Question of the Day #984

And what better way to top off an undergraduate degree and increase your chances of securing a great job than by earning an online master’s degree in computer engineering to boot?

From the 1st paragraph of this article at Admissions.blog.

  上記の文で、to bootの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "to boot" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

おまけに◆【同】in addition ; also

In additionやalsoと違って、文の冒頭で使うことは少なく、文末で使うことが多いです。  

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

in addition, by way of addition; furthermore

   

Examples

• He's kind, handsome, and wealthy to boot.
• She gets motion sickness, and she’s afraid of flying to boot.
• He is making money and receiving free advertising to boot!
• They have to be thin, attractive and well-dressed to boot.
• My friends believed that everyone in a suit was dull and conservative, and a philistine to boot. Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)

   

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