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এ পরীক্ষায় ২টি প্রশ্ন — একটি phrasal meaning ('maiden speech'), অন্যটি Latin abbreviation (N.B.)। দুটিই idiomatic vocabulary।
Options: (ক) First speech ✓ • (খ) Middle speech • (গ) Maid servant's speech • (ঘ) Final speech
'Maiden' as adjective = first/inaugural। 'Maiden speech' = কোনো নবনির্বাচিত সংসদ সদস্যের জীবনের প্রথম বক্তৃতা।
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Maiden speech | First public speech (especially parliamentary) |
| Maiden voyage | First journey of a ship/plane |
| Maiden name | Woman's surname before marriage |
| Maiden over | Cricket over with zero runs scored |
| Maiden century | First century by a batsman in career |
'Maiden = কুমারী/সদ্য — অর্থাৎ প্রথমবার যা।' — সব phrase-এ 'প্রথমবার' অর্থে।
'Maid servant's speech' → ব্যাকরণিকভাবে maid + 's' হলে possessive হত, কিন্তু এখানে maiden একটি adjective। শব্দ বিভ্রান্ত করার ফাঁদ।
Options: (ক) Note before • (খ) No bar • (গ) Non bearing • (ঘ) Nota bene ✓
N.B. = Latin 'Nota Bene' = 'note well' / 'mark well' / 'take notice'। চিঠি, বিজ্ঞপ্তি বা নোটিশের শেষে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ পয়েন্ট নির্দেশ করতে ব্যবহৃত।
| Abbreviation | Full Form (Latin) | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| N.B. | Nota Bene | Note well |
| e.g. | exempli gratia | for example |
| i.e. | id est | that is |
| etc. | et cetera | and so on |
| viz. | videlicet | namely |
| cf. | confer | compare |
| vs. / v. | versus | against |
| P.S. | Post Scriptum | written after |
| A.D. | Anno Domini | in the year of Our Lord |
| B.C. | Before Christ | (English, not Latin) |
| A.M. | Ante Meridiem | before midday |
| P.M. | Post Meridiem | after midday |
| RIP | Requiescat In Pace | rest in peace |
| ad hoc | ad hoc | for this purpose |
| status quo | status quo | existing state |
| per capita | per capita | per head |
| per annum | per annum | per year |
'Note well = N.B. (sound: NOTA BENE)' — pronounce 'NOH-tah BEH-nay'। 'Note' এর ইংরেজি অর্থ থেকেই Latin 'Nota'।
Latin abbreviations মুখস্থ রাখুন। N.B., e.g., i.e., P.S. — চিঠি লেখার সব convention থেকেই আসে।
Idioms & Phrases — Master Lecture — 'Maiden' family, Latin abbreviations, 100+ BCS-frequent idioms (in cold blood, at sixes and sevens, by leaps and bounds).