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Effects of Persons on English. Er Pankaj R Vyas. Herculean. Task in front of him is a Herculean one. - Task is a Herculean means very tough and challenging one. Bowdlerize.
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Effects of Persons on English Er Pankaj R Vyas
Herculean • Task in front of him is a Herculean one. - Task is a Herculean means very tough and challenging one.
Bowdlerize Expurgation is a form of censorship which involves purging anything deemed noxious or offensive, usually from an artistic work. This has also been called bowdlerization, especially for books, after Thomas Bowdler, who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of William Shakespeare's work that he considered to be more appropriate for women and children. He similarly edited Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. A work that has been subjected to expurgation is sometimes called a fig-leaf edition, a figurative extension from the older practice of strategically placing fig leaves to hide the groin or breasts of nudes in paintings or statuary.
Machiavellian • Suggestive of or marked by the principles of expediency , deceit and cunning imputed to Machiavelli. ( Nicolo Machiavelli was famous writer of political book “ The Prince”. When pursuing goals unscrupulousness is adopted.
Plato • He is in platonic love. After Greek philosopher (427-347 BC) . Transcending physical desire and tending toward purely spiritual or ideal love.
Hobson's choice • A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered. As a person may refuse to take that option, the choice is therefore between taking the option or not; "take it or leave it". The phrase is said to originate with Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), a livery stable owner in Cambridge, England. To rotate the use of his horses, he offered customers the choice of either taking the horse in the stall nearest the door or taking none at all. • To add to the above, he had an extensive stable of some 40 horses and therefore there appeared to be a wide choice when in fact there was simply the choice described above. This was to prevent the best horses always being chosen, which had previously caused those horses to become over used. An ultimatum game is a form of Hobson's choice.
Continued .. • Hobson's choice is different from: • Dilemma: a choice between two or more options, none of which is attractive (including Sophie's choice, a choice between two persons or things that will result in the death or destruction of the person or thing not chosen) • False dilemma: only two choices are considered, when in fact there are others • Catch-22: a logical paradox arising from a situation in which an individual needs something that can only be acquired by not being in that very situation • Morton's fork, and a double bind: choices yield equivalent, often undesirable, results. • Blackmail and extortion: the choice between paying money (or some non-monetary good or deed) and suffering an unpleasant action
Boycott • After Charles Boycott (1832-1897) . To abstain from using , buying , or dealing with to express protest or to coerce.
Braille • Name of raised writing system used by blind people. From name of French inventor of system Louis Braille .
Chauvinist • After Legendary French soldier Nicholas Chauvin who was totally devoted to Napoleon , Militant devotion to and glorification of one’s country. Prejudiced belief in the superiority of one’s own group.
Hooligan • A rough , lawless youth. From Irish family name
Mentor • Loyal and wise advisor, teacher , from Mentor friend to Odysseus. In Greek mythology Odysseus’ trusted counselor under whose disguise Athena became the guardian and teacher of Telemachus.
Pamphlet • An unbound printed work usually with paper cover. From 12th century character Pamphilus.
Pander • A go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues. Procurer . One who caters to be base desires and tastes of others or exploits their weaknesses. From Pandaros , A procurer in Greek Mythology.
Aegis • The Aegis was the mantle and shield of Roman god Zeus. Thus even gods were in need of protection, thus in modern times Aegis has became word to mean sponsorship , auspices and guidance . This has implication of control or direction.
Antaean • Being son of Terra , the Earth ,he was invincible because every time he felled Mother Earth imparted new powers to his sinews. Thus Antaeus is used to symbol of renewed vigour and invincibility , the adjective Antaean means invincible , possessing superhuman strength.
Cassandra • Daughter of Priam Hecuba was loved by Appollo , who gave him gift of prophecy. However when she failed to carry out her promise to love him , the god decreed that ,although she spoke truth , nobody would believe her. Thus Cassandra means anybody who utters warnings of troubles, whether prophecy is believed or not.
Chimerical • Chimera was monster that breathed fire , had head of lion , body of goat and tail of serpent . The name of such incongruous and fantastic combination is used denote a wild dream , an illusion. The adjective means unreal , visionary , extremely fanciful .
Tawdry • Cheap and useless ( from St Audrey ), whose annual fair in the towns of Ely near Cambridge , cheap gaudy scarves were sold.
Bedlam • Chaos from the name of famous mental hospital once situated where Liverpool street Station stands.
Spartan • Severely Simple . From the ancient Greek city of Sparta famed for its austerity.
Canter • Movement of horse , faster than trot slower than gallops, short of Canterbury , a town in south-east England.
Watt • From name of James Watt 18th century inventor , unit of power.
Saxophone • Musical instrument invented by the Belgian Adolfe Sax .
Augean stable • Clear from very beginning , to clear thoroughly
