람의 건강/환경에) 해로운[유해한]
[유의어] injurious(해롭다)
<명사> 유해물, 유해 폐기물.
[어근]harm; 해로운, harm ⑵ ful; ~이 가득한(형용사어미)
[어원] 《고대 영어 hearmhurt, pain; evil, grief; insult
[파생] harmer, harmful, harmfully, harmfulness, harm



harmlessly adv.[10000+] [레마] harm
[본문] [33]Natural materials like paper decay and harmlessly turn back into soil - they biodegrade.
[영한] 해롭지 않게, 피해가 없게.
[구성단어] harmless + ly
[어근]harm; 해로운, 고통, harm ⑵ less; …이 없는, without ⑶ ly; 접미사
[어원] 《고대 영어 hearmhurt, pain; evil, grief; insult
[파생] harmlessly, harmlessness, harmless



invent verb ★★★[2114] [레마] invent 〈 vene
[본문] [19]Originally, plastic was invented to replace the decreasing supply of natural materials like metal, wood and glass.
[영영] If you invent something such as a machine or process, you are the first person to think of it or make it.
[영한] ① 발명하다 ② (사실이 아닌 것을) 지어내다[날조하다]
[굴절형] invented, invented, inventing, invents
[유의어] think up
[어근]in; in, on ⑵ vent; to come
[어원] 《라틴어 inventuspp of invenire;
[최초 의미] to find, discover (obsolete)
[파생] invent, inventable, inventible, invention, inventional, inventionless, inventive



liquid noun ★★★[2342] [레마] liquid 〈 liqu
[본문] [18]It can be formed into different shapes, making it useful for keeping food fresh, or holding liquid.
[영영] A liquid is a substance which is not solid but which flows and can be poured, for example water.
[영한] 액체
[굴절형] 복수형; liquids
<형용사> ① 액체 형태의, 액상의 ② (금융) 현금화하기 쉬운, 유동적인 ③ (문예체) 맑은, 물 같은
[어근]liqu; 유동, 흐르는, flow ⑵ id; 명사어미
[어원] 《라틴어 liquere흐르는
[최초 의미] sound of a liquid consonant
[파생] liquidity, liquidize, liquidly, liquidness, liquid



man-made adj. △[9123] [레마] make
[본문] [32]Plastic is a synthetic material, meaning that it's made by combining man-made chemicals, instead of existing naturally.
[영영] Man-made things are created or caused by people, rather than occurring naturally.
[영한] 사람이 만든, 인공[인조/합성]의
[유의어] artificial
[구성단어] man + made
[어원] 《고대 영어 macian⑴만들다; ⑵존재하게 하다, 형태나 특성을 주다, 존재를 가져오다; 건설하다, 하다, 저작[창작]하다, 생산하다; 준비하다, 마련하다, 야기하다; 행동하다, 공정하게 하다, 변환하다



 

 

microbe noun △[8621] [레마] microbe 〈 bio
[본문] [35]It doesn't decay and get broken down by microbes and bacteria.
[영영] A microbe is a very small living thing, which you can only see if you use a microscope.
[영한] 미생물(microorganism) , 세균(germ), 박테리아
[굴절형] 복수형; microbes
[유의어] microorganism(미생물), germ(세균), bacterium(박테리아), microbion(미생물)
[어근]micro; 적은, small ⑵ be(bio); 생명, life
[어원] 《라틴어 mikrossmall
[파생] microbial, microbian, microbic, microbe



microbead noun[10000+] [레마] bead
[본문] [12]What's more, it's not just land and water being polluted - tiny plastic pieces known as microbeads have even been found inside the human body, and can be passed from mother to child through breast milk.
[영한] 미세 플라스틱 조각
[구성단어] micro + bead
[어근]micro; 적은, small ⑵ bead; 방울, 기도자, bead
[어원] 《고대 영어 gebed[ge-, Proto-Germanic *bidam("entreaty")] prayer



microplastic noun △[8628] [레마] plastic
[본문] [26]Her award-winning 2017 research into microplastics in rivers led to the US Congress banning microbeads.
[영한] 미세 플라스틱 조각
[굴절형] 복수형; Microplastics
[구성단어] micro + plastic
[어근]micro; 적은, small ⑵ plast(plas); 엉겨진, mould ⑶ ic; 형용사 어미
[어원] 《그리스어 plastikos[from plastos] able to be molded, pertaining to molding, fit for molding



nitrogen noun △[9338] [레마] nitro
[본문] [29]Like, a paper bag that's sitting on the side of the road - it's unsightly but within weeks there are organisms in the soil that can use that paper bag as a food source, right… they have evolved to basically chew up that paper bag and turn it back into soil, turn it back into carbon and nitrogen and oxygen.
[영영] Nitrogen is a colourless element that has no smell and is usually found as a gas. It forms about 78% of the earth's atmosphere, and is found in all living things.
[영한] (N) 질소
[굴절형] 셀 수 없는 명사
[어근]nitro; 질소 ⑵ gen; 생기다, birth
[파생] nitrogenous, nitrous, nitrogen



organism noun ★★[3387] [레마] organ
[본문] [29]Like, a paper bag that's sitting on the side of the road - it's unsightly but within weeks there are organisms in the soil that can use that paper bag as a food source, right… they have evolved to basically chew up that paper bag and turn it back into soil, turn it back into carbon and nitrogen and oxygen.
[영영] An organism is an animal or plant, especially one that is so small that you cannot see it without using a microscope.
[영한] ① 유기체, (특히 극도로 작은) 생물(체) ② 유기적 조직체, 유기체
[굴절형] 복수형; organisms
[어근]organ; 시행하다, 도구 기구 ⑵ ism; 이념, 주의
[어원] 《라틴어 organum기구, 장기[기관], 악기
[최초 의미] organic structure, organization
[파생] organismal, organismally, organismic, organism



 

 

oxygen noun ★★★[2398] [레마] oxide
[본문] [29]Like, a paper bag that's sitting on the side of the road - it's unsightly but within weeks there are organisms in the soil that can use that paper bag as a food source, right… they have evolved to basically chew up that paper bag and turn it back into soil, turn it back into carbon and nitrogen and oxygen.
[영영] Oxygen is a colourless gas that exists in large quantities in the air. All plants and animals need oxygen in order to live.
[영한] (O) 산소
[굴절형] 셀 수 없는 명사
[어근]oxy(ox); 산소의, sharp, acid ⑵ gen; formation
[어원] 《그리스어 oxys날카로운, 산성(酸性)의



packaging noun ★★[4310] [레마] package 〈 pack
[본문] [7]The following decades saw a revolution as plastic became the most commonly used material in modern life, found in everything from cars to furniture to packaging.
[영영] Packaging is the container or covering that something is sold in.
[영한] ① (판매되는 상품의) 포장재 ② 포장
[굴절형] 셀 수 없는 명사
[어근]pack; pack ⑵ ag(age); 행위, 상태 ⑶ ing; 현재분사
[어원] 《라틴어 paccagium



pollute verb △[9588] [레마] pollute
[본문] [41]Action like this should help plastic achieve its original purpose - to help preserve, not pollute, our natural resources.
[영영] To pollute water, air, or land means to make it dirty and dangerous to live in or to use, especially with poisonous chemicals or sewage.
[영한] 오염시키다
[굴절형] polluted, polluted, polluting, pollutes
[어근] pollute(pollut); defile, pollute, 오염
[어원] 《라틴어 pollutus[past participle of polluere] to defile, pollute, contaminate
[최초 의미] to defile
[파생] pollute, polluter, pollution, pollutant



recycle verb △[8349] [레마] recycle 〈 cycl
[본문] [40]What's also needed is an emphasis on reducing plastic production, especially packaging and other single-use products, rather than simply recycling.
[영영] If you recycle things that have already been used, such as bottles or sheets of paper, you process them so that they can be used again.
[영한] ① (폐품을) 재활용[재생]하다 ② (같은 생각/방법/농담 등을) 다시 이용하다[재사용하다]
[굴절형] recycled, recycled, recycling, recycles
[구성단어] re + cycle
[어근]re; again ⑵ cycle; cycle
[어원] 《그리스어 kyklos원, 바퀴, 원형의 형태를 가진것, 원 운동, 사건의 주기
[파생] recyclable, recycleable, recycler, recycle



recycling noun △[8485] [레마] recycle 〈 cycl
[본문] [13]And because plastic comes from fossil fuels, the process of making it creates problems at every stage, from burning coal, to transportation, to recycling.
[영영] recycle + ing
[영한] 재활용, 재생 이용, 재순환 (작용)
[구성단어] re + cycling
[어근]re; again ⑵ cycl(cycle); cycle ⑶ ing; 진행형/형용사 어미
[어원] 《그리스어 kyklos원, 바퀴, 원형의 형태를 가진것, 원 운동, 사건의 주기



 

 

revolution noun ★★★★[1810] [레마] revolve 〈 volve
[본문] [7]The following decades saw a revolution as plastic became the most commonly used material in modern life, found in everything from cars to furniture to packaging.
[영영] A revolution is a successful attempt by a large group of people to change the political system of their country by force.
[영한] ① (정치적인) 혁명 ② (사회 제도/조직 등의) 혁명[변혁] ③ (특히 행성의) 공전 ④ (축을 중심으로 한) 회전
[굴절형] 복수형; revolutions
[어근]re; back ⑵ volut(volve); 돌다, roll ⑶ ion; 명사어미
[최초 의미] course, revolution (of celestial bodies)
[파생] revolt, revolted, revolter, revolution, revolutionarily, revolutionary, revolutioniser, revolutionize, revolutionizer, revolvable, revolvably, revolve



scrub noun[10000+] [레마] scrub
[본문] [48]Microbeads are tiny plastic particles found in products like toothpastes and body scrubs which can enter and pollute rivers, seas, and the human body.
[영한] ① 문질러 씻기[청소하기] ② 관목, 덤불 ③ (건조한) 관목 지대 ④ (외과의의) 수술복
[굴절형] 복수형; scrubs
[어근] scrub; 문지르다, scrub
[어원] 《중세 영어 scrobben[a variant of shrubben] "to rub hard; rub or scratch (someone, an animal)
[최초 의미] act of scrubbing



snooker noun △[10000+] [레마] snooker
[본문] [22]a) snooker balls b) shopping bags or, c) hairbrushes?
[영한] 스누커
[어근] snooker; snooker
[어원] 《어원 미확인 snooker



specialist noun ★★★★[1851] [레마] special 〈 spec
[본문] [25]Dr Sherri Mason is Professor of Chemistry at Penn State University in the US, and a specialist in plastic pollution.
[영영] A specialist is a person who has a particular skill or knows a lot about a particular subject.
[영한] ① 전문가, 전공자 ② 전문의
[굴절형] 복수형; specialists
[유의어] authority(권위자)
<형용사> 전문(가)의, 전문적인
[구성단어] special + ist
[어근]speci; 보다, see, kind, sort ⑵ al; 형용사어미 ⑶ ist; 명사 어미
[어원] 《라틴어 specere바라보다, 살펴보다, 보다
[파생] specialistic, specialist



synthetic adj. ☆[4645] [레마] synthetic
[본문] [28]Plastic is synthetic and, as a consequence of that, nature doesn't really know what to do with it.
[영영] Synthetic products are made from chemicals or artificial substances rather than from natural ones.
[영한] ① (인위적으로) 합성한, 인조의 ② (또한 언어) (언어가) 종합적인 ③ 종합의, 통합적인 ④ 2-a. [화학] 합성의, 인조의 ⑤ 진짜가 아닌, 대용의 ⑥ 통합적인, 종합의, 조합한
[어근]syn; 함께하다, together ⑵ thet; 놓음, 두다, put ⑶ ic; 형용사 어미
[최초 의미] deductive,



tonne noun ★★[3384] [레마] ton 〈 tun
[본문] [10]11 million tonnes of plastic waste are dumped into our oceans every year.
[영영] A tonne is a metric unit of weight that is equal to 1000 kilograms.
[영한] 톤(무게의 단위. 1 000킬로그램에 해당)
[굴절형] 복수형; tonnes
[어근] tonne(tun); (큰)술통, 톤, ton
[어원] 《고대 영어 tunne(큰) 통, 술통, 나무 통
[최초 의미] ton



 

 

toothpaste noun △[9747] [레마] paste
[본문] [48]Microbeads are tiny plastic particles found in products like toothpastes and body scrubs which can enter and pollute rivers, seas, and the human body.
[영한] 치약
[굴절형] 복수형; toothpastes
[구성단어] tooth + paste
[어근]tooth; 이빨, tooth ⑵ paste(pasta); 반죽, 페이스트리, dough
[어원] 《라틴어 pasta밀가루 반죽, 반죽, 페이스트리 반죽, 압축한 덩어리



transportation noun ★★★[3222] [레마] transport 〈 port
[본문] [13]And because plastic comes from fossil fuels, the process of making it creates problems at every stage, from burning coal, to transportation, to recycling.
[영영] Transportation refers to any type of vehicle that you can travel in or carry goods in.
[영한] ① 수송, 운송 , 수송 기관 ② (과거의) 귀양, 유배
[굴절형] 셀 수 없는 명사
[유의어] transport(수송)
[어근]trans; over, across ⑵ port; to carry ⑶ ation(ion); 명사 어미
[어원] 《라틴어 portareto carry, to bear
[파생] transportability, transportable, transportation, transporter, transportive, transport



ugly adj. ★★★[3044] [레마] ugly
[본문] [37]It's the fact that plastic doesn't decay which is responsible for the waste we see in the environment, waste which is often unsightly, meaning ugly and unpleasant to look at.
[영영] If you say that someone or something is ugly, you mean that they are very unattractive and unpleasant to look at.
[영한] ① 못생긴, 추한, 보기 싫은 ② (사건/상황 등이) 험악한, 추잡한
[굴절형] 비교; ugly < uglier < ugliest
[유의어] unattractive, unsightly
[반의어] good-looking
[어근] ugly; 못생긴, 무서운, ugly
[어원] 《고대 노르웨이말 uggligr무시무시한 , 두려운
[파생] uglify, uglily, ugliness, ugly



unpleasant adj. ★★★[2484] [레마] please
[본문] [37]It's the fact that plastic doesn't decay which is responsible for the waste we see in the environment, waste which is often unsightly, meaning ugly and unpleasant to look at.
[영영] If something is unpleasant, it gives you bad feelings, for example by making you feel upset or uncomfortable.
[영한] ① 불쾌한, 불편한 ② 불친절한, 기분 나쁜, 무례한
[유의어] disagreeable
[반의어] pleasant
[어근]un; 아님(不, 無), not ⑵ pleas; 기쁨, calm ⑶ ant; 형용사 어미
[어원] 《라틴어 placereto please, give pleasure, be approved
[파생] unpleasantly, unpleasant



unsightly adj. △[10000+] [레마] ly
[본문] [29]Like, a paper bag that's sitting on the side of the road - it's unsightly but within weeks there are organisms in the soil that can use that paper bag as a food source, right… they have evolved to basically chew up that paper bag and turn it back into soil, turn it back into carbon and nitrogen and oxygen.
[영한] 보기 흉한
[유의어] ugly
[구성단어] un + sightly
[어근]un; 아님(不, 無), not ⑵ sight(see); 보다, see ⑶ ly; 부사 어미



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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.

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



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