Hot Words No.231
Misogyny
- 発音:
- [mɪsάdʒəni]
- 意味:
- 女嫌い
- Hatred of women
- 例文1:
- That man’s misogyny was infamous.
- →「あの男の女嫌いは有名だった。」
Pundit
- 発音:
- [pʌ́ndit]
- 意味:
- 専門家、権威者
- A highly educated person; someone who gives opinions in an authoritative way, usually through mass media
- 例文1:
- He is a financial pundit and a FinTech specialist.
- →「彼は金融通でフィンテックの専門家である。」
Shrug off
- 発音:
- [ʃrʌ́g ɔ́(ː)f]
- 意味:
- 〜を一笑に付す、無視する
- To dismiss as of little importance
- 例文1:
- After his failure in business, he realized that he should not have shrugged off his father’s suggestion.
- →「事業に失敗して、彼は父親の提案を軽んじるべきではなかったとつくづく思った。」
Charlatan
- 発音:
- [ʃάɚlətn]
- 意味:
- ペテン師
- A person who falsely pretends to know or be something in order to deceive people; a fraud.
- 例文1:
- That politician was considered to be a charlatan by most of the media.
- →「その政治家は、多くのメディアでペテン師と見なされていた。」
Brag
- 発音:
- [brǽg]
- 意味:
- 〜を自慢する
- To talk about yourself, your achievements, your family, etc., in a way that shows too much pride.
- 例文1:
- That diplomat always bragged about his accomplishments in foreign policy.
- →「その外交官はいつも外交政策での実績を自慢していた。」
Ostracize
- 発音:
- [άstrəsὰɪz]
- 意味:
- 追放する、排斥する
- To exclude someone from a group
- 例文1:
- Ever since she transferred to our school, she has been ostracized by her classmates.
- →「彼女が私たちの学校に転校してきてからずっと、同級生から仲間はずれにされている。」
Regent
- 発音:
- [ríːdʒənt]
- 意味:
- 摂政
- Someone who governs a country in the place of a king or queen who is ill, young, or not available to govern.
- 例文1:
- The Crown Prince served as regent when the Emperor became ill and incapacitated.
- →「天皇が病気で公務が出来なくなった時、皇太子が摂政の役割を果たした。」