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[Vocabulary] preface, motivation, whenever, as well, in practice, likely, unlikely, collide, comprise, in a nutshell, marshal, craftsman, fellow(s), strive, denote, intricate

preface

an introduction of a book; typically stating its subject, scope, or aims.

the article is excerpted from the new preface to the updated paperback edition.

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Before we get into it, I'd like to provide a little bit of a preface for the motivation behind writing this tutorial.

motivation

n. 動機

the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.

escape can be a strong motivation for travel.

whenever

adv, 每當

used for emphasis instead of "when" in questions, typically expressing surprise of confustion.

Whenever shall we get there?

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Whenever the go tool installs a package or binary, it also installs dependencies it has. So when you install the hello program, the stringutil package will be installed as well, automatically.

as well

也, 同樣的

As well is much more common in speaking than in writing, and is more common in speaking than also.

As well almoost always comes in end position.

我要來倫敦, 我妹也會來:

I'm coming to London and my sister's coming as well

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I not only playing the guitar, I sing as well.

連接詞, 無論何時

at whatever time; on whatever occasion (emphasizing a lack of restriction)

you can ask for help whenever you need it.

in practice

in fact 在實踐中, 實際上

They have rich experience in practice.

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your idea sounds good, but will it work in practice?

likely

adj.

such as well might happen or be true; probable.

the likely effects of the drought on sugar beet yields.

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It is likely the only enviroment variable you'll need to set when developing Go code.

unlikely

adj.

not likely to happen, be done, or be true; improbable

an unlikely explanation

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For your own packages, you must choose a base path that is unlikely to collide with future additions to the standard library or other external libraries.

collide

v. 碰撞, 相碰

hit with force when moving.

she collide with someone.

comprise

consist of; be made up of

the country comprises twenty states.

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The workspace contains one repositoriy comprsing two comamands and one library.

in a nutshell

簡而言之

In a nutshell, what it means is that the string representation we gave it does not match the standard time formating.

marshal

v. 整頓, 安排

arrange or asosemble (a group of people, especially soldiers) in order.

the general marshaled his troops.

golnag的 json encode function 叫作 Marshal

craftsman

a person who is skilled in a particular craft.

This is often due to the scarcity of skilled builders, craftsmen and gardeners.

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I'm Park, software craftsman.

fellow(s)

同伴

a man or boy.

he was an extremely ibliging fellow.

strive

v. 努力

make great efforts to archieve or obtain something

national movements were striving for independence.

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We strive to keep dotConference accessible to everyone, regardless of their background or resources.

denote

v. 表示

be a sign of; indicate

this mark denotes purity and quality.

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An argument is a simple value, denoted by one of following.

intricate

ˈintrikit

adj. 錯綜複雜

very complicated or detailed.

an intricate network of canals.

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More intricate examples appear below.

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