cag

不確定。同源詞包括低地蘇格蘭語 kag、kagg (“惹恼，悲伤”)。可能繼承自中古英語 caggen (“绑住，束缚”)，可能源自或與古諾爾斯語 kǫgurr (“被子，毯子，床罩，棺材布”) 有關。或可能與新挪威語 kjaka (“争吵，骚扰”) 有關。

If a little petulance be discovered in SPRING's printed reply, perhaps it was cagged out of him by the very unceremonious manner of approach adopted by Langan and Reynolds […]

1824, Pierce Egan, Boxiana; Or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism，第 344 頁:


Mitaka

三鷹（城市名，位於日本東京）。


call it a day

來自早期的 call it half a day（最早見於1834年），意思是在工作日结束前离开。

calls it a day
calling it a day
called it a day

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-au-call it a day.ogg

結束，停止，收手 （自 1919 年）

We have been at this for hours; let’s call it a day and come back tomorrow when we are fresh.

我們已經做了好幾個小時了，今天就到這裡吧，明天精神好的時候再來。

“Do you often go looking for mice in other people’s rooms?” “I wouldn’t say often. Just when the spirit moves me, don’t you know?” “I see. Well…” When people say “Well” to you like that, it usually means that they think you are outstaying your welcome and that the time has come to call it a day. She felt, I could see, that Woosters were not required in her son’s sleeping apartment […]

1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VIII:

After suffering massive losses for three years in a row, the boss decided to call it a day, and sold his company.

在連續三年遭受巨額虧損之後，老闆決定收手，並賣掉了他的公司。


espressi

As soon as the bartender saw them he called out, ‘Three espressi?’, half way between an inquiry and a flat statement.

酒保一看到他们就喊道：“要三杯浓缩咖啡？”语气半是询问，半是平淡的陈述。

1967, Renato Amato, The Full Circle of the Travelling Cuckoo, Whitcombe & Tombs, 出版於 1968，第 45 頁:

We sighed happily into our espressi (75¢), pleased to be among the first diners in this accomplished yet simple bistro.

我们开心地喝着浓缩咖啡（75美分），很高兴成为这家精致而又简约的小酒馆的第一批用餐者。

(And once, years ago in Genoa, when my own children were small and we all fell sick of what turned out to be German measles, the hotel physician seemed ready to hand me over to the authorities because it had “become known” to him that I had permitted them to sip my espresso. Toddlers may drink wine, but not coffee. ... In fact, I had ordered three espressi because the children admired the pretty porcelain cups; I drank them all.[…])

1989, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Italian Days, Atlantic Monthly Press, →ISBN，第 18 頁:

Well, after that dinner and two espressi and a cognac we were able to struggle home through the winding stress, feeling we had dined abundantly but not to excess, because we were given small portions.

1994, John Ferrone 編, Love and Kisses and a Halo of Truffles: Letters to Helen Evans Brown, 出版於 1995, →ISBN，第 263–264 頁s:

Dr Illy’s presentation of three espressi brewed for different times followed a tasting given by Jean-Claude Rouzaud of his Roederer Brut Premier, Brut Rosé and Cristal 1989.

Here is a dollar, go get three espressi.

给你一美元，去买三杯浓缩咖啡。

2000, Lucienne Countess von Doz, M. E. Hecht, The Seventh Ceiling, Pen-y-Bryn Ltd., →ISBN，第 143 頁:

‘Two espressi plus the coffee ingested by the gentleman over there’ (he nodded in Lavater’s direction). The bill was produced and paid.

2006, Chris Walton, Sound Bites, →ISBN，第 34 頁:

“[…] I’ll make us two espressi.” DeSimone turned to the shiny chrome coffee maker.

2010, A. A. McClymont, SA-286, iUniverse, →ISBN，第 31 頁:

They are usually three-group machines (three portafilters capable of pulling three espressi at a time) and have a dedicated steam boiler, and either one brew boiler or a separate, tunable brew boiler for each group.

2012, James Freeman, Caitlin Freeman, Tara Duggan, The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee: Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes, →ISBN，第 109 頁:

She performed the gesture three times, receiving and passing to him separately two espressi in paper cups and a liter of Acqua Della Madonna- the B. V. M.’s own bottled water, on the feastday of the Assumed Virgin.

2013, Tristan Bellini, Beyond Choice and Secrecy, RoseDog Books, →ISBN，第 79 頁:

He took the manuscript to Florian’s, read it sitting on the piazza with the illuminated Basilica and campanile above him, through three espressi and then mineral water.

2013, Alex Jeffers, Deprivation; or, Benedetto Furioso: An Oneiromancy, Lethe Press, →ISBN，第 153 頁:

Gloess at al. [208] analyzed nine different coffee extraction methods with regard to analytical and sensory aspects for four espressi and five lunghi.

2015, Handbook of Food Analysis, 3rd版, CRC Press, →ISBN，第 665 頁:

One hour, a great deal of talking, three espressi, a bottle of excellent French rosé and three quarters of a bottle of whisky later, we’re sitting at the kitchen table doubled up with laughter.

一个小时后，我们聊了很多，喝了三杯浓缩咖啡、一瓶优质法国桃红葡萄酒和大半瓶威士忌，然后坐在厨房的桌子旁，开怀大笑。

2016 [2015], Imogen Taylor（譯者）, The Trap, 根據Raabe, Melanie原著改編的翻譯作品, →ISBN:


sforzando

more sforzando (comparative)
most sforzando (superlative)

(縮寫) sf, sfz, sfz.


controllably

more controllably (comparative)
most controllably (superlative)


uncontrollably

more uncontrollably (comparative)
most uncontrollably (superlative)


quiet quitting

quiet quit 的現在時分詞和動名詞

While this schedule (Table 8.1) may still present itself as ideal and not a reality, entre-employees use quiet quitting; identifying that work will always be present and many components of it can (and should) be saved for the next day.

2023, Sydney D. Richardson, Making the Entrepreneurial Transition，第 113 頁:

To be clear, quiet quitting does not mean that collaborators are resigning, rather, they are no longer working extra hours, specially without compensation, are not defining themselves by the work they do or the position they hold or subscribing to the hustle-culture mentality which means that they live to work.

需要明确的是，“悄悄辞职”并不意味着合作者辞职，而是他们不再加班，特别是无偿加班，不再通过他们所做的工作或所担任的职位来定义自己，或认同“忙碌文化”心态——意味着活着就是为了工作。

2023, Ramesh Behl Rajagopal, Paradigm Shift in Business，第 427 頁:

In the past few years, quiet quitting has become quite the phenomenon in the workplace. Quiet quitting is not actually quitting your job, but slowly not showing up anymore or going the extra mile.

过去几年，“悄悄辞职”在职场上颇为常见。“悄悄辞职”并不是真的辞职，而是慢慢地不再付出额外的努力。

2024, Dr Ali Fenwick, Red Flags, Green Flags: Modern psychology for everyday drama:


quiet quitting

“在職離職”，只完成工作上的最低需求和標準


Nova Scotia

借自拉丁語，字面意思“新蘇格蘭”，源自 nova，novus (“新”)的陰性 + Scōtia (“蘇格蘭”)。

/ˌnəʊ.və ˈskəʊ.ʃə/

新斯科舍，新斯科細亞（省名，位於加拿大東部；首都： 哈利法克斯）。

整體詞：Maritimes、Maritime provinces

分體詞：Nova Scotia peninsula、Cape Breton Island

新斯科舍半岛，半島名，位於大西洋沿岸，構成新斯克省的大部分。