今日のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Stiff (11 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /stɪf/ US /stɪf/
日本語 (Japanese):
(物が)『堅い』,しなやかでない / (首・肩などが)『硬直した』,凝った,こわばった / (態度・動作が)『堅苦しい』,不自然な,ぎこちない / (刑罰・要求などが)『厳しい』 / (値段などが)法外な / 困難な,骨の折れる / (半固体物質が)堅練りの / (機械などが)なめらかに動かない / (風・流れなどが)力強い,激しい / 《話》(アルコール分・薬効などの)強い / 死体 / 堅苦しいやつ / (一般に)人,やつ(person) / 全く,ひどく
中国话 (Simplifized)：僵硬 (Jiāngyìng)
漢語 (Traditional)：僵硬
[ㄐㄧㄤㄧㄥˋ]
(Jiāngyìng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Stiff regulation from Mr Wheatley - who once said he would "shoot first" when it came to dealing with financial wrongdoing - may now be traded in for a desire for banks to lend more and help with Mr Osborne's growth targets for the economy.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Stiff Little Fingers are due to play in Paris on Tuesday night.
Punish (5 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈpʌn.ɪʃ/ US /ˈpʌn.ɪʃ/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈人〉‘を'『罰する』,こらしめる / 〈犯罪・違反・過ち〉‘を'『罰する』 / …‘を'手荒く扱う
中国话 (Simplifized)：惩治 (chéngzhì)
漢語 (Traditional)：懲罰
[ㄔㄥˊㄈㄚˊ]
(chéngfá)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
They punish each of us for the sins of the whole ecosystem.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
You should not punish someone who's committed a crime while they're insane," he says.
Lifeless (5 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈlaɪf.ləs/ US /ˈlaɪf.ləs/
日本語 (Japanese):
生命のない / 死んだ / 生物のいない / 活気のない
中国话 (Simplifized)：没有生气的 (méiyǒu shēngqì de)
漢語 (Traditional)：沒有生氣的
(méiyǒu shēngqì de)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
'Blue and lifeless' Michael Evans QC, prosecuting, said Alex, who was on the autistic spectrum, had been playing on his Xbox when his mother, Joanne Greene, left to go to Tesco.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Both women 'lifeless' Another fan and a police officer described how Martin Malone, who was standing behind Ms McCabe, appeared to be trying to protect her from the crush by bracing his arms against the fence either side of her and pushing backwards.
Mankind (3 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /mænˈkaɪnd/ US /mænˈkaɪnd/
日本語 (Japanese):
《集合的に》『人類』(human race),人間(human beings) / 《まれ》《集合的に》『男性』,男子(men)
中国话 (Simplifized)：人类 (rénlèi)
漢語 (Traditional)：人類
[ㄖㄣˊㄌㄟˋ]
(rénlèi)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
In Mankind Divided these "choices and consequences" had been pushed further so the ending of the game would change completely depending on what players did, she said.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is set in a world that has turned against enhanced humans The first footage from the upcoming Deus Ex: Mankind Divided video game has been unveiled at E3.
Nephew (3 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈnef.juː/ US /ˈnef.juː/
日本語 (Japanese):
『おい』(自分や配偶者の兄弟姉妹のむすこ)
中国话 (Simplifized)：外甥 (wàishēng)
漢語 (Traditional)：侄子
(zhízi)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
His nephew, James Corkery, said: "He had no formal education until the age of 13.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
His nephew, Sir John Dermot Turing, said he was "delighted" by the gesture.
Ninth (3 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /naɪnθ/ US /naɪnθ/
日本語 (Japanese):
《the~》『第9の』,9番目の / 9分の1の / 〈U〉《the~》『第9』・9番目[のもの];(月の)9日 / 〈C〉9分の1
中国话 (Simplifized)：第九 (dì jiǔ)
漢語 (Traditional)：第九
[ㄉㄧˋㄐㄧㄡˇ]
(dì jiǔ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
A ninth is in the works.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A ninth man who was also arrested has been released on bail pending further enquiries, police said.
Instinct (3 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ US /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
日本語 (Japanese):
『本能』 / 〈C〉(…に対する)(生まれつきの)才能,素質,天分《+『for』+『名』(do『ing』)》
中国话 (Simplifized)：本能 (běnnéng)
漢語 (Traditional)：本能
[ㄅㄣˇㄋㄥˊ]
(běnnéng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
My instinct is it's ill-judged silliness that's been made sillier by the fact this is part of the closed archives of Windsor, which we don't know about," says Cook.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
My instinct is it's ill-judged silliness," says one historian.
Grandson (2 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈɡræn.sʌn/ US /ˈɡræn.sʌn/
日本語 (Japanese):
孫息子
中国话 (Simplifized)：孙子 (sūnzi)
漢語 (Traditional)：孫子
[ㄙㄨㄣㄗ˙]
(sūnzi)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
The grandson, they say, is a reincarnation.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
His grandson, Maj Taylor, said it was a "real honour" to be there and a "very proud moment".
Niece (2 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /niːs/ US /niːs/
日本語 (Japanese):
『めい』(自分や配偶者の兄弟姉妹の娘)
中国话 (Simplifized)：侄女 (zhínǚ)
漢語 (Traditional)：侄女
(zhínǚ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Niece, Paula Marks said: "It's taken its toll on the family but there's still a lot of hope out there so hopefully we will get some good news today.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
My niece, Lily Ash Sakula, began drawing after her boyfriend Patrick suddenly died from cancer in his mid-20s.
Basement (2 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈbeɪs.mənt/ US /ˈbeɪs.mənt/
日本語 (Japanese):
地階,地下室
中国话 (Simplifized)：地下室 (dìxiàshì)
漢語 (Traditional)：地下室
[ㄉㄧˋㄒㄧㄚˋㄕˋ]
(dìxiàshì)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
But, in a basement below the tourist information office, it has a wooden boat where a national hero lived and died.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The family's basement dining room was the scene of high-minded and often heated debates between major figures on the Left.
