今週のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語 - Eigojan!!

Statement (100 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈsteɪt.mənt/ US /ˈsteɪt.mənt/

日本語 (Japanese): 〈U〉『声明』(『供述』)『すること』 / 〈C〉『声明』(『供述』)[『書』] / 〈C〉(銀行などの)計算書,決算報告 / 〈C〉(音楽で)曲の主題の提示

中国话 (Simplifized)：声明 (Shēngmíng)

漢語 (Traditional)：聲明 [ㄕㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ] (Shēngmíng)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

'statement of confidence' Scottish Conservative West of Scotland MSP Annabel Goldie described the move as "a tremendous statement of confidence" in the United Kingdom's defence capacity.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-32828517 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

A statement from Keir's family said: "We wish to announce that due to the injuries sustained in an accident at the weekend Keir has sadly passed away.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-32688797 )

Little (100 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈlɪt.l̩/ US /ˈlɪt̬-/

日本語 (Japanese): 『小さい』,幼い,かわいい / (物事が)『つまらない』,ささいな,小規模の;(心が)小さい,(人が)心の小さい / 《数えられない名詞の前に用いて》《通例aをつけて》『わずかにある』,少しの,少量の / 《数えられない名詞の前に用いて》《冠詞なしで》『ほとんどない』 / 《aをつけて》『少し』[は],ちょっと / 《冠詞なしで》『ほとんどなく』 / 《冠詞なしで強い否定を表して》『全然』…『ない』,少しも…ない / 《aをつけて》(まだ残っている量・程度・時間・距離などが)『わずか』,少し / 《冠詞なしで》(ないに等しい)わずか,少し

中国话 (Simplifized)：小 (xiǎo)

漢語 (Traditional)：小 [ㄒㄧㄠˇ] (xiǎo)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Little wonder he kept his head down, walked past, and logged back on to his computer.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32446711 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Little opportunity For those who aren't wealthy, staying in Puerto Rico is not always an option.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32344131 )

Research (99 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ US /ˈriː.sɝːtʃ/

日本語 (Japanese): (新しい事実などの探究のための,特定の分野の)『研究』,『調査』《+『in』(『into』,『on』)+『名』》 / …‘を'研究する,調査する / (…を)研究する,調査する《+into(on)+名》

中国话 (Simplifized)：研究 (yánjiū)

漢語 (Traditional)：研究 [ㄧㄢˊㄐㄧㄡˋ] (yánjiū)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Research shows that most people apply less than half the amount of sunscreen needed to provide the level of protection indicated on the label.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-32749634 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Research fellow at the University of New South Wales, Sangeetha Pillai, says it seems more in line with the broad discretion that the UK Home Secretary has "than the more curtailed executive discretion in other countries such as Canada or France where an actual finding of criminal guilt is necessary before citizenship stripping becomes a possibility".

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-32955016 )

Story (97 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈstɔː.ri/ US /ˈstɔːr.i/

日本語 (Japanese): 〈C〉(事実に基づいた)『話』,実話 / 〈C〉(架空の,人を楽しませる)『物語』,話 / 〈U〉(小説,詩,劇,映画などの)筋,プロット / 〈C〉(新聞などの)記事,事件の報道 / 〈C〉(ある人の言う)言葉,申し立て / 〈C〉《話》《子供が,また子供に対して用いる》うそ(lie)

中国话 (Simplifized)：故事 (gùshì)

漢語 (Traditional)：故事 [ㄍㄨˋㄕˋ] (gùshì)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Storyliners take story ideas from writers and plan how they will pan out over days, weeks and months.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32590121 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Story so far Exit poll suggests the standing of the parties will be Conservative 316, Labour 239, SNP 58, Lib Dems 10 , Plaid Cymru 4, UKIP 2, Greens 2, Others 19. The exit poll suggests the Conservatives will be short of an overall majority by ten seats. If the exit poll is correct, the SNP will win all but one seat in Scotland. In the first three declarations, Labour held Houghton & Sunderland South, Sunderland Central and Washington & Sunderland West.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32633008 )

Problem (96 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈprɒb.ləm/ US /ˈprɑː.bləm/

日本語 (Japanese): (特に解決の容易でない)『問題』,やっかいな事熊 / 《単数形で》《話》(…にとって)やっかいな人《+『to』+『名』》 / (特に,数学の)問題 / 扱いにくい,問題の

中国话 (Simplifized)：问题 (wèntí)

漢語 (Traditional)：問題 [ㄨㄣˋㄊㄧˊ] (wèntí)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Problem loans at Spain's banks hit a new all-time high in September, as the collapse of the country's property bubble continued to hurt the economy.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20391388 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

The problem for party leaders is a simple matter of arithmetic.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32800148 )

Agency (93 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/ US /ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/

日本語 (Japanese): 〈C〉『代理店』,取扱店;周旋所;代理人 / 〈C〉(政府の)機関,庁 / 〈U〉(事の達成を助ける)力,働き,作用,手段 / 〈U〉仲介,尽力,世話

中国话 (Simplifized)：机构 (jīgòu)

漢語 (Traditional)：機構 [ㄐㄧㄍㄡˋ] (jīgòu)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

The agency said that as credit becomes more restricted there was a possibility of a downturn in the sector.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13778249 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

The agency cut Credit Agricole and BNP Paribas from Aa2 to Aa3, and Societe Generale from Aa3 to A1.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16113136 )

Father (92 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈfɑː.ðər/ US /-ðɚ/

日本語 (Japanese): 〈C〉『父』,父親 / 《one's fathers》(男の)『祖先』,父祖(forefather) / 〈C〉(…の)『創始者』,生みの親,始祖,元組(founder)《+『of』+『名』》 / 《複数形で》(市町村議会などの)長老,元老 / 《[the]F-,Our F-》神,天帝,造物主 / 《敬称として)神父,教父,…師 / …‘の'父となる / …‘の'父親らしくふるまう / …‘を'創始する(originate)

中国话 (Simplifized)：父亲 (fùqīn)

漢語 (Traditional)：父親 [ㄈㄨˋㄑㄧㄣ] (fùqīn)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

father figure Jurors were told the divorced father-of-five spanked women and this escalated to the rape of a vulnerable recruit.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32599618 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Father Silvester, a priest from nearby Sliven who has long campaigned against fortune-tellers, says Mr Grozev's acts run counter to Orthodox Christian teachings.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-32914613 )

Today (92 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /təˈdeɪ/ US /təˈdeɪ/

日本語 (Japanese): 『きょう[は]』,本日[は] / 『現代では』,今日では / 『きょう』,本日 / 『現代』,今日

中国话 (Simplifized)：今天 (jīntiān)

漢語 (Traditional)：今天 [ㄐㄧㄣㄊㄧㄢ] (jīntiān)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Today, a basic "mani-pedi" can cost around $20 - largely due to Vietnamese American salons, which typically charge 30-50% less than other salons, according to NAILS Magazine.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32544343 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Today's decision sends a clear message that the unacceptable delays faced by many people, may also be unlawful," she said.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33020987 )

Start (91 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /stɑːt/ US /stɑːrt/

日本語 (Japanese): (…から…に向かって)『出発する』《+『from』+『名』+『for』(『to』)+『名』》 / 〈事が〉『始まる』,発生する;)…で)始まる《+『with』+『塁』》,(…から)生じる《+『from』+『名』》 / 〈人が〉『活動し始める』,〈機械などが〉動き始める;(…を)始める,(…に)着手する《+『in』(『on』)+『名』》 / 《しばしば副詞[句]を伴って》〈人が〉(…に驚いて)急に動く;《比喩(ひゆ)的に》ぎまりとする,ぎょっとする《+『at』+『名』》 / 《しばしば副詞[句]を伴って》〈物が〉急に動く,飛び出る,噴出する / (試合の)先発メンバーになる / …‘を'『始める』,開始する / 〈人〉‘に'始めさせる / …‘を'生じさせる,引き起こす / 〈機械など〉‘を'『始動させる』 / …‘を'使い始める / 〈獲物〉‘を'狩り出す,飛び立たせる,先発メンバーしとて出す / 〈C〉『出発』,スタート;出発点 / 〈C〉(事業などの)『開始』,着手 / 〈C〉最初,初め,出だし / 〈C〉《a ~》はっと(びっくり)すること,びっくりして飛び上がること / 〈U〉《時にa ~》(…に対する)先発[権],優先[権];機先《+『on』(『over』)+『名』》

中国话 (Simplifized)：开始 (kāishǐ)

漢語 (Traditional)：開始 [ㄎㄞㄕˇ] (kāishǐ)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Start afresh' Under UKIP plans, the Electoral Commission and IPSA would also be scrapped for not doing enough to make the system better, she said.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32480623 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Start and stiff 'neath a stranger's sky A few hundred miles away, War-worn, khaki-clad figures lie, Their faces rigid and grey" It's no surprise that Pope features so widely in English lessons, says Dr Ann-Marie Einhaus, lecturer in modern and contemporary literature at Northumbria University.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32298697 )

Major (90 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈmeɪ.dʒər/ US /-dʒɚ/

日本語 (Japanese): メジャー ( mejā )

中国话 (Simplifized)：主要 (zhǔyào)

漢語 (Traditional)：主要 [ㄓㄨˇㄧㄠˋ] (zhǔyào)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Major clients Toyota Motor, Nissan and six others will supply another 20bn yen, the newspaper said.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20492791 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Major destinations are still facing landslides, after the quake and its aftershocks left mountains unstable.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32889294 )

Spokesman (88 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈspəʊks.mən/ US /ˈspoʊks-/

日本語 (Japanese): スポークスマン,代弁者

中国话 (Simplifized)：发言人 (fāyán rén)

漢語 (Traditional)：發言人 [ㄈㄚㄧㄢˊㄖㄣˊ] (fāyán rén)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Spokesman Col Steve Warren said the Defence Department is working with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to get the samples, which were supposed to be dead or inactivated.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32910020 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Spokesman Col Steve Warren also accepted that poor leadership in the Iraqi army was one factor in the loss of Ramadi, along with poor tactics.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-32791448 )

Director (87 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /daɪˈrek.tər/ US /-ˈtɔːr.i-/

日本語 (Japanese): 『指導者』,指揮者 / (会社・法人の)『重役』,取締役 / (映画・演劇・テレビ番組などの)『監督』,演出家,ディレクター / (オーケストラ・合唱団などの)指揮者(conductor) / (私立学校の)校長(principal)(施設の)所長,(役所の)局長,部長

中国话 (Simplifized)：导演 (dǎoyǎn)

漢語 (Traditional)：導演 [ㄉㄠˇㄧㄢˇ] (dǎoyǎn)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

director Gabriel Clarke, Chad McQueen and co-director and producer John McKenna promoted the film at Cannes His production company, Solar, had just signed a six picture deal to make the movies he wanted to make with himself in the starring role.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32832490 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Director of Public Prosecutions Barra McGrory said: "One issue I'd like to make clear at the very outset is that no blame in relation to the collapse of these cases attaches to Máiría Cahill or the other two victims.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-32842117 )

Likely (86 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈlaɪ.kli/ US /ˈlaɪ.kli/

日本語 (Japanese): 《補語にのみ用いて》…『しそうな』,らしい / 《名詞の前にのみ用いて》『ほんとうらしい』,ありそうな / 『適切な』,あつらえ向きの / 『たぶん』,おそらく(probably)

中国话 (Simplifized)：容易 (róngyì)

漢語 (Traditional)：容易 [ㄖㄨㄥˊㄧˋ] (róngyì)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Likely to be tens of millions," she added.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-33014046 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

The likely leadership candidates to replace Ed Miliband - Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Chuka Umunna - will all stay in their jobs shadowing health, home affairs and business respectively.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32692019 )

Increase (86 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ɪnˈkriːs/ US /ɪnˈkriːs/

日本語 (Japanese): 『増える』,『増大する』 / (…に)…‘を'『増やす』《+『名』+『to』+『名』》 / (…の)『増加』,増大;〈C〉増加量(額)《+『of』(『in』,『on』)+『名』》

中国话 (Simplifized)：增加 (zēngjiā)

漢語 (Traditional)：增加 [ㄗㄥㄐㄧㄚ] (zēngjiā)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Increase the lead oxide, and the hue became a heavier red.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32809173 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

'Increase public concern' On Thursday, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon said a South Korean doctor disobeyed an order to stay away from the public after showing symptoms of Mers on Sunday.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33017336 )

House (86 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /haʊs/ US /haʊs/

日本語 (Japanese): 『家』,住宅 / 家庭,家族,世帯 / 《しばしば複合語を作って》(ある特定の目的に用いる)建物 / (劇場などの)観客,聴衆 / 《しばしばthe H-》議会,立法府,議院 / 《しばしばH-》(王侯貴族の)家系,…家 / 〈人〉‘に'住居を提供する;〈人〉‘を'泊める,収容する / 〈品物〉‘を'しまう,蓄える / 家の / (特定の会社などの)社員向けの

中国话 (Simplifized)：房子 (fángzi)

漢語 (Traditional)：房子 [ㄈㄤˊㄗ˙] (fángzi)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

House of Commons Smoking Room 1910 It's the same story in Parliament.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32982157 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

House prices fell at an annual rate of 11.2% of last year, the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica said, a drop of almost four percentage points more than the previous quarter.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17381890 )

Current (84 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈkʌr.ənt/ US /ˈkɝː-/

日本語 (Japanese): 『通用している』,流通している,一般に行われている / 『今の』,『現在の』 / 〈C〉(水・空気などの)『流れ』,流動 / 〈C〉〈U〉電流 / 〈C〉(…の)『流れ』,『風潮』,動向《+『of』+『名』》

中国话 (Simplifized)：当前 (dāngqián)

漢語 (Traditional)：當前 [ㄉㄤㄑㄧㄢˊ] (dāngqián)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Current Prime Minister David Cameron said: "He was a talented politician who has died too young.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32972470 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Current dress codes, they argue, are not about shirts and pants, but reflect attitudes sexualizing the female - including underage female - body.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-32910132 )

Point (83 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /pɔɪnt/ US /pɔɪnt/

日本語 (Japanese): 〈C〉(針・鉛筆・剣などの)『とがった先』,(…の)先端《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉岬(みさき) / 〈C〉(小数点・句読点などの)点 / 〈C〉(図形上の)点 / 〈C〉(ある特定の)『地点』(spot),場所(place) / 〈C〉(計器の目盛りなどの)『点』,『度』 / 〈C〉時点,瞬間 / 〈C〉《単数形で》(物語・議論などの)『要点』,核心《+『of』(『in』)+『名』》 / 〈U〉(…の)『目的』,『意義』,ねらっている点《+『of』(『in』)+『名』(do『ing』)》 / 〈C〉(全体の中の)個々の項目,細目(item),細部(detail) / 〈C〉特徴(characteristic),特質(trait) / 〈C〉(競技・学校の成績などの)得点 / 〈C〉ポイント(活字の大きさの単位;約1/72インチの大きさ) / (…に)〈銃・指など〉‘を'『向ける』《+『名』+『at』(『to, toward』)+『名』》 / …‘に'『指し示す』《point+名+to+名…に…をさし示す》 / …‘の'先をとがらせる,‘に'先を付ける / …‘に'点を打つ;…‘に'小数点を付ける;…‘に'句読点を付ける / 〈猟犬が〉〈獲物〉‘を'指し示す / (…を)(指などで)『示す』,指し示す《+『at』(『to, toward』)+『名』(do『ing』)》 / 〈猟犬が〉獲物の位置を示す

中国话 (Simplifized)：点 (diǎn)

漢語 (Traditional)：點 [ㄉㄧㄢˇ] (diǎn)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

A Point of View is broadcast on Fridays on Radio 4 at 20:50 BST and repeated Sundays 08:50 BST or listen on BBC iPlayer.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32551652 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

A Point of View: The case for not leaving education to the teachers (7 March 2014) Martin Christie never did play guitar for Wham.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29518319 )

Question (82 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈkwes.tʃən/ US /ˈkwes.tʃən/

日本語 (Japanese): 〈C〉『質問』,『問い』;疑問文 / 〈C〉(討論・考慮すべき)『問題』,(研究・調査すべき)事柄 / 〈U〉『疑問』,疑い / (…について)〈人〉‘に'『質問する』,〈人〉‘を'尋問する《+『名』〈人〉+『about』+『名』(do『ing』)》 / 〈事〉‘に'『疑いをかける』

中国话 (Simplifized)：问题 (wèntí)

漢語 (Traditional)：問題 [ㄨㄣˋㄊㄧˊ] (wèntí)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Question marks over Uber's security were also raised in February, when news arose of a previous security breach concerning the details of about 50,000 drivers.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32900600 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Question: What did South Africa use before candles?

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33012036 )

Senior (78 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈsiː.ni.ər/ US /-njɚ/

日本語 (Japanese): 年上の /先任の, 古参の, 先輩の, 上級の; 上層の, 高級の;四年制大学の》四年[最上]級の, 《高校の》最高学年の; #中等教育の; 〈有価証券が〉優先権付きの, 上位の/本家の/年長者, 古老, 長老; 先任者, 古参者, 先輩, 上級者; 上官, 上役, 首席者; #《大学の》上級生; 《大学などの》最上級生

中国话 (Simplifized)：前辈 (qiánbèi)

漢語 (Traditional)：前輩 [ㄑㄧㄢˊㄅㄟˋ] (qiánbèi)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Senior officers judging the case were shown video footage.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32595036 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Senior judge Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, said he had released the judgement because it was an example of the system working quickly to protect children.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32815678 )

Issue (77 回使われました)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈɪʃ.uː/ US /ˈɪʃ.uː/

日本語 (Japanese): 〈U〉(印刷物などの)『発行』;(法令などの)発布,公布《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉『発行物』,号,版 / 〈U〉(…の)流出《+『of』+『名』》;〈C〉流出物 / 〈C〉『問題』,『問題点』 / 〈U〉《古》《集合的に》子,子孫 / 〈C〉《まれ》(…の)結果,なりゆき《+『of』+『名』》 / (…から)『出てくる』,流れ出る《+『from』+『名』》 / (…に)由来する,(…から)起こる《+『from』+『名』(do『ing』)》 / 《古》(結果的に)(…に)なる《+『in』+『名』》 / 〈命令など〉‘を'出す,発令する;…‘を'公布する / 〈雑誌など〉‘を'『発行する』 / (人に)…‘を'支給する《+『名』〈物〉+『to』+『名』〈人〉》;(衣料・食糧などを)〈人〉‘に'支給する《+『名』〈人〉+『with』+『名』〈物〉》

中国话 (Simplifized)：问题 (wèntí)

漢語 (Traditional)：問題 [ㄨㄣˋㄊㄧˊ] (wèntí)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

At issue will be the models that describe snow conditions on the ice.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32837201 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

At issue is whether Greece has done enough to receive its next instalment of loans worth 31.5bn euros (£24.7bn).

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19342498 )