[每日] jaded (a) 厭倦的
Word of the Day (Saturday December 20, 2008)
jaded \JEY-did\, adjective:
Pronunciation: http://0rz.tw/b45bc (jade)
worn out; tired, weary
The bad guys were potential Islamic extremists. But anywhere, at
this jaded stage in the global war on terror, was literally and
metaphorically off the map: a remote African laboratory for the
long anti-terror struggles of the future.
-- Paul Salopek, Chicago Tribune, 11/18/2008
The dynamism of this U.S. election will have important ripple
effects elsewhere. Voters in much of the developing world have
become jaded about elections, especially those heavily promoted
by the United States.
-- Trudy Rubin, Miami Herald, 11/9/2008
c 1593, of unknown origin, possibly from Old Norse or Icelandic
jalda "mare"
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