今日のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Messenger (2 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmes.ɪn.dʒər/ US /-dʒɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
『使いの者』,走り使い;(電報・郵便物・小包の)配達人;(公文書の)送達吏
中国话 (Simplifized)：信使 (Xìnshǐ)
漢語 (Traditional)：信使
[ㄒㄧㄣˋㄕˇ]
(Xìnshǐ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Messenger's fuel supply, half its weight at launch, was completely spent weeks ago but four final manoeuvres were conducted, to extend the flight as long as possible.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Messenger reached Mercury in 2011 and far exceeded its primary mission plan of one year in orbit.
Delicious (1 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/ US /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/
日本語 (Japanese):
『おいしい』 / 香りのよい / 喜ばしい,快い
中国话 (Simplifized)：美味 (měiwèi)
漢語 (Traditional)：美味
[ㄇㄟˇㄨㄟˋ]
(měiwèi)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
So delicious in fact that diners at high-end seafood restaurants in China will pay up to $300 (£200) for a fresh geoduck imported live from Canada or the US.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
But her delicious flavours saved her from going home.
Bathtub (1 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈbɑːθ.tʌb/ US /ˈbæθ-/
日本語 (Japanese):
バスタブ ( basu tabu )
中国话 (Simplifized)：浴缸 (yùgāng)
漢語 (Traditional)：浴缸
[ㄩˋㄍㄤ]
(yùgāng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Houston drowned in a bathtub at a Los Angeles hotel in 2012 on the eve of the Grammy Awards ceremony.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
She was found in the bathtub in the home she shared with Nick Gordon in Atlanta.
Lettuce (1 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈlet.ɪs/ US /ˈlet̬-/
日本語 (Japanese):
レタス,チシャ
中国话 (Simplifized)：生菜 (shēngcài)
漢語 (Traditional)：生菜
[ㄕㄥㄘㄞˋ]
(shēngcài)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Lettuce requires three times the emissions per calorie to produce as bacon.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Peas, lettuce and tomatoes will also have to be homegrown in future.
Stewardess (1 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈstjuːədes/ US /ˈstjuːədes/
日本語 (Japanese):
(汽船・旅各機・列車などの)『スチュワーデス』,女給仕 / 女家令
中国话 (Simplifized)：空中小姐 (kōngzhōng xiǎojiě)
漢語 (Traditional)：空中小姐
[ㄎㄨㄥㄓㄨㄥㄒㄧㄠˇㄐㄧㄝˇ]
(kōngzhōng xiǎojiě)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
It was reported that stewardess Marie Docherty, when asked about jerkiness on board, replied: "Just stand with your feet apart.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
And so with my zero business experience, other than being a nanny and a stewardess on a boat, that didn't really help, I wrote the business plan and off I went.
Spoil (1 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /spɔɪl/ US /spɔɪl/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈物事〉‘を'『だいなしにする』,損なう / 〈子供など〉‘を'『甘やかしてだめにする』,増長させる / 《古》(…を)…‘から'奪う《+『名』+『of』+『名』》 / 〈物が〉『だいなしになる』,だめになる / 〈C〉《複数形で》『略奪品』,強奪品,戦利品 / 〈C〉《複数形で》《おもに米》(政権をとった政党が支持者に与える)利権,役職 / 〈U〉(採鉱・発掘などの際に廃棄される,土・石などの)くずもの
中国话 (Simplifized)：溺爱 (nì'ài)
漢語 (Traditional)：溺愛
[ㄋㄧˋㄞˋ]
(nì'ài)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Spoil, or waste heaps, are sometimes planted with trees - many becoming nature reserves and woodland open to the public.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
'Spoil the surprise' ITV said in an official statement: "The Britain's Got Talent production team apologised at the time for not making it clearer to the judges and viewers at home that three dogs were involved in the final performance.
Characteristic (1 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˌkær.ɪk.təˈrɪs.tɪk/ US /ˌker-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『特有の』,独特の / 『特性』,特色,特微
中国话 (Simplifized)：特性 (tèxìng)
漢語 (Traditional)：特性
[ㄊㄜˋㄒㄧㄥˋ]
(tèxìng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
The characteristic of a tax haven is the transactions that are recorded there take place elsewhere.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
This characteristic must be kept at all costs.
Assure (1 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /əˈʃɔːr/ US /-ˈʃʊr/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈人・自分〉‘に'『確信させる』,『保証する』,分からせて安心させる / 〈事柄・地位など〉'を'『確実にする』(ensure) / 《英》…に保険をかける(insure)
中国话 (Simplifized)：保证 (bǎozhèng)
漢語 (Traditional)：保證
[ㄅㄠˇㄓㄥˋ]
(bǎozhèng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
I assure you, it's not virtue, neither is it doing things like running around the park three times a week.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
I assure you that if we face a dilemma between paying a creditor who refuses to sign an agreement with us and a pensioner, we will pay the pensioner.
Ignorance (1 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈɪɡ.nər.əns/ US /-nɚ-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『無学』,『無知』,無教育;(…を)知らないこと《+『of』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：无知 (wúzhī)
漢語 (Traditional)：無知
[ㄨˊㄓ]
(wúzhī)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Ignorance is no excuse but had I fully understood the meaning behind the speech I would never have shared it.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
'Ignorance of the law' The ICO said an organisation should have people's permission, which specifically names the company concerned, in order to make automated calls, but the company admitted it did not know what the rules were.
Stare (1 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /steər/ US /ster/
日本語 (Japanese):
(…を)(目を大きく開いて)『じっと見つめる』,じろじろ見る,凝視する《+『at』(『into』)+『名』》 / 〈色などが〉目見つ / …‘を'『じっと見つめる』,じろじろ見る,凝視する / 〈人〉‘を'にらみつけて(…)させる《+『名』〈人〉+『into』(『to』)+『名』》 / 『じっと見つめること』,凝視
中国话 (Simplifized)：盯 (dīng)
漢語 (Traditional)：盯
[ㄉㄧㄥ]
(dīng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
People stare at Adam Pearson wherever he goes.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Villagers stare as I knock on the door of Chiara Vigo's studio, otherwise known as the Museum of Byssus, on the Sardinian island of Sant'Antioco.
