Reader's Digest 6月号の記事、8 Tips on How to Stay Frugalから4番目のTip: Stay On Top Of Technologyの個所です。
You don't have to be an early adopter or jump on acquiring the latest gadget, but years of eschew new technology can make you seem like a dinosaur, or worse, just plain slow to grasp new things. These days, technology isn't just a luxury. Many items are functional and helpful, and don't have to be expensive.
"eschew" は以前にも見たことのある単語の気がしますが、思い出せません。 辞書を引きます。
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds: a psychologist who eschews the traditional methods of psychotherapy
・V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary: to intentionally avoid something, especially on moral or practical grounds; Eschew is stronger, more dramatic than avoid. Use eschew to make a statement about keeping away from something out of principle: Ever since Brian stopped drinking alcohol, he has eschewed any party where he knew drinks were being served..
上の辞書でも触れていますが、"eschew" の用法は次ぎのWiktionaryの注に有るように、限定されています。
The verb eschew is not normally applied to the avoidance or shunning of a person or physical object, but rather, only to the avoidance or shunning of an idea, concept, or other intangible.
You don't have to be an early adopter or jump on acquiring the latest gadget, but years of eschew new technology can make you seem like a dinosaur, or worse, just plain slow to grasp new things. These days, technology isn't just a luxury. Many items are functional and helpful, and don't have to be expensive.
"eschew" は以前にも見たことのある単語の気がしますが、思い出せません。 辞書を引きます。
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds: a psychologist who eschews the traditional methods of psychotherapy
・V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary: to intentionally avoid something, especially on moral or practical grounds; Eschew is stronger, more dramatic than avoid. Use eschew to make a statement about keeping away from something out of principle: Ever since Brian stopped drinking alcohol, he has eschewed any party where he knew drinks were being served..
上の辞書でも触れていますが、"eschew" の用法は次ぎのWiktionaryの注に有るように、限定されています。
The verb eschew is not normally applied to the avoidance or shunning of a person or physical object, but rather, only to the avoidance or shunning of an idea, concept, or other intangible.
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