今日のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Luggage (14 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/ US /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/
日本語 (Japanese):
《おもに英》『手荷物』,小荷物,トランク・スーツケースなどの旅行かばん類
中国话 (Simplifized)：行李 (Xínglǐ)
漢語 (Traditional)：行李
[ㄒㄧㄥˊㄌㄧˇ]
(Xínglǐ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Luggage within the protective bag has been damaged by a bomb but the aircraft is intact The FlyBag project is funded by the European Commission and is run by a consortium of institutes and specialist companies.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Luggage maker Samsonite has raised $1.25bn in an initial public offering in Hong Kong.
Primitive (9 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈprɪm.ɪ.tɪv/ US /-t̬ɪv/
日本語 (Japanese):
『原始の』,太古の / 原始的な,そぼくな;古風な,旧式な / 原始人
中国话 (Simplifized)：原始 (yuánshǐ)
漢語 (Traditional)：原始
[ㄩㄢˊㄕˇ]
(yuánshǐ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Bonkers", "primitive" and "unscientific" are words used to describe it by one of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) researchers who interviewed women who had been subjected to the test.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
This is the most primitive fossil snake known, and it's pretty clearly not aquatic," said Dr Nick Longrich from the University of Bath, one of the authors of the new study published in Science magazine.
Classical (8 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl/ US /ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl/
日本語 (Japanese):
古典の;古典時代の;古典様式の / (文学・芸術において)古典主義の(簡潔で調和を保ち洗練されているのが特徴) / (ジャズ・フォークなどに対して主として20世紀初頭までの)古典派の / (新奇な・実験的なものではなく)伝統的な,正統的な / (専門科目に対して)教養科目の
中国话 (Simplifized)：经典 (jīngdiǎn)
漢語 (Traditional)：經典
[ㄐㄧㄥㄉㄧㄢˇ]
(jīngdiǎn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Classical composer Karl Jenkins, from Gower, was honoured for services to composing and crossing musical genres.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Classical music plays softly in the background as they stack toy chairs as high as possible without toppling them over.
Unexpected (7 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/ US /ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/
日本語 (Japanese):
『予期しない』,思いがけない
中国话 (Simplifized)：意外 (yìwài)
漢語 (Traditional)：意外
[ㄧˋㄨㄞˋ]
(yìwài)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Unexpected lives Giles Hart So many of these people actively worked to help end injustice.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
An unexpected candidate has done the unexpected and Jeremy Corbyn has put himself into the most likely position to win the contest.
Afraid (6 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /əˈfreɪd/ US /əˈfreɪd/
日本語 (Japanese):
『恐れて』,こわがって / 『気づかって』,心配して / 気が進まない
中国话 (Simplifized)：怕 (pà)
漢語 (Traditional)：怕
[ㄆㄚˋ]
(pà)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Afraid that their homes could collapse, they had nowhere else to go.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Afraid the plane might explode, she walked into the jungle along the bank of a small river.
Grandmother (6 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈɡræn.mʌð.ər/ US /-ɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
『祖母』
中国话 (Simplifized)：奶奶 (nǎinai)
漢語 (Traditional)：奶奶
[ㄋㄞˇㄋㄞ˙]
(nǎinai)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Grandmother Lisa Burbidge was among those killed in Tunisia A granddaughter of Lisa Burbidge, from Whickham, Gateshead, left a tribute on the Facebook page of the Newcastle Chronicle.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Grandmother jailed The pair disappeared from Highbridge, Somerset, on 27 May, the day a court ruled he should live with his father.
Retire (6 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /rɪˈtaɪər/ US /-ˈtaɪr/
日本語 (Japanese):
(…から)『引退する』,退職する《+『from』+『名』》 / 就寝する,床につく / (…へ)『引きこもる』,退く,立ち去る《+『to』+『名』》 / (…から)…‘を'引退(退職)させる《+『名』+『from』+『名』》 / (野球で)〈打者〉‘を'アウトにする
中国话 (Simplifized)：退休 (tuìxiū)
漢語 (Traditional)：退休
[ㄊㄨㄟˋㄒㄧㄡ]
(tuìxiū)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
You only retire if you must.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
He should retire and resign immediately.
Capable (6 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈkeɪ.pə.bl̩/ US /ˈkeɪ.pə.bl̩/
日本語 (Japanese):
『手腕のある』,有能な,才能のある(able, competent)
中国话 (Simplifized)：能 (néng)
漢語 (Traditional)：能
[ㄋㄥˊ]
(néng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
He is capable of listening, hearing, seeing and obeying a woman yet still being so much a man.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
It is capable of carrying 30-tonne vehicles and up to 116 armed forces personnel.
External (6 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/ US /-ˈstɝː-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『外側の』,外部の / (作用・動作などが)『外側からの』,外部からの / 表面上の,見せかけの / 体外の;体外用の / 外国の(foreign) / (…の)外観,外形《+『of』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：外部 (wàibù)
漢語 (Traditional)：外部
[ㄨㄞˋㄅㄨˋ]
(wàibù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
External supplies notwithstanding, an obvious source of weaponry for the Houthis came thanks to a new-found agreement with their erstwhile adversary, Ali Abdullah Saleh, who seemed to support the Houthis in their takeover of Sanaa in autumn 2014.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
External factors such as low coal prices, a switch to renewable energy and large coal stocks have made a set of "almost unprecedented circumstances", he added.
Finish (5 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/ US /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/
日本語 (Japanese):
…『終える』,済ます / …‘を'食べ尽くす,使い尽くす《+『名』+『off(up)』,+『off(up)』+『名』》 / …『の仕上げをする』,磨きをかける《『名』『off(up)』,+『off(up)』+『名』》 / 《話》〈人〉‘を'参らせる / 〈物事が〉『終わる』;〈人が〉やり終える,終わりにする《+『off』(『up』)》 / (ことの)『最終段階』,結末 / (家具などの)表面,表面の仕上げ(手触り);洗練 / (ニスなど)仕上げの材料 / 死,滅亡
中国话 (Simplifized)：结束 (jiéshù)
漢語 (Traditional)：結束
[ㄐㄧㄝˊㄕㄨˋ]
(jiéshù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
I finish work at 16:15, and get back home by 16:30.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
He finished second in the previous IndyCar race in Mid-Ohio on 2 August, his first podium finish since 2013, while his final victory came at the Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway in June 2012.
