Nghĩa là gì: a posteriori

a posteriori /'eipɔs,teri'ɔ:rai/

phó từ & tính từ
- theo phép quy nạp
  - method a_posteriori: phương pháp quy nạp
- hậu nghiệm
  - probability a_posteriori: (toán học) xác suất hậu nghiệm

ster Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

bet on a lame rooster

bet on a loser, fall for that If you vote for that guy, you're betting on a lame rooster.

dumpster diving

searching in the garbage to find bottles etc. No. This college does not offer a course in dumpster diving.

ghetto blaster

portable radio, boom box Loud rock music came from a ghetto blaster on the steps.

keester

buttocks, backside, bum, rear end We laughed when Lan fell off the horse and landed on her keester.

pass muster

pass a test or checkup, be good enough I wrote some of the instructions of the computer manual and will send them to my partner to see if they pass muster.

plastered

very drunk, hammered, looped, sloshed After losing the fight, Jock went and got plastered.

prairie oyster

the testicle of a young bull or bull calf Do you believe that some folks in Alberta eat prairie oysters?

rodchester

single armrest between two airplane seats The woman beside me rested her arm on the rodchester.

spell disaster

cause an accident, lead to a tragedy An error in the design of a car could spell disaster for the driver.

the world is your oyster

the world is small beside your talent and skill With imagination - our greatest gift - the world is our oyster.

wasn't born yesterday

wise from experience, been around Pat can survive in the workplace. She wasn't born yesterday.

world is your oyster

(See the world is your oyster)

ampster

Australian slang for a showman's or trickster's accomplice who starts buying the tickets, goods etc.

ass master

jerk, idiot; term for someone you don't like

black gangster disciple

a Chicago based street gang, founded in the late 60, early 70s many experts feel that they are the for-runner to the Crips. Although the BGD's often wear blue, it's not mandatory. The major way to tell members of this gang is by the way they wear their caps with the brim cocked to the right

booster

1. a shoplifter
2. a thief

busters

the police

cum dumpster

one who swallows large amounts of semen or one load after another from successive guys:"They got some cum dumpster to be the entertainment at the party"

dep-testosterone

any anabolic steroid

dopester

American and Canadian slang for a person who makes predictions, especially in sport or politics

Dutch Master

Dutch Master is a brand of cigars. When rolling a serious blunt, the tobacco is removed from a cigar and replaced with marijuana:"Slit a nigga back like a Dutchmasta killa" -- Wu-Tang Clan (???)

rooster

1. Piru blood street gang
2. the vagina
3. the penis

sister

1. a term of address to any woman
2. a black woman (soul sista)

muster up

develop；gather鼓起；奋起
He mustered up courage to climb the cliff．他鼓起勇气攀登那个峭壁。
Muster up yodr courage．The difficulty will soon be overcome．鼓起勇气来，困难很快就会克服的。
He mustered up all his courage for the ordeal．他鼓足勇气去经受严峻的考验。

not born yesterday

Idiom(s): not born yesterday

Theme: EXPERIENCE

experienced; knowledgeable in the ways of the world.
• I know what's going on. I wasn't born yesterday.
• Sally knows the score. She wasn't born yesterday.

from stem to stern

Idiom(s): from stem to stern

Theme: THOROUGHNESS

from one end to another. (Refers to the front and back ends of a ship. Fixed order.)
• Now, I have to clean the house from stem to stern.
• I polished my car carefully from stem to stern.

come on like gangbusters

Idiom(s): come on like gangbusters

Theme: BEHAVIOR - WILD

to approach people in a wild and exciting manner; to seem very active and pushy when approaching people.
• Why is she so unpolished? She comes on like gangbusters and frightens people away.
• The people in this town seem to come on like gangbusters, and they seem very rude at first.

a past master at

Idiom(s): be a past master at sth

Theme: SKILL

to have been proven extremely good or skillful at an activity.
• Mary is a past master at cooking omeletes.
• Pam is a past master at the art of complaining.

Green-eyed monster

The green-eyed monster is an allegorical phrase for somebody's strong jealousy

Recipe for disaster

A recipe for disaster is a mixture of people and events that could only possibly result in trouble.

Yesterday's man or Yesterday's woman

Someone, especially a politician or celebrity, whose career is over or on the decline is yesterday's man or woman.

born yesterday|born|yesterday

adj. phr. Inexperienced and easily fooled; not alert to trickery; easily deceived or cheated.

Usually used in negative sentences. When Bill started the new job, the other workers teased him a little, but he soon proved to everyone that he wasn't born yesterday. I won't give you the money till I see the bicycle you want to sell me. Do you think I was born yesterday?
Compare: NOBODY'S FOOL.

emcee|M.C.|ceremonies|master|master of ceremonies

n. The person in charge of introducing the various participants in a show or entertainment. Bob Hope was the M.C. of many memorable shows.

green-eyed monster|green|green-eyed|monster

n. phr. Jealousy; envy. When John's brother got the new bicycle, the green-eyed monster made John fight with him.

master copy|copy|master

n. 1. A perfect text to which all copies are made to conform; a corrected version used as a standard by printers. The master copy must be right, because if it isn't, the mistakes in it will be repeated all through the edition. 2. A stencil from which other copies are made. Mr. Brown told his secretary to save the master copy so that they could run off more copies whenever they needed them. The master copy was too light so many of the copies didn't come out clear.

master key|key|master

n. phr. A key that opens a set of different locks. The building janitor has a master key to all of the apartments in this building.

mastermind

n. A person who supplies the intelligence for a project and/or undertakes its management. Winston Churchill was the mastermind in the war against Hitler.

pass muster|muster|pass

v. phr., informal To pass a test or check-up; be good enough. After a practice period, Sam found that he was able to pass muster as a lathe operator. His work was done carefully, so it always passed muster.
Compare: MEASURE UP.

past master|master|past

n. phr. An expert. Alan wins so often because he is a past master at chess.

sterling character|character|sterling

n. phr. A person of irreproachable character; one of the highest professional standards. The nominee for the Supreme Court must be a sterling character in every possible way.

tongue twister|tongue|twister

n. A word or group of words difficult to pronounce whose meaning is irrelevant compared to the difficulty of enunciation. "She sells sea shells by the seashore" is a popular American tongue twister.

world is one's oyster|oyster|world

Everything is possible for you; the world belongs to you; you can get anything you want. When John won the scholarship, he felt as though the world was his oyster. The rich girl acts as though the world is her oyster.

born yesterday

born yesterday
see not born yesterday.

gangbuster

gangbuster
like gangbusters
Slang
With great impact, vigor, or zeal: came on like gangbusters at the start of his campaign; a career that took off like gangbusters.

like gangbusters

like gangbusters
Energetically, forcefully, loudly. For example, This is a soft passage—the horns shouldn't come in like gangbusters. This expression alludes to a popular radio series entitled Gangbusters, which featured explosive sound effects, such as gunfire and sirens, at the beginning of each episode. [Slang; late 1930s]

master

master
see past master.

monster

monster
see green-eyed monster.

muster

muster
In addition to the idiom beginning with muster, also see pass muster.

muster in

muster in
Enlist in military service. For example, They were mustered in at Fort Dix. The antonym is muster out, meaning “to leave or be discharged from military service,” as in He was mustered out and given a dishonorable discharge. [First half of 1800s]

oyster

oyster
see world is one's oyster, the.

More Idioms/Phrases

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