(例)Patriotism can turn intojingoismand intolerance very quickly.
知っていましたか?
【前回の単語】 ところで、5月28日の「pompous」(He's apompousold prig who's totally incapable of taking a joke. He can sometimes sound a bitpompouswhen he talks about acting.)
いかがでしたか?
pompousの意味は、もったいぶった、横柄な、 too serious and full of importance、 という意味です。
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手術前20分のテレビゲームで手術成功?
According to a new study, surgeons might benefit from playing video games. The research showed that surgeons who warmed up by playing video games for 20 minutes immediately prior to performing surgical drills were faster and made fewer errors than those who did not. The study focused on laparoscopic(腹腔(ふくくう)鏡の)surgical procedures, which use tiny video cameras and long, slender instruments inserted through small incisions(切開).