รวบรวมคำศัพท์น่ารู้จากข่าวสำคัญที่เกิดขึ้นรอบภูมิภาคอาเซียนและบทความของบล็อกอาเซียนคอร์เนอร์ตลอดเดือนพฤศจิกายน
amnesty (การนิรโทษกรรม)
Part of speech
: noun
Meaning
: a general pardon granted by a government to forgive political crimes
Example
: Thai amnesty bill sparks a new round
of street protests in Bangkok.
batter (พายุพัดกระหน่ำ)
Part of speech
: verb
Meaning
: to hit sb/sth hard, many times
Example
: Typhoon Haiyan , also known as Typhoon Yolanda, battered
six central Philippine islands on Nov.8.
calamity (ภัยพิบัติ)
Part of speech
: noun
Meaning
: a terrible event that causes a lot of damage
Example
: The mayor of Tacloban, a city of more than 220,000 people in Leyte province,
has declared a state of calamity after
Super Typhoon Haiyan hit.
commence (เริ่ม)
Part of speech
: verb
Meaning
: to start or begin
Example:
The academic year in Brunei commences on
January 2 with a 4-week break at the end of the year.
compulsory (ซึ่งต้องกระทำตามกฎหมาย)
Part of speech
: adjective
Meaning
: that must be done by law
Example
: Primary education is compulsory for
all children between the ages of 7 and 12 in Malaysia.
desperate (for sth) (มีความต้องการอย่างมาก)
Part of speech
: adjective
Meaning
: wanting or needing something very much
Example
: Survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan are desperate for
food, water and medicine.
disclosure (การเปิดเผย,การเปิดโปง)
Part of speech
: noun
Meaning
: making something known
Example
: Indonesian-Australian relations turn sour when Australia’s media reported disclosures of President Susilo BambangYudhoyono’s phone
tapping.
espionage (จารกรรม, การสืบราชการลับ)
Part of speech
: noun
Meaning
: the act of spying
Example
: The Indonesian diplomat has said Australia's espionage was unacceptable.
responsibility (หน้าที่, ความรับผิดชอบ)
Part of speech
: noun
Meaning
: a duty to deal with something
Example:
Education in Indonesia is under the responsibility
of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
sovereignty (อำนาจอธิปไตย)
Part of speech
: noun
Meaning
: the supreme power over a country
Example: The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Nov.11 that Cambodia has sovereignty over the whole territory of the Preah Vihear temple.
storm surge (คลื่นพายุหมุนยกซัดฝั่ง)
Part of speech : noun
Meaning : an offshore rise of water
Example: Tacloban City was inundated with the 15-foot-high storm surge during Typhoon Yolanda.
tertiary (education) (การศึกษาในระดับอุดมศึกษา)
Part of speech
: noun
Meaning
: the educational level following the completion of secondary education
Example
: