今週のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Movement (104 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmuːv.mənt/ US /ˈmuːv.mənt/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉(…の)『運動』,『動き』;移動《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉動作,身振り / 〈C〉《複数形で》行動,活動 / 〈C〉(…に向かう)(事熊の)成り行き,動向《+『toward』+『名』》 / 〈C〉(目標を達成するための一群の人たちの)運動 / 〈C〉(賛団の)移動,移住;(人口の)異動《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉楽章 / 〈C〉(時計などの)機械装置,動く仕掛け
中国话 (Simplifized)：运动 (Yùndòng)
漢語 (Traditional)：運動
[ㄩㄣˋㄉㄨㄥˋ]
(Yùndòng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Movement isn't natural if it only applies to half the species, he says, which is why he's convinced that Parkour is one of the truest representations of human athleticism.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The movement is going to be subtle and drifting.
Decide (101 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /dɪˈsaɪd/ US /dɪˈsaɪd/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈人が〉〈論争・問題など〉'を'『解決する』 / 〈人が〉『決心する』 / 〈物事が〉…'を'決定する / 〈物事が〉〈人〉‘に'決意させる,決定させる / 『決定する』 / (…に不利な,有利な)判決を下す《+『against』(『for』,『in favor of』)+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：决定 (juédìng)
漢語 (Traditional)：決定
[ㄐㄩㄝˊㄉㄧㄥˋ]
(juédìng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
We decide opening hours based on customer research and local factors [such as] opening hours of other stores on the same retail park," he says.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
If we decide to get things done I don't think that will be a huge challenge.
Heavy (101 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈhev.i/ US /ˈhev.i/
日本語 (Japanese):
『重い』,重量のある / (分量・程度・規模・強さなどが)『激しい』,大きい, / 『厳しい』,耐えがたい,つらい / 悲しい,陰気な / (動作が)のろい,ぎこちない / ものうい,だるい / (空が)曇った,うっとうしい,(海が)荒れた / (食物が)消化の悪い / 敵役,悪役
中国话 (Simplifized)：重 (zhòng)
漢語 (Traditional)：重
[ㄓㄨㄥˋ]
(zhòng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Heavy rains caused the River Vere - normally little more than a stream - to burst its banks and flood the capital.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Heavy rains have triggered house collapses in the worst-affected Saurashtra region with some reports saying these are the worst floods in 90 years.
Launch (100 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /lɔːntʃ/ US /lɑːntʃ/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈ボート〉‘を'水面に降ろす;〈船〉‘を'『進水させる』 / (…に向かって)〈やりなど〉‘を'投げる《+『名』+『at』(『against』)+『名』》;(…に)〈ロケットなど〉‘を'打ち上げる,発射する《+『名』+『into』+『名』》;(艦上などから)〈飛行機〉‘を'飛び立たせる《+『名』+『from』+『名』》 / (…に)〈攻撃など〉‘を'加える,〈非難など〉‘を'浴びせる《+『名』+『at』(『against』)+『名』》 / 〈計画・事業など〉‘を'『始める』 / (事業などに)〈人〉‘を'乗り出させる《+『名』+『in』(『into, on』)+『名』》 / 乗り出す / 〈船が〉進水する;〈航空機などが〉発進する / (船の)進水;(ロケット・宇宙船などの)発進
中国话 (Simplifized)：发射 (fāshè)
漢語 (Traditional)：發射
[ㄈㄚㄕㄜˋ]
(fāshè)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
At launch, there are no collaborative playlists - one of Spotify's most popular features - and the "connect" feature, which provides status updates from your favourite artists, is no match for Tumblr, Twitter or Facebook.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
At launch, 603 videos are on offer, some of which are in the 4K ultra-high-definition format.
Respect (99 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /rɪˈspekt/ US /rɪˈspekt/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉(…に対する)『尊敬』,敬意《+『for』(『to』)+『名』》 / 〈U〉(…に対する)『尊重』,注意,関心《+『for』(to)》+『名』》 / 《pay one's respectsで》尊敬の表現,よろしくとの伝言 / 〈C〉(特定の)点,箇所(point) / 〈U〉(…との)関係,関連(relation)《+『to』+『名』》 / …‘を'『尊敬する』,敬う / …‘を'『尊敬する』,重んずる
中国话 (Simplifized)：尊重 (zūnzhòng)
漢語 (Traditional)：尊重
[ㄗㄨㄣㄓㄨㄥˋ]
(zūnzhòng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Respect's George Galloway, who during the campaign was the subject of a viral video in which he seemed to question the life story of his Labour opponent, was once again involved in a social media controversy on Thursday.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Respect them," said one user, while another posted, "Maybe Hamid Ansari isn't as obsessed with TV cameras, Guinness Records and PR campaigns as our other dimwitted leader.
Lawyer (96 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈlɔɪ.ər/ US /ˈlɑː.jɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
『弁護士』;法律学者
中国话 (Simplifized)：律师 (lǜshī)
漢語 (Traditional)：律師
[ㄌㄩˋㄕ]
(lǜshī)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Lawyer Don West said he was sprayed with glass when the bullet pierced a car window but that he was not struck by the bullet, as local media reported.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Lawyer Michael Davey said the officers "at all times acted reasonably and in accordance with their training".
Begin (95 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /bɪˈɡɪn/ US /bɪˈɡɪn/
日本語 (Japanese):
『始まる,開始する』 / 発生する,起こる / …'を'『始める』,‘に'着手する / …'を'起こす,創始する
中国话 (Simplifized)：开始 (kāishǐ)
漢語 (Traditional)：開始
[ㄎㄞㄕˇ]
(kāishǐ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
To begin with, the plan is still more than a little vague.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
To begin with, our skin matched the white sand, but we worked hard to master a Californian bronzed glow.
Manager (95 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒər/ US /-dʒɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
(商迭・会社・興行などの)『支配人』,『経営者』(団体・チームなどの)監督,部長 / 《形容詞を伴って》(仕事・家事を)やりくりする人,切り回す人
中国话 (Simplifized)：经理 (jīnglǐ)
漢語 (Traditional)：經理
[ㄐㄧㄥㄌㄧˇ]
(jīnglǐ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Manager Alison Charles said: "Butter is an old fashioned remedy for removing tar and it really works.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Manager Vanderlei Nunes is frank and honest in his view that only by placing a monetary value on the forest, allowing managed exploitation of the Amazon - including indigenous areas - can the rainforest survive.
Expert (95 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈek.spɜːt/ US /-spɝːt/
日本語 (Japanese):
(…の)『専門家』,『熟練者』,大家《+『at(in, on)』+『名』(do『ing』)》 / (米陸軍で)特級射手 / (特定の知識・技術に)『熟達した』,熟練の,名手の / 専門家の(による),権威のある
中国话 (Simplifized)：专家 (zhuānjiā)
漢語 (Traditional)：專家
[ㄓㄨㄢㄐㄧㄚ]
(zhuānjiā)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Expert panel Mrs Burrows left her role with the health board last January.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Expert scientific advisers to the English government have been reviewing all the available evidence on sugars and health and will soon issue updated advice.
Danger (93 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈdeɪn.dʒər/ US /-dʒɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉『危険』,おそれ(peril) / 〈C〉(…に対して)『危険を引き起こすもの』,脅威(menace)《+『to』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：危险 (wéixiǎn)
漢語 (Traditional)：危險
[ㄨㄟˊㄒㄧㄢˇ]
(wéixiǎn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Danger factor In general, most sporting bodies are aware of the risks faced by those who take part and try hard to protect them by amending the rules and introducing new policies on injuries.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Danger point Unesco believes the Australian site is worth saving because it contains the world's largest collection of coral reefs, along with 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of molluscs.
Critical (93 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/ US /ˈkrɪt̬-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『評論の』,批評の / 批判的な,物を見る眼のある / 『酷評的な』,あら捜しの,手きびしい / 『危機の』,危急の;(病気が)危篤の / 臨界の(温度・圧力などにより物質が急速にその状態を変える境),臨界点における
中国话 (Simplifized)：临界 (línjiè)
漢語 (Traditional)：臨界
[ㄌㄧㄣˊㄐㄧㄝˋ]
(línjiè)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Critical year The summit was attended by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who told delegates that the insurance industry could and must play a strong role in shaping a more sustainable future and urged it to show strong leadership.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Critical thinking Sheffield university is providing two courses on applying for jobs and courses and succeeding at interviews.
Check (92 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /tʃek/ US /tʃek/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉(…の)『阻止』,(…を)尻い止めること《+『to』+『名』》(stop) / 〈C〉(…を)抑制(制御)する人(物)《+『to』+『名』》 / 〈C〉(確認のための)『引き合わせ』,照合,検査;《米》照合の印 / 〈C〉(預金けた手荷物の)合い礼,チッキ / 〈U〉格子(こうし)じま]の織物];〈C〉格子じまの1目 / 〈C〉《米》『小切手』(《英》cheque) / 〈C〉《米》(食堂・酒場などの)伝票,勘定書(bill) / 〈C〉(チェスの)王手 / …'を'『急に止める』)『阻止する』) / 〈感情・行動など〉'を'『抑制する』,,抑える(restrain) / (確認のために)…'を'『照合する』;《米》…‘に'照合の印を付ける / …'を'『点検する』,検査する / 《米》〈所持品など〉'を'一時預けにする / 〈荷物など〉'を'チッキで送る / …‘に'格子(こうし)じまを付ける,市松模様を付ける / 〈チェスで,キング〉‘に'王手をかける / 〈計算などが〉(…し)合う,一至する《+『with』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：查 (chá)
漢語 (Traditional)：查
[ㄔㄚˊ]
(chá)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Check out this interactive explainer.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Check in Baggage weighing Baggage collection hall Baggage collection T1 arrivals hall.
Professional (92 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/ US /prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
日本語 (Japanese):
《名詞の前にのみ用いて》『専門職の』;(一般に)職業の / 《名詞の前にのみ用いて》専門職に従事する;専門食の訓練を受けた / (また《話》『pro』)『本職の』,プロの / 職業人;(特に)専門職にたずさわる人 / (また《話》『pro』)『職業選手』
中国话 (Simplifized)：专业的 (zhuānyè de)
漢語 (Traditional)：專業的
(zhuānyè de)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Professional, council-employed staff provide a support role, but the volunteers are now central to the service.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Professional rugby players are now much bigger and heavier than they were, and they play a more aggressive form of rugby.
Sister (91 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈsɪs.tər/ US /-tɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
(父母,またその一方が同じ)『~』,『妹』,女のきょうだい / (姉妹のように)親しい女の友(仲間) / (教会・クラブなどの)婦人会員 / (カトリック教会の)修道女,尼僧,シスター / 《英》看護婦長 / 姉妹のような関係にある
中国话 (Simplifized)：妹妹 (mèimei)
漢語 (Traditional)：妹妹
[ㄇㄟˋㄇㄟ˙]
(mèimei)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Sister and brother, June and Tony Bryant, waiting for the train at Clerkenwell Station which evacuated them from London to Luton (© IWM) When war broke out in 1939, there was a real fear that poisonous gases, like those used on the battlefields of World War One, would be inflicted on the civilian population during air raids.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
sister act "Archaea and eukaryotes are sister groups, sharing a common ancestor," said lead author Thijs Ettema, from Uppsala University in Sweden.
Alternative (91 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/ US /ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t̬ɪv/
日本語 (Japanese):
(二つのうち)『どちらかを選ぶべき』,二者択一の / 代わりの / 反体制的な,現在の社会と違った価値体系を持った / 二つのものの一つを選ぶこと,二者択一 / (二者のうち)選ぶべき一方 / 代わりのもの;他にとりうる方法
中国话 (Simplifized)：替代 (tìdài)
漢語 (Traditional)：替代
[ㄊㄧˋㄉㄞˋ]
(tìdài)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Alternative Vote (rejected in 2011 UK-wide referendum): Voters rank candidates in order of preference and anyone getting more than 50% in the first round is elected.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Alternative Vote Plus: As well as voters ranking constituency candidates in order of preference, they would get a second vote at a regional level either for a party or for their favourite candidate from a list proposed by the parties.
Doubt (90 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /daʊt/ US /daʊt/
日本語 (Japanese):
『疑い』,疑惑;疑わしさ,疑問 / ‘を'『疑う』,疑問に思う
中国话 (Simplifized)：疑问 (yíwèn)
漢語 (Traditional)：疑問
[ㄧˊㄨㄣˋ]
(yíwèn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
I doubt very much it would work in a place like Burnley or Rotherham.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
No doubt there will be a big debate about this, but personally I loathe that phrase.
Overall (90 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/ US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːl/
日本語 (Japanese):
全部の,全般的な,全面的な / (物の)端から端までの / 全般的に,全面的に / 端から端まで / 《複数形で》胸支てつきの仕事ズボン,オーバーオール / 《英》(婦人用)上っ張り
中国话 (Simplifized)：总体 (zǒngtǐ)
漢語 (Traditional)：總體
[ㄗㄨㄥˇㄊㄧˇ]
(zǒngtǐ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Overall, 7% of UK schoolchildren go to private schools and 14% of sixth-formers, according to recent figures from the Independent Schools Council.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Overall, in four years of armed conflict in Syria, more than 200,000 people have lost their lives and more than 11 million others - nearly half the population - have been forced from their homes.
Fellow (89 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈfel.əʊ/ US /-oʊ/
日本語 (Japanese):
《話》『男』,『やつ』 / 《話》(一般に)『人』,だれしも(anybody) / 《通例複数形で》『仲間』,同僚(comrade, companion) / (学会などの)会員(member) / 《英》大学の評議員(理事),《米》(大学の)特別研究員(給費(fellowship)を受けて研究に従事する大学 / 院生,研究員) / (一対の物の)片方,相手(match, mate) / 『仲間同士の』,同類の,同業の
中国话 (Simplifized)：同伴 (tóngbàn)
漢語 (Traditional)：同伴
[ㄊㄨㄥˊㄅㄢˋ]
(tóngbàn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Fellow Conservative Maria Caulfield was also a surprise winner, prising the Sussex seat of Lewes from the Lib Dem veteran Norman Baker.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Fellow musician Gary US Bonds wrote on Facebook that King was "one of the sweetest, gentlest and gifted souls that I have had the privilege of knowing and calling my friend for more than 50 years".
Complex (89 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈkɒm.pleks/ US /ˈkɑːm-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『いくつかの部分から成る』,複合の,合成の / 『複雑な』,入りくんだ,こみいった(complicated) / 複合体,合成物 / コンプレックス,複合(抑圧されて心に残った複雑なしこり)
中国话 (Simplifized)：复 (fù)
漢語 (Traditional)：复
(fù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Complex inquest Jurors retired with instructions on how to fill out a form detailing how and why the children, from Horbury, near Wakefield, died.
Rival (88 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈraɪ.vəl/ US /ˈraɪ.vəl/
日本語 (Japanese):
(…の)『競争相手』,『ライバル』,好敵手,匹敵する人(物)《+『for』+『名』》,(…における)競争相手《+『in』+『名』》 / 競争する,対坑する / (…において)…‘と'『競争する』《+『名』+『in』+『名』(do『ing』)》 / 《おもに米》(…において)…‘に'『匹敵する』,‘と'肩を並べる《+『名』+『in』+『名』(do『ing』)》
中国话 (Simplifized)：对手 (duìshǒu)
漢語 (Traditional)：對手
[ㄉㄨㄟˋㄕㄡˇ]
(duìshǒu)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Rival streaming app Meerkat has been available for download on Google's Play store since the beginning of May.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Rival operator Another challenge facing Anywhere Sim is that it may not have the national roaming consumer market to itself for long.