Hot Words No.54

Antipodes (Singular: antipode)

発音：

[æntípədìːz]

意味：

地球で正反対の二地点、二つの対比的な意見

Two points on opposite sides of the earth; two diametrically opposed positions or views

例文1：

The adventurer circumnavigated the antipodes.

例文2：

After my speech was done, the next speaker presented an antipode of what I had argued for.

Body

発音：

[bάdi]

意味：

特定の目的の為に存在する機構や団体

An organization or group for a particular objective

例文1：

This government body is officially authorized to issue licenses to new businesses.

例文2：

The financial restructuring body mapped out its plan for the struggling economy.

Clumsy (Noun: clumsiness)

発音：

[klʌ́mzi]

意味：

不注意で調整の取れていない

Careless and uncoordinated

例文1：

I picked up the slippers on display but tossed them away as clumsy.

例文2：

A clumsy teenager stepped on my shoe in the train.

例文3：

The online seller apologized to me for his clumsiness in sending me a defective good.

Dystopian

発音：

[distóupiʌn]

意味：

想像上険悪な、ユートピアと逆の

Hypothetically troubled and ill-fated; anti-utopian

例文1：

Climate change is a dystopian symptom of the globalized world.

例文2：

The townspeople are facing a dystopian future.

Flourish

発音：

[flə́ːriʃ]

意味：

うまく成功する、繁栄する

To succeed well; to thrive

例文1：

In pre-war Europe, ethnic culture was flourishing.

例文2：

Venture capitalists are flourishing in today’s economic environment.

Gain on

発音：

[ɡéin άn]

意味：

徐々に追いついて接近する

To gradually get closer to the one you are chasing

例文1：

Go faster. The other cars are gaining on us!

例文2：

The presidential candidate is gaining on his rival, the front runner.

Helm

発音：

[hélm]

意味：

指導する権威を持った立場、リーダーシップ

A position of power to guide and lead

例文1：

When the CEO retired, his son took the helm.

例文2：

The president vowed to stay at the helm until the next election.

On the lam

発音：

[άn ðə lǽm]

意味：

警察などから隠れている又は逃げている

Hiding or escaping from someone, especially law enforcement agencies

例文1：

The suspect was on the lam for 10 years.

例文2：

The escapee from prison repeatedly dialed home while on the lam.