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6 Minute English 영어단어공부 - Saving the white rhinos [BBC Learning English 강좌]

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Northern white rhinos are extinct in the wild. Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the last two females in captivity in Kenya and sperm from a deceased male to preserve the species. Neil and Sam talk about the research by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin, and teach you related vocabulary.

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aunty [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] aunt
[본문] [32]But in the case of the northern rhino, the race is on to birth calves who can learn the rhino rules of social behaviour from aunty Najin and Granny Fatu while they're still alive…
[영한] ⒨ 아줌마
[유의어] auntie(아줌마)
[어근]aunt; aunt ⑵ y; 명사/형용사 어미



breed [동사] [Oxf5] [R; 5001+] [★★] [레마] breed
[본문] [20]They're not hybrids, they're pure northern white rhino embryos which were generated with the desired breeding partner, Suni, who died in 2014.
[영영] If you breed animals or plants, you keep them for the purpose of producing more animals or plants with particular qualities, in a controlled way. → see also cross-breed
[영한] ⒨ ① (동물이) 새끼를 낳다 ② (동물식물을 번식시키기 위해) 사육하다[재배하다] ③ …을 야기하다[불러오다] ④ (자라나는) ~의 마음속에 ~을 심어주다
[첫뜻] bring (young) to birth, procreate,
[활용] bred, bred, breeding, breeds
<명사> ① (특히 개고양이가축의) 품종 ② (사람의) 유형
[어근] breed(blood); 피, blood
[어근] bredan(Old English), [akin to Old English brod] bring (young) to birth, procreate, produce or cherish offspring((젊게) 태어나게 하다, 아이[새끼]를 낳다, (자손을) 생산하다, (자손을) 아끼다)



breeding [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] breed
[본문] [6]Conservationists started an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the females and sperm from Suni to produce an embryo - an unborn animal in the very early stages of development.
[영영] If someone says that a person has breeding, they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners.
[영한] ⒨ ① (번식을 위한 동물) 사육 ② 번식 ③ 가정교육
[활용] [U]
[어근]breed(blood); 피, blood ⑵ ing; 접미어



brink [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] brink
[본문] [5]The extremely rare northern white rhino of East Africa was on the brink of extinction when the second-to-last living male, Suni, died in 2014, leaving behind two females, Najin and Fatu - the last living creatures of their species.
[영영] If you are on the brink of something, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it.
[영한] ⒨ ① (아주 새롭거나 위험하거나 흥미로운 상황이 발생하기) 직전 ② (문예체) (벼랑/강가 등의) 끝
[첫뜻] edge or border of a steep place,
[어원] brekka(Old Norse), hillside((작은 산·언덕의) 비탈, 산비탈)



calf [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] calf
[본문] [32]But in the case of the northern rhino, the race is on to birth calves who can learn the rhino rules of social behaviour from Aunty Najin and Granny Fatu while they're still alive…
[영영] A calf is a young cow.
[영한] ⒨ ① 종아리 ② 송아지 ③ (코끼리/고래 등의) 새끼 ④ [U] 상호참조 calfskin
[첫뜻] ① young of a bovine animal, ② thick, fleshy part of the back of the lower human leg,
[활용] 복수형; calves
[어원] ⓐcealf(Old English), cælf=; young cow
ⓑkalfi(Old Norse), calf of the leg



captivity [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] capt
[본문] [53]Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the last two females in captivity in Kenya and sperm from a deceased male to preserve the species.
[영영] Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
[영한] ⒨ 감금, 억류
[활용] 복수형; captivities
[어근]capt; 쥐다 ⑵ ive; …의 경향, …의 성질



conservationist [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] conserve < serv
[본문] [6]conservationists started an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the females and sperm from Suni to produce an embryo - an unborn animal in the very early stages of development.
[영영] A conservationist is a someone who cares greatly about the conservation of the environment and who works to protect it.
[영한] ⒨ 환경 보호 활동가
[활용] 복수형; conservationists
[파생] conservation, conservational, conservationist, conservative, conserve
[어근]con(com); with ⑵ serv; 보존, keep ⑶ ation; 명사 어미 ⑷ ist; 명사 어미



cousin [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2735] [★★] [레마] cousin
[본문] [16]They're being frozen until they can be implanted in southern rhinos - the northern species' more common cousin.
[영영] Your cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt.
[영한] ⒨ ① 사촌 ② (먼) 친척, 일가 ③ 형제 같은 사람들(자기 나라 사람들과 비슷한 다른 나라 사람들을 묘사할 때 씀)
[첫뜻] a collateral blood relative more remote than a brother or sister
[활용] 복수형; cousins
[파생] cousinagehood, cousinageship, cousinhood, cousinly, cousinship, cousin
[어원] consobrinus(Latin), com+sobrinus; cousin; mother's sister's son



cow [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 3103] [★★] [레마] cow
[본문] [47]A calf is the name for the young of several large mammals including cows, elephants and whales, as well as rhinos.
[영영] A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows. → see also cattle
[영한] ⒨ ① 암소, 젖소 ② (코끼리고래, 그 외 일부 동물의) 암컷 ③ (여자에 대한 욕으로) 년 ④ (호주 영어, 뉴질랜드 영어) 지겨운 것
[첫뜻] female of a bovine animal
[활용] 복수형; cows
<동사> 겁을 주다
[어원] cu(Old English), cow



decease [동사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] decease < cede
[본문] [53]Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the last two females in captivity in Kenya and sperm from a deceased male to preserve the species.
[영영] a more formal word for die
[영한] ⒨ 사망하다
[첫뜻] to die, depart from life
[활용] deceased deceased deceasing deceases
[유의어] die
<명사> 사망
[어근]de; 밑, 밖으로, from ⑵ cease(cede); 가다, go



delicate [형용사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 3824] [★★] [레마] delicate
[본문] [27]The good news for the survival of the northern white rhino is that experiments to implant the delicate embryos in southern rhinos have been successful.
[영영] Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
[영한] ⒨ ① 연약한, 여린, 다치기[부서지기] 쉬운 ② (사람이) 허약한 ③ 섬세한, 우아한 ④ 정교한 ⑤ 세심한, 미묘한, 까다로운
[첫뜻] self-indulgent, loving ease
[파생] delicacy, delicate, delicately, delicateness, delicious
[유의어] subtle(은은하다), fragile(연약하다), tender
<명사> 진미(珍味)
[어근]de; away ⑵ lic(lac); lure, entice, 꾀다 ⑶ ate; …의 특질을 가진; 주다



desperately [부사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 4497] [★★] [레마] desperately
[본문] [21]So we have embryos which have a very high quality - there's no inbreeding effect on these embryos, and it's so important to make the next step, to transfer these embryos because we can preserve life - biological material - in liquid nitrogen, but what we can't do - we can't preserve social knowledge and therefore we need desperately a calf on the ground so that these two existing northern white rhinos, can teach the new calf how to behave as a northern white rhino.
[영영] desperate + ly
[영한] ⒨ ① 절망적으로, 자포자기하여, 필사적으로, 생각다 못해 ② 몹시, 지독하게
[파생] despair, desperate, desperately, desperateness, desperation
[유의어] desperate
[어근]de; 밑, 밖으로, from ⑵ sper; 희망, hope ⑶ ate; 형용사 어미 ⑷ ly; 부사 어미



elephant [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 4405] [★★] [레마] elephant
[본문] [47]A calf is the name for the young of several large mammals including cows, elephants and whales, as well as rhinos.
[영한] ⒨ 코끼리
[첫뜻] elephant
[활용] 복수형; elephants elephant
[파생] elephantoid, elephant
[어원] elephas(Greek), elephant; ivory



embryo [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] embryo
[본문] [14]Now let's get back to the story of those precious northern rhino embryos.
[영영] An embryo is an unborn animal or human being in the very early stages of development.
[영한] ⒨ 배아(인간의 경우는 수정 후 첫 8주까지의 태아)
[첫뜻] fetus in utero at an early stage of development,
[활용] 복수형; embryos
[파생] embryoid, embryonic, embryo
<형용사> 미발달의, 미성숙한
[어원] embryon(Greek), [neut. of embryos; en+bryein; em+bruein;] a young one; fetus, thing newly born(어린 것[아이]; 태아, 막 태어난 것[아기])



episode [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2869] [★★] [레마] episode
[본문] [34]It's an unusual episode in the ongoing 'Nature versus Nurture' debate.
[영영] You can refer to an event or a short period of time as an episode if you want to suggest that it is important or unusual, or has some particular quality.
[영한] ⒨ ① (사람의 인생/소설 등에서 중요하거나 재미있는) 사건[에피소드] ② (라디오/텔레비전 연속 프로의) 1회 방송분
[첫뜻] commentary between two choric songs in a Greek tragedy
[유의어] incident
[어근]epi; 주위, 위 ⑵ sode(od); 길(way)



extinct [형용사] [R; 5001+] [레마] extinct
[본문] [52]Northern white rhinos are extinct in the wild.
[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, extinctive
[반의어] active(활동을 멈추다)
[어근]e(ex); out ⑵ xtinct(stinct); 찌르다, apart



extinction [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] extinct
[본문] [5]The extremely rare northern white rhino of East Africa was on the brink of extinction when the second-to-last living male, Suni, died in 2014, leaving behind two females, Najin and Fatu - the last living creatures of their species.
[영영] The extinction of a species of animal or plant is the death of all its remaining living members.
[영한] ⒨ 멸종, 절멸, 소멸
[활용] [U]
[파생] extinct, extinction, extinctive, extinctive
[어근]e(ex); out ⑵ xtinct(stinct); 찌르다, apart ⑶ ion(ation); 명사 어미



fortunately [부사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 4360] [★★] [레마] fortune
[본문] [24]fortunately, Thomas and his team have preserved five healthy and genetically pure northern rhino embryos in liquid nitrogen.
[영영] Fortunately is used to introduce or indicate a statement about an event or situation that is good.
[영한] ⒨ 다행스럽게도, 운 좋게도
[파생] fortunate, fortunate, fortunately, fortunateness, fortune
[유의어] luckily, thankfully(다행스럽게도), happily
[반의어] unfortunately
[어근]fortun(fort); 강함, 기회, chance ⑵ ate; 형용사 어미 ⑶ ly; 부사 어미



genetically [부사] [R; 5001+] [레마] genetic < gene
[본문] [18]He spoke to BBC World Service's, Science in Action, who asked him whether the embryos were genetically from the northern species.
[영한] ⒨ 유전적으로, 유전자 상으로 (cf. genetic 유전적인)
[파생] gene, genetic, genetically, genetics
[어근]gen; 생기다 ⑵ etic; 형용사 어미 ⑶ al; 형용사 어미 ⑷ ly; 부사/형용사 어미



granny [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] grandam
[본문] [32]But in the case of the northern rhino, the race is on to birth calves who can learn the rhino rules of social behaviour from Aunty Najin and granny Fatu while they're still alive…
[영영] Some people refer to their grandmother as granny.
[영한] ⒨ 할머니, 외할머니
<형용사> 할머니[노파]의, 예스런 여성의, (여성/소녀의 의복이) 할머니풍[패션]의.
[구성단어] grandam + y



horn [동사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 3687] [★★] [레마] horn
[본문] [35]And hopefully a big step towards restoring the northern white rhino population so that future generations get to see these magnificent creatures with their thick skin, horned nose and…
[영한] ⒨ ① (아내가) (남편에게) 불의를 저지르다 ② 뿔로 받다 ③ 뿔이 나게 하다 ④ 뿔을 뽑다 ⑤ (마약을) 코로 들여 마시다
[첫뜻] to furnish with horns
[활용] horned, horned, horning, horns
[파생] hornless, hornlike, horny, horn
<명사> ① (양소 등의) 뿔 ② (동물의 뿔을 형성하는) 각질 ③ 뿔피리 <형용사> 뿔(제품)의, 뿔 모양의, 각질의
[어원] horn(Old English), horn of an animal; projection, pinnacle



horned [형용사] [R; 5001+] [레마] horn
[본문] [10]a) thick skin, b) horned nose, or c) small eye?
[영한] ⒨ 뿔이 있는, 뿔 모양의 돌기가 있는
[어근]horn; 뿔, horn ⑵ ed; 형용사 어미



hybrid [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] hybrid
[본문] [20]They're not hybrids, they're pure northern white rhino embryos which were generated with the desired breeding partner, Suni, who died in 2014.
[영영] A hybrid is an animal or plant that has been bred from two different species of animal or plant.
[영한] ⒨ ① (동식물의) 잡종 ② 혼성체, 혼합물
[첫뜻] offspring of plants or animals of different variety or species,
[활용] 복수형; hybrids
[파생] hybridism, hybridity, hybridize, hybrid
[유의어] mixture
[어원] hybrida(Latin), variant of ibrida; mongrel



implant [동사] [R; 5001+] [레마] plant
[본문] [30]So if this embryo implants - and we can see that on ultrasound … and - forms a nice placenta, that is the goal for us to proceed with the next step on the Northern White rhino embryos.
[영영] To implant something into a person's body means to put it there, usually by means of a medical operation.
[영한] ⒨ ① (남의 마음에 생각태도 등을) 심다[뿌리내리게 하다] ② (의학적 목적을 위해 보통 인공적인 물질을 사람의 몸에) 심다[주입하다] ③ (난자나 배아가) 착상하다
[첫뜻] to plant in
[활용] implanted, implanted, implanting, implants
[파생] implantable, implanter, implant
<명사> (수술을 통해 인체에) 주입하는[심는] 물질
[어근]im(in); 안(內), in ⑵ plant; 싹틔움



inbreeding [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] breed
[본문] [21]So we have embryos which have a very high quality - there's no inbreeding effect on these embryos, and it's so important to make the next step, to transfer these embryos because we can preserve life - biological material - in liquid nitrogen, but what we can't do - we can't preserve social knowledge and therefore we need desperately a calf on the ground so that these two existing northern white rhinos, can teach the new calf how to behave as a northern white rhino.
[영영] Inbreeding is the repeated breeding of closely related animals or people. In the 19th century, inbreeding nearly led to the extinction of the royal family.
[영한] ⒨ 근친[동계]교배
[활용] [U]
[어근]in; 안(內), in, on ⑵ breed(blood); 피, blood, breed ⑶ ing; 접미어



institute [명사] [Oxf3] [R; 5001+] [★★] [레마] institute < statute
[본문] [54]Neil and Sam talk about the research by the Leibniz institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin, and teach you related vocabulary.
[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
<동사> (제도정책 등을) 도입하다, (절차를) 시작하다
[어근]in; in, on ⑵ stitute; cause to stand, set up, place.



luckily [부사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] luck
[본문] [43]Well, luckily I've got a thick skin too, so I won't take it personally!
[영영] You add luckily to a statement to indicate that it is good that a particular thing happened or is the case because otherwise the situation would have been difficult or unpleasant.
[영한] ⒨ ① 운 좋게 ② 다행히도
[파생] luck, luckily, luckiness, lucky
[유의어] fortunately
[반의어] unluckily
[어근]luck; luck, 행운 ⑵ I(y); 형용사 어미 ⑶ ly; 부사 어미



magnificent [형용사] [Oxf5] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] magnificent
[본문] [35]And hopefully a big step towards restoring the northern white rhino population so that future generations get to see these magnificent creatures with their thick skin, horned nose and…
[영영] If you say that something or someone is magnificent, you mean that you think they are extremely good, beautiful, or impressive.
[영한] ⒨ 참으로 아름다운[감명 깊은/훌륭한]
[첫뜻] exalted, glorious, great in actions or deeds,
[파생] magnificently, magnificentness, magnificent
[유의어] splendid
[어근]magn; great, large ⑵ ficent(facient); …화(化)하는 (것)



mammals [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] mammal
[본문] [47]A calf is the name for the young of several large mammals including cows, elephants and whales, as well as rhinos.
[영한] ⒨ (해양과학) 포유류 (哺乳類)
[활용] [PL]
[어근]mamm; 엄마, 가슴, mother ⑵ al; 명사 어미 ⑶ s; 명사 어미



monitor [동사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2370] [★★] [레마] monitor
[본문] [33]…which is why conservationists are monitoring the pregnancy using ultrasound - a procedure using sound waves to create images of internal body parts, or in this case, growing rhino babies.
[영영] If you monitor something, you regularly check its development or progress, and sometimes comment on it.
[영한] ⒨ ① (긴 기간을 두고 무엇의 전개발달 과정을) 추적 관찰하다 ② (정보를 얻기 위해 전화방송 등을) 모니터[감시]하다
[첫뜻] to check for quality
[활용] monitored monitored monitoring monitors
[파생] monitorial, monitorially, monitorship, monitor
[유의어] track, observe, police
<명사> ① (텔레비전컴퓨터의) 화면, 모니터 ② (측정기록 등을 위한) 감시 장치, 모니터 ③ 반장, 학급 위원
[어근]monit(mon); 충고하다, warn ⑵ or; 명사 어미



nitrogen [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] nitro
[본문] [21]So we have embryos which have a very high quality - there's no inbreeding effect on these embryos, and it's so important to make the next step, to transfer these embryos because we can preserve life - biological material - in liquid nitrogen, but what we can't do - we can't preserve social knowledge and therefore we need desperately a calf on the ground so that these two existing northern white rhinos, can teach the new calf how to behave as a northern white rhino.
[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
[활용] [U]
[파생] nitrogenous, nitrous, nitrogen
[어근]nitro; 질소 ⑵ gen; 생기다, birth



nurture [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] nurture
[본문] [4]And I'm Sam.In this programme, we'll be hearing a news story linked to the 'Nature versus nurture' debate, not concerning a human, but a rhinoceros!
[영영] Nurture is care that is given to someone while they are growing and developing.
[영한] ⒨ 양육, 육성, 양성
[첫뜻] upbringing, the act or responsibility of rearing a child,
[활용] [U]
[파생] nurturable, nurturer, nurture
<동사> ① (잘 자라도록) 양육하다[보살피다] ② 육성[양성]하다 ③ (감정계획 등을 마음속으로) 키우다
[어근]nurt(nutr); 양육, nourish ⑵ ure; 명사 어미
[어근] nutrire(Latin), to nourish, suckle, feed(영양분을 주다, 젖을 먹이다, 먹이다)



ongoing [형용사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 2996] [★★] [레마] go
[본문] [34]It's an unusual episode in the ongoing 'Nature versus Nurture' debate.
[영영] An ongoing situation has been happening for quite a long time and seems likely to continue for some time in the future.
[영한] ⒨ 계속 진행 중인
[파생] ongoingness, ongoing
[유의어] running
<명사> ① 전진, 진행 ② 행동, 소행, 사건
[구성단어] on + going



personally [부사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2656] [★★] [레마] person
[본문] [43]Well, luckily I've got a thick skin too, so I won't take it personally!
[영영] You use personally to emphasize that you are giving your own opinion.
[영한] ⒨ ① 개인적인 의견을 말하면, 나[자기]로서는 ② (다른 사람을 통하거나 하지 않고) 직접, 개인적으로 ③ (집단으로가 아닌) 개별[개인]적으로 ④ 인신공격적으로, (개인적인) 모욕감을 주도록 ⑤ (직업/공적 지위와 관련된 것이 아닌) 사적으로
[파생] person, personal, personality, personally
[유의어] individually
[어근]person; 사람, person ⑵ al; 형용사 어미 ⑶ ly; 부사 어미



placenta [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] placenta
[본문] [30]So if this embryo implants - and we can see that on ultrasound … and - forms a nice placenta, that is the goal for us to proceed with the next step on the Northern White rhino embryos.
[영영] The placenta is the mass of veins and tissue inside the womb of a pregnant woman or animal, which the unborn baby is attached to.
[영한] ⒨ (해부) 태반(胎盤)
[첫뜻] part of the ovary of flowering plants which bears the ovules,
[활용] 복수형; placentas placentae
[파생] placental, placenta
[유의어] afterbirth
[어원] ⓐplacenta(Latin), from Greek plakoenta; a cake, flat cake
ⓑplax(Greek), flat, flat land, surface, plate



precious [형용사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 4028] [★★] [레마] preci
[본문] [14]Now let's get back to the story of those precious northern rhino embryos.
[영영] If you say that something such as a resource is precious, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly.
[영한] ⒨ ① (희귀하고 많은 금전적 가치를 지닌) 귀중한, 값비싼 ② (낭비해서는 안 될) 귀한[소중한] ③ (개인에게) 소중한 ④ 귀하신(남이 애지중지하는 것에 대해 화가 나서 말할 때) ⑤ (특히 사람행동이) 지나치게 점잔을 빼는
[첫뜻] valuable, of great worth or price, costly,
[파생] preciosity, preciously, preciousness, precious
[유의어] treasured, affected
<부사> 정말 거의 없는(양수가 아주 적음을 강조함)
[어근]preci; 평가, value ⑵ ous; 형용사 어미



pregnancy [명사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 3356] [레마] pregnant
[본문] [29]We will, for sure, not wait until this pregnancy is completed because it takes 16 months for a full pregnancy in a rhinoceros.
[영영] Pregnancy is the condition of being pregnant or the period of time during which a female is pregnant.
[영한] ⒨ 임신
[첫뜻] state of a female who has conceived or is with child,
[활용] 복수형; pregnancies
[파생] pregnancy, pregnantly, pregnant
[어근]pre; 앞(先), before ⑵ gn(nati); 생식, 출생. born ⑶ ancy(ance); 명사 어미



pregnant [형용사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2652] [★★] [레마] pregnant
[본문] [48]Pregnancy means being pregnant or growing a baby inside you.
[영영] If a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has a baby or babies developing in her body.
[영한] ⒨ ① (여성/동물 암컷이) 임신[수태]한 ② (어떤 특질/느낌으로) 그득한
[첫뜻] ① with child, impregnated, that has conceived in the womb, ② convincing, weighty, pithy, full of meaning
[파생] pregnancy, pregnantly, pregnant
[어근]pre; 앞(先), before ⑵ gn(nati); 생식, 출생. born ⑶ ant; …인, …한, …하는 사람[것]



proceed [동사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 2720] [★★] [레마] proceed < cede
[본문] [30]So if this embryo implants - and we can see that on ultrasound … and - forms a nice placenta, that is the goal for us to proceed with the next step on the Northern White rhino embryos.
[영영] If you proceed to do something, you do it, often after doing something else first.
[영한] ⒨ ① (이미 시작된 일을[이] 계속) 진행하다[되다] ② (먼저 다른 일을 한 후에) 계속해서[이어서] …을 하다 ③ (특정 방향으로) 나아가다[이동하다]
[활용] proceeded, proceeded, proceeding, proceeds
[파생] procedural, procedurally, procedure, proceed, proceed, proceeder, process, procession
[유의어] go on, go ahead
<명사> ① (폐어) 결과 ② [보통 pl.] 참조 proceeds
[어근]pro; forward ⑵ ceed(cede); go



pure [형용사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2438] [★★] [레마] pure
[본문] [20]They're not hybrids, they're pure northern white rhino embryos which were generated with the desired breeding partner, Suni, who died in 2014.
[영영] A pure substance is not mixed with anything else.
[영한] ⒨ ① (다른 것이 섞이지 않은) 순수한 ② (오염되지 않은) 깨끗한 ③ 완전한, 순전한 ④ (생각/행동이) 순수한[순결한], (도덕적으로) 순결한 ⑤ (색깔/소리/빛이) 더없이 맑은[순수한]
[첫뜻] unmixed; absolutely, entirely
[활용] 비교; pure < purer < purest
[파생] pure, purely, pureness, purify, purify, purity, Purist
[반의어] impure
<명사> 헤로인, 순도 높은 마약. <부사> ① =purely. ② 순수하게, 완전히.
[어근] pure; 순수한



restore [동사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 2566] [★★] [레마] store
[본문] [35]And hopefully a big step towards restoring the northern white rhino population so that future generations get to see these magnificent creatures with their thick skin, horned nose and…
[영영] To restore a situation or practice means to cause it to exist again.
[영한] ⒨ ① (이전의 상황/감정으로) 회복시키다 ② (건강/지위 등을) 되찾게[회복하게] 하다 ③ (건물/예술 작품/가구 등을) 복원[복구]하다 ④ (이전의 제도/법률 등을) 부활시키다 ⑤ (분실물/절도 물품을) 돌려주다[반환하다]
[활용] restored, restored, restoring, restores
[파생] restorable, restorableness, restoration, restorationism, restorationist, restorative, restore, restorer
[유의어] reintroduce
[어근]re; 다시, 반대로, again ⑵ store; 상점, store



rhino [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] rhinoceros
[본문] [11]That's a tricky one, because rhinos have all three!
[영영] A rhino is the same as a rhinoceros.
[영한] ⒨ (pl. -os) (비격식) 상호참조 rhinoceros
[활용] 복수형; rhinos rhino
[유의어] rhinoceros(코뿔소)
[어원] rhinokeros(Greek), rhinos+keras; nose-horned



rhinoceros [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] rhinoceros
[본문] [4]And I'm Sam.In this programme, we'll be hearing a news story linked to the 'Nature versus Nurture' debate, not concerning a human, but a rhinoceros!
[영영] A rhinoceros is a large Asian or African animal with thick grey skin and a horn, or two horns, on its nose.
[영한] ⒨ 코뿔소
[활용] 복수형; rhinoceroses rhinoceros
[파생] rhinocerotic, rhinoceros
[유의어] rhino(코뿔소)
[어원] rhinokeros(Greek), rhinos+keras; nose-horned



saving [형용사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2214] [★★] [레마] save
[본문] [50]That's all from this species saving edition of 6 Minute English.
[영한] ⒨ ① 아껴 쓰는(economical) , 검소한 ② (노동력 따위를) 절약하는, 손해는 안 되는 ③ 구하는 ④ 벌충[장점]이 되는 ⑤ 제외[보류]하는
[파생] savingly, saving
<명사> ① 절약 ② 저축한 돈, 저금, 예금 ③ -saving [형용사에서] …을 절약해[덜어] 주는 참조 face-saving <전치사> ① …외에는 ② …에게 경의를 표하면서 <접속사> …을 제외하고는(except), …외에
[어근]sav(salv); save ⑵ ing; 현재분사 어미



second-to-last [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] second-to-last
[본문] [5]The extremely rare northern white rhino of East Africa was on the brink of extinction when the second-to-last living male, Suni, died in 2014, leaving behind two females, Najin and Fatu - the last living creatures of their species.
[영한] ⒨ 끝에서 두 번째
[유의어] next-to-last(끝에서 두 번째)
[구성단어] second + to + last



sperm [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] sperm
[본문] [6]Conservationists started an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the females and sperm from Suni to produce an embryo - an unborn animal in the very early stages of development.
[영영] A sperm is a cell which is produced in the sex organs of a male animal and can enter a female animal's egg and fertilize it.
[영한] ⒨ ① 정자(精子) ② 정액
[첫뜻] male seminal fluid,
[활용] 복수형; sperms
[유의어] semen
[어원] sperma(Greek), from speirein; seed, semen



survival [명사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 2679] [★★] [레마] survive
[본문] [27]The good news for the survival of the northern white rhino is that experiments to implant the delicate embryos in southern rhinos have been successful.
[영영] If you refer to the survival of something or someone, you mean that they manage to continue or exist in spite of difficult circumstances.
[영한] ⒨ ① 생존 ② 유물
[활용] 복수형; survivals
[파생] survivability, survivable, survival, survive, survivor
[유의어] relic(유물)
[어근]sur(super); over ⑵ viv(vive); 살대, to live ⑶ al; 형용사 어미



transfer [동사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2335] [★★] [레마] transfer < fer
[본문] [21]So we have embryos which have a very high quality - there's no inbreeding effect on these embryos, and it's so important to make the next step, to transfer these embryos because we can preserve life - biological material - in liquid nitrogen, but what we can't do - we can't preserve social knowledge and therefore we need desperately a calf on the ground so that these two existing northern white rhinos, can teach the new calf how to behave as a northern white rhino.
[영영] If you transfer something or someone from one place to another, or they transfer from one place to another, they go from the first place to the second.
[영한] ⒨ ① (to…) (장소를) 옮기다, 이동[이송/이전]하다 ② (to…) (다른 직장학교상황 등으로) 이동하다[시키다], 전근[전학] 가다[가도록 조치하다] ③ (애정 등의 대상을) 옮기다, (병을) 옮기다[전염시키다], (권력 등을) 넘겨주다[이양하다] ④ (재산의 소유권을) 넘겨주다[이전하다] ⑤ (to…) (특히 프로 축구 선수의 팀을) 이적하다[이적시키다]
[활용] transferred, transferred, transferring, transfers
[파생] transferability, transferable, transferal, transference, transferrable, transfer
[유의어] sign over, move(이동하다), transmit
<명사> ① (다른 장소단체직장 등으로의) 이동 ② (스포츠 선수의) 이적 ③ (여행 중의) 환승[이동]
[어근]trans; across ⑵ fer; 운반, 견디다, carry



ultrasound [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] sound
[본문] [30]So if this embryo implants - and we can see that on ultrasound … and - forms a nice placenta, that is the goal for us to proceed with the next step on the Northern White rhino embryos.
[영영] Ultrasound is sound waves which travel at such a high frequency that they cannot be heard by humans. Ultrasound is used in medicine to get pictures of the inside of people's bodies.
[영한] ⒨ ① 초음파 ② (인체에 대한) 초음파 검사
[활용] 복수형; ultrasounds
[어근]ultra; 초(超), 과(過) ⑵ sound(son); 음(音), sound



unborn [형용사] [R; 5001+] [레마] born < bear
[본문] [6]Conservationists started an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the females and sperm from Suni to produce an embryo - an unborn animal in the very early stages of development.
[영영] An unborn child has not yet been born and is still inside its mother's womb.
[영한] ⒨ 아직 태어나지 않은, 태중의
[첫뜻] not yet born; stillborn,
[구성단어] un + born



whale [명사] [Rank; 4276] [★] [레마] whale
[본문] [47]A calf is the name for the young of several large mammals including cows, elephants and whales, as well as rhinos.
[영영] Whales are very large mammals that live in the sea.
[영한] ⒨ 고래
[첫뜻] animals of the mammalian order Cetacea
[활용] 복수형; whales whale
[파생] whalelike, whale
<동사> 고래잡이에 종사하다
[어원] hwæl(Old English), whale



wildlife [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 3896] [★★] [레마] life
[본문] [54]Neil and Sam talk about the research by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and wildlife Research in Berlin, and teach you related vocabulary.
[영영] You can use wildlife to refer to the animals and other living things that live in the wild.
[영한] ⒨ 야생 동물
[활용] [U]
<형용사> 야생 생물의, 야생 생물이 풍부한
[구성단어] wild + life



womb [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] womb
[본문] [44]Let's have another look at the vocabulary we've learned, starting with embryo - an unborn animal or human still inside its mother's womb.
[영영] A woman's womb is the part inside her body where a baby grows before it is born.
[영한] ⒨ 자궁
[활용] 복수형; wombs
[파생] enwomb, wombed, womblike
[유의어] uterus(자궁)
<동사> 임신하다, (발생원으로서) 잉태하다.
[어원] womb(Old English), belly, bowels, heart, uterus(배[복부], 창자, 심장, 자궁)



zoo [명사] [R; 5001+] [★★] [레마] zoo
[본문] [54]Neil and Sam talk about the research by the Leibniz Institute for zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin, and teach you related vocabulary.
[영영] A zoo is a park where live animals are kept so that people can look at them.
[영한] ⒨ 동물원
[활용] 복수형; zoos
[어근] zoo; 동물(animal)



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