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매거진 유엔 영어

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by 유엔이방인 김상엽 Jul 13. 2023

[UN 영어] 유엔 영어 단어(U-Z)

유엔 문서에서 자주 사용되는 영어 단어(Words frequently found in united nations documents showing the prescribed spelling and hyphening)를 모아봤으니, 나중에 유엔 관련 업무를 하는 이들에게 좋은 참고 자료가 될 듯하다. 오늘은 U부터 Z까지 알아보자.


U

ulama

ultra: compound forms are closed except:

ultra-high frequency (noun)

ultra-high-frequency (adj.)

under: compound forms are closed

except when modifying a hyphenated

compound

undersecretary

Under-Secretary-General (plural: UnderSecretaries-General)

under way

uni: compound forms are closed

unmistakable

update

upgrade

upper-case (adj.)

uproot

up-to-date (adj.)

upward (adj. and adv.)

urban dweller

urban-rural (demographic movement)

urban/rural (comparison)

usability

usable

use-by date

use-effectiveness

user-friendly

username

utilize

U-turn

Uzi


V

vacuum aspiration method

vacuum-pack (verb)

vacuum-packed (adj.)

value added (noun and adj.)

value system

vapour

vari: compound forms are closed

V-chip

venepuncture

versus

vice (tool)

Vice-Chair

Vice-President

Vice-President-elect

vice versa

video camera

videoconference

videodisc

video game

videographics

videography

video link

video map

video on demand

videophone

video pirate

video recorder

video recording

viewfinder

viewpoint

vigorous

vigour

vis-à-vis

vitamin A

voicemail

voice-over (noun and adj.)

voiceprint


W

wage earner

wage-earning

wagon

Wahhabi

walkie-talkie

walk in (verb)

walk-in (adj.)

walkout (noun)

walk-through (noun)

wallboard

wallchart

Walloon

waqf

war chest

war crime

war criminal

war cry

war game

warhead

warlike

warlord

warmonger

warpath

warplane

warship

wartime

war-torn (adj.)

washout (noun)

washtub

wastewater

Washington, D.C.

watch list (noun and adj.)

watchtower

waterbird

water birth

waterboard, waterboarding

waterborne

water cannon

watercourse

watercraft

waterfowl

waterfront

waterhole

water level

waterline

waterlogged

water main

watermark

watermill

water power

waterproof

water-repellant (adj.)

water-resistant (adj.)

watershed

water supply

water table

watertight

water torture

water tower

waterway

waterworks

watt-hour

wattmeter

wavelength

weather-beaten

weatherproof

webcam

webcast

web hosting

webinar

webisode

weblink

weblog

webmail

webmaster

web page

web ring

website

webspace

weekday

weekend

well: compound adjectives are hyphenated only when preceding a noun (e.g. a welldesigned project; the project is well designed)

well-being

well-to-do

well water (noun)

well-wisher

west(ern) (a geographical direction or an area within a country)

West(ern) (a major region, e.g. West Africa, Western Europe)

west-north-west, west-south-west

westward

wetland(s)

wet lease

wheelchair

while (not “whilst”)

whistle-blower, whistle-blowing

whiteboard

white list (noun)

white-list (verb)

whitewash

wholegrain

wholehearted

wholewheat

wide area network

wideband

widebody

Wi-Fi

wild card

wildcat

wildfire

wildfowl

wilful

windblown

windborne

windbreak

windburn

wind chill

windfall

windowpane

windowsill

windproof

windscreen

windshield

windstorm

windswept

winegrower

winemaker

wingspan

wingspread

win-win (adj.)

wiretap, wiretapping, wiretapper

witchcraft

witch-hunt

withhold

woman-month, woman-year

woodblock

woodchip

woodpile

woodshed

woodsmoke

woodwork

woodyard

word-processing

word processor

work around (verb)

workaround (noun)

workday

workflow

workforce

work-hour

workload

workload-sharing

work out (verb)

workout (noun)

work permit

workplace

workplan

workroom

worksheet

workshop

worksite

workspace

workstation

workweek

worldwide

would-be (adj.)

write down (verb)

write-down (noun)

write in (verb)

write-in (noun)

write off (verb)

write-off (noun)

write-protect, write-protected

write up (verb)

write-up (noun)

wrongdoing


X

X chromosome

xeno: compound forms are closed

X factor

X-ray


Y

yarmulke

Y chromosome

year-on-year (adj.)

year-round (adj.)

YouTube


Z

zero gravity

zeros

zero-sum (adj.)

zero-tolerance (adj.)

zigzag

zoogeography

zookeeper

zoonosis

zooplankton

Z particle


(사진 출처: 유엔사무국홈페이지)


Disclaimer - This post was prepared by Sang Yeob Kim in his personal capacity. The opinions expressed in this article are the author's own and do not reflect the view of his employer.


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