释义 |
Examples:a species of apple which is slightly sour and astringent—the part of a number which is discarded when rounding down—that which is yearned for by the public—sea sand (sand collected from the ocean floor, as opposed that which is used as an ingredient in concrete)—snow skin mooncake (with a soft casing which is not baked, instead of the traditional baked pastry casing)—bamboos placed across wooden frames on which grain may be stored in damp climates—posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead)—the key or radical by which a character is arranged in a traditional Chinese dictionary—transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return)—clatersal (small diamond splints from which diamond powder is produced by crushing)—interest (thing in which one is interested)—paper matrix in which type is set—writing style in which the main subject is approached directly from the outset—collision in which only one party is at fault—traditional Asian method of calculating a person's age, which holds that a baby is one year old at birth—fig. write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly—writing style in which the main subject is not introduced initially—a society in which that is regarded as all-important—the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth. which, despite its name, is of no practical use— |