OED Study Notes: anger, élite

OED增加了很多新单词

在anger项下,就有一条2001年新增加的词条:

▸ anger management n. orig. U.S. control of one’s anger, esp. when the emotion is frequently felt and is likely to result in violent behaviour; freq. attrib., esp. designating a course, support group, etc., which helps achieve this control.

élite:

精英这个词来自法语,是“挑选”“选中”的意思。

[F. élite (in OFr. eslite, elite; see prec.) selection, choice; in mod. use concr. that which is chosen:—med.L. ēlecta choice, f. L. ēligĕre: see elect v.]

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