今週のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Community (151 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /kəˈmjuː.nə.ti/ US /-t̬i/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉(文化的・歴史的遺産を共有する)『共同会社』,地域会社・共同体;(共通の特質・利害を持つ人たちによる)社会,…界 / 《the ~》『一般社会』,公衆(the pubic) / 〈U〉(財産などの)共用,共有(思想・利害などの)共通,一致《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉(植物の)軍落,(動物の)群生
中国话 (Simplifized)：社区 (Shèqū)
漢語 (Traditional)：社區
[ㄕㄜˋㄑㄩ]
(Shèqū)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Community leaders and activists this week had taken the unusual step of requesting the court look at the case, seemingly impatienRice's death sparked protestst with how prosecutors were dealing with it.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Community's members at Tata Steel have now spoken loud and clear.
Large (148 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /lɑːdʒ/ US /lɑːrdʒ/
日本語 (Japanese):
(同じ種類のものと比較して,形・体積・数量などが)『大きい』,多い,広い / (考えなどが)広範囲な,幅の広い,寛大な / 大きく / 自慢して,誇大に
中国话 (Simplifized)：大 (dà)
漢語 (Traditional)：大
[ㄉㄚˋ]
(dà)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Large number of Han Chinese have moved to Xinjiang, raising tensions In June last year, 13 people were executed in Xinjiang for acts of terror, including three who were convicted of a deadly jeep-crash in Tiananmen Square in October 2013.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Large French fries have 510 calories).
Mother (143 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmʌð.ər/ US /-ɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
『母』 / 〈C〉母親のような人 / 〈U〉《the ~》(…の)源(みなもと),原因《+『of』+『名』》 / ・・・‘を'生む,‘の'母親になる / ・・・‘を'母のように世話する
中国话 (Simplifized)：母亲 (mǔqīn)
漢語 (Traditional)：母親
[ㄇㄨˇㄑㄧㄣ]
(mǔqīn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Mother of Jane Park, who won £1m at the age of 17.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Mother and daughter later put aside their feud, but not before it led to further claims of tax evasion and illegal donations to Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 campaign for the presidency.
Close (140 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /kləʊz/ US /kloʊz/
日本語 (Japanese):
…'を'『閉じる』,閉める(shut) / …'を'ふさぐ(fill) / 〈事務・仕事・話など〉'を'『終える』,済ませる / 〈通路・施設など〉'を'一時的に閉じる,‘の'使用を一時中止する / (一つにまとまるように)…'を'つめる / 〈ドア・目・花などが〉『閉じる』,閉まる;ふさがる / 〈話・相談・契約などが〉『終る』,終了する,〈店などが〉終業(休業)する / くっつく,接近する(come together) / 終結,結末,終り(end) / 締め切り / (音楽の)終止
中国话 (Simplifized)：关闭 (guānbì)
漢語 (Traditional)：關閉
[ㄍㄨㄢㄅㄧˋ]
(guānbì)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Close): Worries over prospects for the eurozone weighed on banking shares, helping to drag the FTSE 100 lower.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Close): London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell 0.8% to end the day at 6,804.60.
Meeting (136 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmiː.tɪŋ/ US /-t̬ɪŋ/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉『集会』,『会合』(assembly) / 〈C〉《単数形で》出会い;(人物が)いっしょになること《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈U〉《the ~》《集合的に》参加者,参会者,会衆 / 〈C〉物がいっしょになる場所(地点);(川の)合流点,(道路の)交差点(junction) / 〈C〉(特にクエーカー教徒の)礼拝集会,宗教会
中国话 (Simplifized)：会议 (huìyì)
漢語 (Traditional)：會議
[ㄏㄨㄟˋㄧˋ]
(huìyì)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Meeting in secret and banned from using mobile phones or electronic recording devices, the 124 members will propose candidates, vote to create a shortlist and pick a winner.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Meeting with the great and the good: Warner with Pele, Nelson Mandela and Samuel Eto Warner with Sepp Blatter in 2007 - but Warner backed a rival candidate for Fifa president ahead of the 2011 vote.
Thing (133 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /θɪŋ/ US /θɪŋ/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉(形のある)『物』,物体;(生物に対しての)『無生物』 / 〈C〉(形のない)『もの』,事,事柄,でき事 / 《複数形で》事情,事態,状勢,状況 / 《複数形で》(すべての)事物,事柄 / 《通例 the~》(努力・活動などの)目的,目標 / 〈C〉衣服,衣類・《one's things》持ち物,所持品,身の回り品 / 《複数形で》道具,用具・〈C〉《親愛・哀れみ・軽べつなどの感情をこめて》人,者,やつ / 《the~》《話》(…の)流行《+in+名》
中国话 (Simplifized)：事 (shì)
漢語 (Traditional)：事
[ㄕˋ]
(shì)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
As things stand the only thing consumers will get from some of these suppliers are higher bills.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
One thing seems certain: there certainly was a fire at the 30-year-old Koryo Hotel on Thursday.
Legal (133 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈliː.ɡəl/ US /ˈliː.ɡəl/
日本語 (Japanese):
『法律の』,法律上 / 法で定められた,法定の / 『合法の』
中国话 (Simplifized)：法律 (fǎlǜ)
漢語 (Traditional)：法律
[ㄈㄚˇㄌㄩˋ]
(fǎlǜ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Legal challenges have become inevitable with any big project, as opponents probe how well the government has gone about its decision.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
legal highs can be smoked, snorted or swallowed Legislation on legal highs does not go far enough, according to the Local Government Association - it wants a blanket ban on sales of the substances across England and Wales.
Difficult (133 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/ US /ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/
日本語 (Japanese):
(物事が)『難しい』,困難な,骨の折れる / (人が)『気難しい』,つきあいにくい,扱いにくい
中国话 (Simplifized)：难 (nán)
漢語 (Traditional)：難
[ㄋㄢˋ]
(nán)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Difficult day at the office for Harriet Harman.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Difficult Eric Martel, president of Bombardier Business Aircraft, said: "We have seen an industry-wide softness in demand recently in certain international markets and are taking steps to adjust our production accordingly.
Secretary (126 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈsek.rə.tər.i/ US /-ter.i/
日本語 (Japanese):
(個人・会社などの)『秘書』《+『to』(『of』)+『名』》 / (官公庁などの)『書記』[『官』],秘書官 / 《S-》《米》長官;《英》大臣 / (本箱付きの)書き物机
中国话 (Simplifized)：秘书 (mìshū)
漢語 (Traditional)：秘書
[ㄇㄧˋㄕㄨ]
(mìshū)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he hoped the consultations in Geneva would "restore momentum towards a Yemeni-led political transition process".
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin granted consent for the 20km dual carriageway, which will cost about £148m.
Incident (126 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/ US /ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
日本語 (Japanese):
『でき事』,事件,騒ぎ / (小説・劇中の)事件,挿話 / (…に)起こりやすい,ありがちな,伴って起こる《+『to』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：事件 (shìjiàn)
漢語 (Traditional)：事件
[ㄕˋㄐㄧㄢˋ]
(shìjiàn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Similar (125 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈsɪm.ɪ.lər/ US /-ə.lɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
(大体において)『似ている』,類似した同様の / (図形が)相似の
中国话 (Simplifized)：类似 (lèisì)
漢語 (Traditional)：類似
[ㄌㄟˋㄙˋ]
(lèisì)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Similar pages also have thousands of likes, Twitter is littered with the hashtag #BoycottThomasCook, and a petition has more than 3,800 signatures.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Similar surveys had suggested growth in the manufacturing and construction sectors slowed last month.
Record (123 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /rɪˈkɔːd/ US /-ˈkɔːrd/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉(…の)『記録』,(…を)記録すること《+『of』(『about』)+『名』(『wh-節』)》 / 〈C〉公文書;公判記録;(昔の)遺物 / 〈C〉(個人・団体の)『経歴』;業績;成績 / 〈C〉(スポーツなどの)『最高記録』,レコード / (また『disc』)〈C〉音盤,レコード / 記録的な / (文書・写真などに)…‘を'『記録する』 / 〈計器などが〉|‘を'示す / 〈音〉‘を'テープ(レコード)に吹き込む / 〈作品など〉‘を'録音する
中国话 (Simplifized)：记录 (jìlù)
漢語 (Traditional)：記錄
[ㄐㄧˋㄌㄨˋ]
(jìlù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Record employment The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said a further 202,000 people were in work in the January to March period, boosting the overall level of employment in the UK.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Record half-year traffic numbers and an average 6% rise in fares helped boost revenue by 15% to 3.1bn euros.
Remain (122 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /rɪˈmeɪn/ US /rɪˈmeɪn/
日本語 (Japanese):
『残る』,存続する / 『居残る』,留まる;滞在する / 『相変わらず』(…)『である』 / 残っている
中国话 (Simplifized)：留 (liú)
漢語 (Traditional)：留
[ㄌㄧㄡˊ]
(liú)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
'Remain scarred' The judge praised the victims for their "courage, dignity and restraint".
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
I remain confident in this country and I believe that behind every crisis there is an opportunity.
Majority (121 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/ US /-ˈdʒɑː.rə.t̬i/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉《集合的に;時にa majority》《単数・複数扱い》『大多数』,『過半数』 / 〈C〉《単数形で》(下位との)得票の差;(…の)票のひらき(+『of+名』》 / 〈C〉《単数形で》成年,成人(英米とも21歳) / 〈C〉《単数形で》陸軍(空軍)少佐の位
中国话 (Simplifized)：多数 (duōshù)
漢語 (Traditional)：多數
[ㄉㄨㄛㄕㄨˋ]
(duōshù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Majority: When one party has more MPs than all the other parties put together, enabling them to form a single party government.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
majority government When one party wins more than half of the seats in the Commons, they can rule alone in a majority government Manifesto A public declaration of a party's ideas and policies, usually printed during the campaign.
Third (121 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /θɜːd/ US /θɝːd/
日本語 (Japanese):
《the ~》『第3番目の』,3番目の / 3分の1の / 《the ~》『第3』,3番目[のもの],(月の)『3日』 / 〈C〉『3分の1』 / 〈C〉(音楽で)3度[音程] / 〈U〉(自動車などの)サード(第3速)[ギア] / 第3に,3番目に
中国话 (Simplifized)：第三 (dì sān)
漢語 (Traditional)：第三
[ㄉㄧˋㄙㄢ]
(dì sān)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Third, remember that variation in a paper's contents from year to year make it harder.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
third gender toilets were installed in this school in Isan, in rural Thailand Some high schools have built "third gender" toilets for pupils who do not feel comfortable in either the men's or women's facilities.
Serious (121 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈsɪə.ri.əs/ US /ˈsɪr.i-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『まじめな』,厳粛な / 『本気の』,冗談でない,真剣の / (物事が)『重大な』,容易ならない / (人・作品などが)重要な,偉い
中国话 (Simplifized)：严重 (yánzhòng)
漢語 (Traditional)：嚴重
[ㄧㄢˊㄓㄨㄥˋ]
(yánzhòng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Serious issues were identified at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by inspectors last year A letter calling for an urgent judicial review of medical management at NHS Grampian has been sent to Health Secretary Shona Robison.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
'Serious damage' The video - running to nearly two minutes in length - shows the baby being twisted by her arms and held upside down by her legs as she is picked up and partly submerged in the water dozens of times.
Final (120 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈfaɪ.nəl/ US /ˈfaɪ.nəl/
日本語 (Japanese):
《名詞の前にのみ用いて》『最終の』,最後の / 『最終的な』,決定的な(decisive);究極の(ultimate) / 《しばしば複数形で》(競技などの)『決勝戦』 / 《米》学期末試験;《英》《複数形で》(大学などの)最終試験 / 《the ~》《話》(新聞のその日の)最終版
中国话 (Simplifized)：最后 (zuìhòu)
漢語 (Traditional)：最後
[ㄗㄨㄟˋㄏㄡˋ]
(zuìhòu)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Final review Ipsa's chief executive Marcial Boo said: "Clearly everybody is entitled to their view, but overall MPs are not going to be benefiting any more than they were before because the adjustment to their salary is compensated for by the cuts to their pension and the allowances.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
final push Following the Welsh party leaders' final televised debate on Friday, the parties are all focusing on a final Bank Holiday weekend push to win over those still undecided ahead of next Thursday's vote.
Course (120 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /kɔːs/ US /kɔːrs/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉『進路』,道筋,方向,水路 / 《単数形で》(時・事態の)『経過』,推移,成り行き,進行《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉(行動の)『方針』,方向;やり方 / 〈C〉(競技の)『コース』,走路 / 〈C〉(講議などの)『課程』,講座《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉(順々に出される)料理,一品 / …'を'走り抜ける,‘の'上を飛ぶ(猟犬を使って)〈獲物〉'を'狩る / 〈飛行機・船などが〉針路に従って進む / 〈涙・血などが〉勢いよく流れる
中国话 (Simplifized)：课程 (kèchéng)
漢語 (Traditional)：課程
[ㄎㄜˋㄔㄥˊ]
(kèchéng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Course quality depends on more than contact hours and class size, but students do care deeply about these issues.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Short (119 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /ʃɔːt/ US /ʃɔːrt/
日本語 (Japanese):
ショート ( shōto )
中国话 (Simplifized)：短 (duǎn)
漢語 (Traditional)：短
[ㄉㄨㄢˇ]
(duǎn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Short-term spikes are statistically unreliable, especially if they come after a long-term decline, and could just be a blip, said Dr James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University in Boston.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Short hair, long beards, a white cap and turban where the norm.
Office (119 回使われました)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈɒf.ɪs/ US /ˈɑː.fɪs/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉『事務所』,事務室;営業所,会社 / 《集合的に》《単数扱い》事務所(営業所)の全員 / 〈C〉〈U〉(特に政府・会社などの)『公職』,官職,職務 / 〈C〉(一般に)任務,務め,役目(duty) / 〈C〉『官庁』,役所;〈U〉《O-》《米》局,《英》省 / 〈C〉《複数形で》(…の)尽力,親切,世話《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉《時にO-》(宗教上の)儀会,葬会;(定められた時間の)礼拝
中国话 (Simplifized)：办公室 (bàngōngshì)
漢語 (Traditional)：辦公室
[ㄅㄢˋㄍㄨㄥㄕˋ]
(bàngōngshì)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Office for National Statistics figures found a fall in construction output in the first quarter of 2012 contributed to the overall economy contracting.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Officers feel that they are under sustained attack from the media, the government and additionally the Home Office.