fetishの意味は、盲目的崇拝物、迷信の対象、 an activity or object which you are so interested in that you spend an unreasonable amount of time thinking about it or doing it、 an object which is worshipped in some societies because it is believed to possess a spirit or special magical powers、 という意味です。
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蟻は歩数で距離を測る?
Scientists have long wondered how Saharan desert ants are able to travel between their nests and food sources in an environment with few landmarks. Researchers recently uncovered the answer when they altered the length of the insects' stride. After attaching stilts(竹馬)to ants' legs, the researchers found that the insects overshot their destination, suggesting that they have internal pedometers(歩数計)that help them correctly assess traveling distance.
>He has just published a monograph on Beethoven's symphonies。ここでのmonographはテーマのような小研究ですか?ベートーベンお好きですか? fetishは崇拝物ですか。 >蟻は歩数で距離を測る? ええええ?すごい。。そんなに蟻には頭脳がありますか?
(2006.07.14 10:06:59)