Hot Words No.237
Dissuade
- 発音:
- [diswéid]
- 意味:
- 説得して制止する
- To steer or deter from an activity or course of action
- 例文1:
- The medical doctor tried in vain to dissuade the patient from smoking.
- →「その医者は患者の喫煙をやめさせようとしたが、徒労に終わった。」
Felony
- 発音:
- [féləni]
- 意味:
- 重罪
- A serious crime such as murder or robbery
- 例文1:
- The father was accused of having committed felony child abuse.
- →「その父親は重い児童虐待罪で告訴された。」
Disparage
- 発音:
- [dispǽridʒ]
- 意味:
- 軽蔑する、見くびる
- To speak of or treat poorly, or with disrespect
- 例文1:
- Young people tend to disparage good ole manners.
- →「若者は古き良き礼儀作法を軽んじる傾向がある。」
Ephemeral
- 発音:
- [ifémərəl]
- 意味:
- 束の間の、刹那の、はかない
- Lasting only for a short time
- 例文1:
- Since ancient times, the Japanese have loved the ephemeral beauty of cherry blossoms.
- →「昔から、日本人は散りゆく桜の美しさを愛でてきた。」
Deforestation
- 発音:
- [diːfɔ̀ːristéiʃən]
- 意味:
- 森林破壊
- The act or result of cutting down or burning all the trees in an area
- 例文1:
- Reckless deforestation sometimes causes floods and soil erosion.
- →「山林濫伐はしばしば洪水や土壌浸食を引き起こす。」
Fishbowl
- 発音:
- [fíʃbòul]
- 意味:
- プライバシーのない丸見えの場所・状態
- A place or condition that affords no privacy
- 例文1:
- After elected President, he realized that he and his family were living in a fishbowl.
- →「大統領に選ばれた後、彼は自分にもそして家族にもプライバシーがないことを実感した。」
Quirk
- 発音:
- [kwə́ːrk]
- 意味:
- 思いがけない出来事、特異な行動や奇行・奇癖
- Something strange that happens by chance, a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality
- 例文1:
- Although the brothers grew up in different towns, by some quirk of fate, they came to live in the same town.
- →「その兄弟は別々の町で育ったものの、運命の悪戯か、同じ町に住むようになった。」
- 例文2:
- Kathy is a nice lady, but she has a few personality quirks.
- →「キャシーは素敵な女性だが、少し奇抜なところがある。」