[あてうま, ateuma] (n) stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Readiness \Read"i*ness\, n.
The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness;
aptitude; willingness.
[1913 Webster]
They received the word with all readiness of mind.
--Acts xvii.
11.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Facility; quickness; expedition; promptitude;
promptness; aptitude; aptness; knack; skill; expertness;
dexterity; ease; cheerfulness. See {Facility}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
readiness
n 1: the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or
action (especially military action); "putting them in
readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"
[syn: {readiness}, {preparedness}, {preparation}]
2: prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions";
"they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they
disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he
tried to explain his forwardness in battle" [syn:
{readiness}, {eagerness}, {zeal}, {forwardness}]
3: (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a
particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems
the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his
instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" [syn:
{set}, {readiness}]
4: a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great
facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
[syn: {facility}, {readiness}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
