今週のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Customer (50 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈkʌs.tə.mər/ US /-mɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
(店の)『お客』,『得意先』,顧客 / 《話》《形容詞を伴って》(…な)やつ,男
中国话 (Simplifized)：顾客 (Gùkè)
漢語 (Traditional)：顧客
[ㄍㄨˋㄎㄜˋ]
(Gùkè)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Customer information for Currys and PC World - and the "vast majority" of Carphone Warehouse - is held on separate systems and was not accessed during the attack, the company added.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Customer data has been stolen from Ashley Madison, a dating website for married people who wish to cheat on their spouse.
Importance (50 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ɪmˈpɔː.təns/ US /-ˈpɔːr.t̬əns/
日本語 (Japanese):
『重要性』,重大さ / 重要な地位,高い身分 / 尊大さ
中国话 (Simplifized)：重要性 (zhòngyào xìng)
漢語 (Traditional)：重要性
[ㄓㄨㄥˋㄧㄠˋㄒㄧㄥˋ]
(zhòngyào xìng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
'Importance of the jury' Lord Justice Goldring said "I just wanted to apologise for what happened regarding your loss of earnings payment.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The importance of the science was baked in, very much in the DNA of the project from the beginning.
Appearance (48 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /əˈpɪə.rəns/ US /-ˈpɪr.əns/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉『現れること』,出現;出演,出廷;出版,発刊 / 〈U〉〈C〉『外観』,見かけ,風さい(outward look) / 《複数形で》形勢
中国话 (Simplifized)：外形 (wàixíng)
漢語 (Traditional)：外形
[ㄨㄞˋㄒㄧㄥˊ]
(wàixíng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
In appearance terms, they're cut from similar cloth - tall, pleasant-looking and in their forties.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
An appearance at London School of Economics also apparently had to curtailed because of drink, it was later claimed.
Plenty (48 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈplen.ti/ US /-t̬i/
日本語 (Japanese):
(数・量が)『たくさん』(の),『たっぷり』(の)《+『of』+『名』》 / (あり余るほどの)豊かさ,豊富(abundance) / たくさんの,十分な / 《話》全く(quite) / 《米話》とても(very)
中国话 (Simplifized)：丰富 (fēngfù)
漢語 (Traditional)：豐富
[ㄈㄥㄈㄨˋ]
(fēngfù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Plenty of others are just baffled by the goings on.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Plenty of others make it.
Blame (47 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /bleɪm/ US /bleɪm/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈事〉'を'『非難する』,とがめる;(…のことで)〈人〉'を'非難する《+『名』+『for』+『名』(do『ing』》 / (…に)〈罪など〉'を'なすりつける《+『名』+『on』+『名』》 / (罪・過失などに対する)『責任』(responsibility);責め,非難(censure)《+『for』+{名}(doing)
中国话 (Simplifized)：怪 (guài)
漢語 (Traditional)：怪
[ㄍㄨㄞˋ]
(guài)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Blame the little ones This past work provided a powerful argument that Mers virus was circulating in camels but it still wasn't clear whether particular groups of animals posed the biggest risks to humans.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Blame it on an old president on the eve of his departure who wanted to give this opportunity to the United States," he said.
Chain (47 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /tʃeɪn/ US /tʃeɪn/
日本語 (Japanese):
『鎖』;(装飾用の)鎖 / 《複数形で》『束縛』,拘束;囚人をつなぐ鎖 / (物事の)『連続』,つながり《+『of』+『名』》 / (商店・銀行・ホテルなどの)チェーン(一連の店が同一資本のもとで連携して経営される方式;その店) / チェーン(測量で用いられる単位;約21.7m) / …'を'『鎖でつなぐ』《+『up』(『together』)+『名,』+『名』+『up』(『together』)》
中国话 (Simplifized)：链 (liàn)
漢語 (Traditional)：鏈
[ㄌㄧㄢˋ]
(liàn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Chain of users Christophe Daligault, CEO of OpenGarden, the company behind the app, explained that messages may be transmitted between FireChat users who themselves form a communications network.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
chain on the rise Dubbed a 'breastaurant' by its CEO Randy DeWitt, Twin Peaks is one of the fastest growing restaurant chain in the US.
Notice (47 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈnəʊ.tɪs/ US /ˈnoʊ.t̬ɪs/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉『人目を引くこと』,注意,注目,関心 / 〈U〉『通告,通知』,警告;(契約解除の正式な)通知,予告 / 〈C〉(…の)『掲示』,はり紙,びら《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉《しばしば複数形で》(新聞・雑誌などにのる)批評,紹介 / (赤ちゃんが)知恵がつく / (視覚・聴覚など五感で)…‘に'『気がつく』,‘を'認める;(心で)‥‘に'気がつく(進行形にできない) / …‘に'注意を払う,関心を持つ
中国话 (Simplifized)：通知 (tōngzhī)
漢語 (Traditional)：通知
[ㄊㄨㄥㄓ]
(tōngzhī)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
notice of eviction The Whytes say they were initially told they could keep farming the land but one day later a notice of eviction arrived by post from a legal firm in Edinburgh.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Notice that I didn't say dwell on how they could have been worse; that would be a recipe for a miserable existence.
Discovery (47 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /dɪˈskʌv.ər.i/ US /-ɚ-/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉『発見』;〈C〉発見した物(事)
中国话 (Simplifized)：发现 (fāxiàn)
漢語 (Traditional)：發現
[ㄈㄚㄒㄧㄢˋ]
(fāxiàn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Discovery of rare Bentley kept in barn for 30 years 'like finding new Rembrandt' \- A Bentley built in 1929 could fetch at least £300,000 at Bonhams auction despite being kept in Surrey barn for three decades.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Discovery is still a big issue for development shops like ours, but we are making active moves to resolve this.
Negative (47 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈneɡ.ə.tɪv/ US /-t̬ɪv/
日本語 (Japanese):
負 ( fu )
中国话 (Simplifized)：负 (fù)
漢語 (Traditional)：負
[ㄈㄨˋ]
(fù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Negative inflation and even more, deflation, is not good news if you are a borrower.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Negative inflation "proved both marginal and fleeting", said Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight.
Unclear (47 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ʌnˈklɪər/ US /-ˈklɪr/
日本語 (Japanese):
はっきりしない
中国话 (Simplifized)：目前还不清楚 (mùqián hái bù qīngchǔ)
漢語 (Traditional)：目前還不清楚
(mùqián hái bù qīngchǔ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Unclear picture In this study, an international team of researchers has cast doubt on the exact scale of Chinese carbon being pumped into the atmosphere.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
It's unclear whether their demands for better representation will be met.
Interesting (46 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈɪn.trəs.tɪŋ/ US /-trɪs-/
日本語 (Japanese):
(物事が)『興味を起こさせる』,おもしろい
中国话 (Simplifized)：有趣 (yǒuqù)
漢語 (Traditional)：有趣
[ㄧㄡˇㄑㄩˋ]
(yǒuqù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Interesting read," posted Rich Peggram.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Interesting times With wounds to lick and new leaders to choose, Lib Dem and Labour strategists aren't thinking too deeply about their tactics in the Lords.
Distance (46 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈdɪs.təns/ US /ˈdɪs.təns/
日本語 (Japanese):
(二つの物・場所の間の)『距離』,間隔 / (時間の)間隔,隔たり / 遠方,離れた地点 / 《通例複数形で》視界の広がった場所;(絵画の)遠景 / (競走・学力などで)〈人〉‘を'引き離す,…‘に'差をつける
中国话 (Simplifized)：距离 (jùlí)
漢語 (Traditional)：距離
[ㄐㄩˋㄌㄧˊ]
(jùlí)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
The distance to Kalaeloa airport on Hawaii's O'ahu island is more than 8,000km (5,000 miles).
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The distance dishonestly taken off the cars sold by this family is almost 10 times the distance to the moon and back.
Structure (46 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃər/ US /-tʃɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
{C}(建物・橋などの)建造物 / {U}(…の)構造,誠成,組織《+of~名》 / {C}構造(構成)体,組織体 / 〈思想など〉‘を'組み立てる,組織化する
中国话 (Simplifized)：结构体 (jiégòu tǐ)
漢語 (Traditional)：結構體
(jiégòu tǐ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
The structure of the bone is changed by breast cancers However, the drug is not licensed for use unless a cancer has been discovered in the bone.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The structure of the bone is changed by breast cancers The animal tests also showed that a set of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates could prevent the spread of cancer.
Interested (45 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈɪn.trəs.tɪd/ US /-trɪs-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『興味』(『関心』)『のある』,関心(興味)を示す
中国话 (Simplifized)：有兴趣 (yǒu xìngqù)
漢語 (Traditional)：有興趣
(yǒu xìngqù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Interested crowds were then invited to come next door for a free check-up, of course.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Be interested in them, their lives and opinions.
Fourth (45 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /fɔːθ/ US /fɔːrθ/
日本語 (Japanese):
《the fourth》『第4の』,4番目の / 4分の1の / {U}《通例the fourth》『第4番目』;(月の)4日 / 〈C〉4分の1 / 〈C〉(音楽で)4度
中国话 (Simplifized)：第四 (dì sì)
漢語 (Traditional)：第四
[ㄉㄧˋㄙˋ]
(dì sì)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Fourth, this document neatly explains a bit of what government does to the raw income distribution.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Fourth, though he has the backing of the big Unite union, there is no longer a bloc vote for them to put at Mr Corbyn's disposal - and no guarantee that the 30,000 or so of the union's members who have so far signed up to take part in the Labour leadership contest will follow the advice of their left-wing general-secretary Len McLuskey.
Addition (45 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /əˈdɪʃ.ən/ US /əˈdɪʃ.ən/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉(…を…に)『付け加えること』,追加《+『of』+『名』+『to』+『名』》 / 〈U〉加法,足し算 / 〈C〉(…に)加えられた物,足した物,《米》(家の)建て増し部分《+『to』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：加法 (jiāfǎ)
漢語 (Traditional)：加法
[ㄐㄧㄚㄈㄚˇ]
(jiāfǎ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
In addition to the Brazilian eucalyptus, only two types of pest-resistant poplars have been authorised for commercial use, in regions of China.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
In addition to labs around the US, suspect samples were sent to facilities in Australia, Canada, South Korea and the UK.
Minor (45 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmaɪ.nər/ US /-nɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
マイナー ( mainā )
中国话 (Simplifized)：未成年人 (wèi chéngnián rén)
漢語 (Traditional)：未成年人
[ㄨㄟˋㄔㄥˊㄋㄧㄢˊㄖㄣˊ]
(wèi chéngnián rén)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Minor issues like a Faroes fishing dispute could influence the result.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Minor clashes broke out at the end but no injuries or arrests were reported. In the French capital Paris, three activists from the feminist group Femen disrupted a traditional National Front speech being made by leader Marine Le Pen.
Alive (44 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /əˈlaɪv/ US /əˈlaɪv/
日本語 (Japanese):
『生きている』(living) / 《しばしば最上級の形容詞と共に》現存している / 活動している,有効である(active) / 生き生きした,活発な
中国话 (Simplifized)：活着 (huózhe)
漢語 (Traditional)：活著
(huózhe)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
'Alive' John Angrave, 77, from Hinckley in Leicestershire, was told that he had three to five years to live.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
I am alive because I jumped overboard as soon as it happened," vegetable trader Reynante Manza told reporters.
Anger (44 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈæŋ.ɡər/ US /-ɡɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
『怒り』,立腹 / …'を'おこらせる(make angry) / おこる(become angry)
中国话 (Simplifized)：愤怒 (fènnù)
漢語 (Traditional)：憤怒
[ㄈㄣˋㄋㄨˋ]
(fènnù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Anger at the police erupted in violence in the Schilderswijk district.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Anger at the conditions attached to the latest Greek bailout have prompted political activists across Europe to rally support online for a boycott of German goods.
Prove (44 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /pruːv/ US /pruːv/
日本語 (Japanese):
…‘を'『証明する』 / …‘を'『試す』,検討する / 《『prove』[『to be』]+『名』(『形』)》(…と)『証明される』,わかる・「で」あると判明する
中国话 (Simplifized)：证明 (zhèngmíng)
漢語 (Traditional)：證明
[ㄓㄥˋㄇㄧㄥˊ]
(zhèngmíng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
'Prove doubters wrong' In a letter to one of the prisoners, Mr Obama said he was granting the applications because "you have demonstrated the potential to turn your life around".
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Improved relations with the US after the nuclear deal could prove a double-edged sword for Iranian wildlife if more hunting tourists decide to travel there.