今週のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Severe (46 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /sɪˈvɪər/ US /-ˈvɪr/
日本語 (Japanese):
(人・法律などが)『厳しい』,厳格な / (態度・表情が)厳粛な,いかめしい / (病気などが)『重い』,危険な / (様式・趣味などが)簡素な,じみな,飾りのない / (人の体に)厳しくこたえる,激しい / (試験などが)難しい,厳しい
中国话 (Simplifized)：严重 (Yánzhòng)
漢語 (Traditional)：嚴重
[ㄧㄢˊㄓㄨㄥˋ]
(Yánzhòng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Severe iodine deficiency has long been known to cause impaired neurodevelopment in unborn children.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Severe flooding in the Georgian capital Tbilisi killed at least 19 people and caused extensive damage.
Ministry (45 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmɪn.ɪ.stri/ US /ˈmɪn.ɪ.stri/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉《the~》牧師の職 / 《the~》《集合的に》聖職者,牧師(clergy) / 〈C〉(英国・欧州諸国・日本などの)『省』;省の建物 / 〈C〉《通例単数形で》大臣(公使)の職(任期) / 〈C〉《しばしばthe M-》『内閣』,閣僚たち
中国话 (Simplifized)：部 (bù)
漢語 (Traditional)：部
[ㄅㄨˋ]
(bù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Ministry of Justice figures, also published on Thursday, show that the number of homeowners in England and Wales facing court action at the earliest stage of the repossession process fell during the second quarter of the year.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Ministry of Justice statistics show that the number of women found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in England and Wales rose from 9,077 in 2011 to 9,586 in 2012.
Opinion (43 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /əˈpɪn.jən/ US /əˈpɪn.jən/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉『意見』,見解《複数形で》所信 / 〈C〉《good,bad;high,lowなどの修飾語を伴って》(人・物事に対する)『評仮』《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈U〉『世論』;(あるグループ全体の)意見
中国话 (Simplifized)：意见 (yìjiàn)
漢語 (Traditional)：意見
[ㄧˋㄐㄧㄢˋ]
(yìjiàn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Opinion polls suggest most Australian adults support legalising same-sex marriage.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Opinion polls have shown the Swedish royal family's popularity waning in recent years, particularly following a scandal in 2010 over claims the king had visited strip clubs.
Everybody (42 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈev.riˌbɒd.i/ US /-ˌbɑː.di/
日本語 (Japanese):
『すべての人』,万人,だれもみな
中国话 (Simplifized)：每个人 (měi gèrén)
漢語 (Traditional)：每個人
(měi gèrén)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Everybody involved would be bound to secrecy, too.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Everybody was like, 'He's not showing no emotions.
Confident (42 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ US /ˈkɑːn-/
日本語 (Japanese):
(熊度などが)『自信のある』,確信ある
中国话 (Simplifized)：信心 (xìnxīn)
漢語 (Traditional)：信心
[ㄒㄧㄣˋㄒㄧㄣ]
(xìnxīn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Confident investor Liu Changrong is a restaurateur, selling noodles, pork chops and sticky rice a block or so's walk from Mr Chen the tailor.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A confident Chinese government could have elected to hold its nerve; honour its pledge "to make markets the decisive force" in the economy and think about what it would do in the real crisis which threatens over bad loans and property.
Welcome (41 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈwel.kəm/ US /ˈwel.kəm/
日本語 (Japanese):
(…へ)『ようこそ』;いらっしゃい《+to+名》 / 〈人〉‘を'出迎える,〈人〉‘に'出迎えのあいさつをする / 〈人〉‘を'『歓迎する』,喜んで迎える / 〈提案など〉‘を'受け入れる / (出迎えの)『あいさつ』 / 『歓迎』 / もてなし[方] / 『歓迎される』,喜んで受け入れられる / 『うれしい』,ありがたい / 《補語にのみ用いて》『自由に使ってよい』,自由にしてよい
中国话 (Simplifized)：欢迎 (huānyíng)
漢語 (Traditional)：歡迎
[ㄏㄨㄢㄧㄥˊ]
(huānyíng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Welcome to the UK's first block of flats where the style and interiors have all been designed by the global fashion-house, Versace.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Impossible (41 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bl̩/ US /-ˈpɑː.sə-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『不可能な』,できない / (人・物事が)我慢ならない,耐えがたい / ほんとうとは思えない,信じがたい
中国话 (Simplifized)：不可能 (bù kěnéng)
漢語 (Traditional)：不可能
[ㄅㄨˋㄎㄜˇㄋㄥˊ]
(bù kěnéng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Impossible to define, he has managed to blend blues, country, soul, jazz and Celtic folk with evocative lyrics that have seen him compared to some of Ireland's greatest poets.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Impossible job Scaling twin peaks of such magnitude may not leave them with a great deal of time and energy to focus on bread-and-butter issues.
Employment (41 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ US /ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉(人の)『雇用』 / 〈U〉(物・能力・時間の)使用《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈U〉〈C〉『職』,職業,仕事
中国话 (Simplifized)：雇用 (gùyòng)
漢語 (Traditional)：僱用
(gùyòng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Employment is increasing at more than twice the rate of the wider UK economy, currently at 1.8 million jobs.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Employment minister Priti Patel will chair the taskforce on childcare with other details to be set out in due course.
Unusual (41 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/ US /ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/
日本語 (Japanese):
『普通でない』,異常な;まれな,珍しい(rare) / 独特の,特有の
中国话 (Simplifized)：异常 (yìcháng)
漢語 (Traditional)：異常
[ㄧˋㄔㄤˊ]
(yìcháng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Unusual" refers to scenes which may upset conservative audiences.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Unusual examples of the post box range from a Victorian wall box built into an edifice resembling a wayside shrine, to a 1930s "K4 Vermillion Giant" which combines a telephone kiosk, stamp vending machine and post box.
Victory (40 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈvɪk.tər.i/ US /-tɚ-/
日本語 (Japanese):
(…に対する)『勝利』,戦勝《+over(in)+名》
中国话 (Simplifized)：胜利 (shènglì)
漢語 (Traditional)：勝利
[ㄕㄥˋㄌㄧˋ]
(shènglì)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Victory Day has now become Remembrance Day in Sri Lanka Mr Sirisena says he wants reconciliation, but rights campaigners remain to be convinced In Chennai, capital of India's Tamil Nadu state, Tiger leader Prabhakaran is still depicted on murals In a statement issued on Sunday, Human Rights Watch expressed doubts about the new administration's commitment to address the allegations of human rights abuses and war crimes during the last stages of the civil war.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Victory Day - everyone is equal.
Choose (39 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /tʃuːz/ US /tʃuːz/
日本語 (Japanese):
(多数の中から)〈人・物〉'を'『選択する』,選ぶ / 〈事〉‘に'『決める』 / (…の中から)『選択をする』,選ぶ《~『between』(『from』)+『名』》 / 欲する,望む
中国话 (Simplifized)：选择 (xuǎnzé)
漢語 (Traditional)：選擇
[ㄒㄩㄢˇㄗㄜˊ]
(xuǎnzé)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Choose styles that don't need to be changed daily to avoid breakage. Keep your hair well moisturised.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Choose a direction and if the road turns - turn!
Identify (39 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/ US /-t̬ə-/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈人・物〉‘を'『見分ける』,〈物事〉‘を'確認する / 《『identify』+『名』+『with』+『名』》(二つの異なるものについて)(…と)…‘を'同じものと考える / 《『identify』+『名』+『with』+『名』》《しばしば受動態で》(…に)…‘を'関係づける,密接に結びつける / 《『identify with』+『名』》〈人が〉(…と)一体となる(感じる)
中国话 (Simplifized)：鉴定 (jiàndìng)
漢語 (Traditional)：鑑定
[ㄐㄧㄢˋㄉㄧㄥˋ]
(jiàndìng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
'Identify problems' Taskforces have also been set up to oversee progress in the following areas: troubled families, exports, digital infrastructure, health and social care, "earn or learn" and foreign fighters returning to the UK from Syria and Iraq.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
We identify 65 attacks on an industrial control system.
Priority (39 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /praɪˈɒr.ɪ.ti/ US /-ˈɔːr.ə.t̬i/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉(時間・順序で)(…より)先(前)であること《+『of』(『to』)+『名』》 / 〈C〉優先するもの(こと)
中国话 (Simplifized)：优先 (yōuxiān)
漢語 (Traditional)：優先
[ㄧㄡㄒㄧㄢ]
(yōuxiān)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Priority projects A Welsh government spokesperson said: "Enterprise zones and local growth zones are priorities under the Superfast Cymru project.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Priority re-marks can be requested for those students with university places at stake.
Extreme (38 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ɪkˈstriːm/ US /ɪkˈstriːm/
日本語 (Japanese):
極端な ( kyokutan'na )
中国话 (Simplifized)：极端 (jíduān)
漢語 (Traditional)：極端
[ㄐㄧˊㄉㄨㄢ]
(jíduān)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Extreme views are necessary to test the wisdom of the mainstream.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Extreme racist comments posted on the discussion website Reddit in the wake of the Charleston church shooting have once again raised questions about freedom of speech and the internet.
Platform (37 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈplæt.fɔːm/ US /-fɔːrm/
日本語 (Japanese):
『壇』,教壇,演壇 / (駅の)『プラットホーム』 / (特に政党の)政策,考領
中国话 (Simplifized)：平台 (píngtái)
漢語 (Traditional)：平台
(píngtái)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
At platform 1, another train was preparing to depart 20 minutes later.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The platform of the ride where we were vibrated and a massive loud crash.
Green (36 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ɡriːn/ US /ɡriːn/
日本語 (Japanese):
『緑の,緑色の』,青々とした / (季節が)新緑の;(木々の緑が残って)温暖な / (果物が)うれていない;(酒・チーズなどが)熟成していない / 未経験の / (食物・木材・皮などが)生の;調理して(乾燥して,なめして)ない / 青野菜の;青草の / 活気のある,元気な;若い / (記億などが)生々しい / 〈U〉『緑色』;緑色の服[地];〈C〉緑色の絵の具 / 〈C〉草地,緑地,芝;(町・村の)芝の生えた共有地 / 〈C〉《複数形で》《米》装飾用の緑葉(緑枝);野菜,青物 / 〈C〉(ゴルフの)グリーン(芝を短く刈ったパット区域)
中国话 (Simplifized)：绿 (lǜ)
漢語 (Traditional)：綠
[ㄌㄨˋ]
(lǜ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett also signalled her opposition to the move, tweeting that the move would be bad for small businesses, people and communities.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Green Party politicians Caroline Lucas and Baroness Jenny Jones and former Respect MP George Galloway say a doctrine protecting MPs' communications is being breached.
Quick (36 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /kwɪk/ US /kwɪk/
日本語 (Japanese):
(動作などが)『速い』,急速な,素早い;(人が)敏しょうな,機敏な / (進行・経過などが)『瞬間の』,短時間内の,すぐ終わる / (人,人の頭が)『理解の早い』,りこうな,利発な;(感覚などが)鋭敏な,鋭い / せっかちな,気の短い / 《古》命のある,生きている(living) / (爪の下・傷口などの)最も敏感なところ;(感情の)いちばん痛いところ / 素早く,急いで / 《複合語を作って》「早く(…する)」の意を表す
中国话 (Simplifized)：快 (kuài)
漢語 (Traditional)：快
[ㄎㄨㄞˋ]
(kuài)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Quick charge" must be the future for battery-powered cars, and the key to ending range anxiety.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Quick profits It's not a simple story of heroism or patriotism; many of these workers were more motivated by the need for bread than by the need to defeat the Axis.
Agree (36 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /əˈɡriː/ US /əˈɡriː/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈人が〉『意見が一致する』,合意する;『同意する』,賛成する / 〈物事が〉(…と)合致する,一致する《+『with』+『名』》 / (…と)いっしょにうまくやる《+『with』+『名』》 / (文章で)〈人称・性・数・格が〉一致する / …に意見が一致する,同意する
中国话 (Simplifized)：同意 (tóngyì)
漢語 (Traditional)：同意
[ㄊㄨㄥˊㄧˋ]
(tóngyì)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
'agree to disagree' Gaye family lawyer Richard Busch said he was "thrilled" the court had affirmed the jury's decision on copyright infringement.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
I agree people need to be accountable for what happens to our young people, it's not acceptable that we just leave them discarded.
Standard (36 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈstæn.dəd/ US /-dɚd/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉〈U〉『標準』,基準,水準,規範 / 〈C〉(度量衡の)基本単位 / 〈U〉〈C〉(貨幣制度の)本位 / 〈C〉旗,軍旗;(主義・主張などの)旗じるし / 〈C〉支桂,ランプ台,しょく台 / 『標準の』,標準的な / 定評のある,権威のある
中国话 (Simplifized)：标准 (biāozhǔn)
漢語 (Traditional)：標準
[ㄅㄧㄠㄓㄨㄣˇ]
(biāozhǔn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Standard product testing and harmonisation of raw materials tariffs have been beneficial for his business, he says, as have pan-European trade agreements.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Standard Life has been switching focus to "fee-based" business, such as more flexible drawdown pensions, and its asset management arm.
Split (36 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /splɪt/ US /splɪt/
日本語 (Japanese):
…‘を'『縦に割る』,裂く / …‘を'分割する,ばらばらに分ける / 〈利益など〉‘を'『分配する』,分け合う;〈費用など〉‘を'分担する《+『up』+『名』,+『名』+『up』》 / 『割れる』,裂ける / 『壊れる』,砕ける,破裂する;(部分などに)分かれる,分裂する《+『up』》;(…と)けんかする《+『with』+『名』》 / (急いで)去る,帰る(leave);姿を消す / (…の)割れ(裂け)目;ひび《+『in』+『名』》 / 仲間割れ,分裂 / 分け前 / 《しばしば複数形で》(曲芸などの)大股(おおまた)開き / (ボーリングで)スプリット(残ったピンが離れていてスペア(spare)を取りにくい形になること) / 《話》(ソーダ・アルコール飲料などの)小びん / (縦に)裂けた,割れた / 分裂した,分割された
中国话 (Simplifized)：分裂 (fēnliè)
漢語 (Traditional)：分裂
[ㄈㄣㄌㄧㄝˋ]
(fēnliè)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Split role With that in mind, local political consultant Brendan Mulgrew has argued that the post should be filled by the same person for the lifetime of one assembly term.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Split denied Lord Elis-Thomas, who led the party from 1984 to 1991, had been facing internal disciplinary action for questioning Plaid's election campaign priorities.