「ガリヴァー旅行記」を読む前に覚えたい英単語40
Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
ジョナサン・スウィフトが「ガリヴァー旅行記」で何度も使う、英語の頻出4,000語に入らない40語です。先に覚えておくと、最初の章がずっと読みやすくなります。各単語に発音記号、意味、本文の例文をつけました。
majesty/ˈmædʒəsti/陛下本文に130回
The Author sent for to court—The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king—He disputes with his majesty's great scholars—An apartment at court provided for the Author—He is in high favor with the queen—He stands up for the honor of his own country—He quarrels with the queen's dwarf
emperor/ˈɛmpɝɝ/皇帝本文に86回
The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility …
cent/ˈsɛnt/セント1ドルの100分の1本文に68回
[45] Pistoles: about three dollars and sixty cents.
queen/ˈkwin/王妃本文に51回
Several contrivances of the Author to please the king and queen—He shows his skill in music—The king inquires into the state of Europe, which the Author relates to him—The king's observations thereon
till/ˈtɪɫ/…まで[ずっと]本文に40回
We rowed, by my computation, about three leagues, till we were able to work no longer, being already spent with labor, while we were in the ship.
kingdom/ˈkɪŋdəm/王国本文に31回
… there stood an ancient temple, esteemed to be the largest in the whole kingdom, which …
prince/ˈpɹɪns/王, 君主本文に30回
This resolution, perhaps, may appear very bold and dangerous, and I am confident would not be imitated by any prince in Europe, on the like occasion.
inch/ˈɪntʃ/インチ尺度の単位で1/12foot, 2.54cm本文に28回
… I perceived it to be a human creature, not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands …
imperial/ˌɪmˈpɪɹiəɫ/皇帝の, 帝位の, 至上権の本文に28回
After some time, when they observed that I made no more demands for meat, there appeared before me a person of high rank from his imperial majesty.
fasten/ˈfæsən/…を固定する, つなぐ本文に25回
… for as I happened to lie on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair …
royal/ˈɹɔɪəɫ/王の, 女王の, 王室の本文に25回
The horses of the army, and those of the royal stables, having been daily led before me, were no longer shy, but would come up to my very feet without starting.
wherein/hwɛˈɹɪn/本文に23回
… as well as learning their language, wherein I had a great facility, by the strength of my memory.
sail/ˈseɪɫ/出航する本文に22回
… I accepted an advantageous offer from Captain William Prichard, master of the "Antelope," who was making a voyage to the South Sea.[5] We set sail from Bristol, May 4 …
wholly/ˈhoʊɫi/まったく, 完全に本文に21回
… though very well trained, yet wholly unused to such a sight, which appeared as if a mountain moved before him …
empire/ˈɛmpaɪɝ/帝国本文に21回
… described, together with the emperor's palace—A conversation between the Author and a principal secretary concerning the affairs of that empire—The Author's offers to serve the emperor in his wars.
palace/ˈpæɫəs/宮殿本文に20回
The country described—A proposal for correcting modern maps—The king's palace, and some account of the metropolis—The Author's way of travelling—The chief temple described
whereof[…について]…するところの本文に19回
… and taller than any of the other three who attended him, whereof one was a page that held up his train, and seemed to be somewhat longer than my middle finger …
conceive/kənˈsiv/を心に抱く, 思う, を思いつく本文に19回
… and marked with black figures; which we humbly conceive to be writings, every letter almost half as large as the palm of our hands.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/あとで, 以後, その後本文に18回
… and some of them, as I was afterwards told, were hurt with the falls they got by leaping from my sides upon the ground.
likewise/ˈɫaɪˌkwaɪz/…もまた本文に18回
The author of these travels, Mr. Lemuel Gulliver, is my ancient and intimate friend; there is likewise some relation between us on the mother's side.
fleet/ˈfɫit/艦隊本文に18回
He shall be our ally against our enemies in the island of Blefuscu, and do his utmost to destroy their fleet, which is now preparing to invade us.
prodigious/pɹəˈdɪdʒəs/巨大な, ばく大な本文に17回
… while one of my hands was at liberty, without trembling at the very sight of so prodigious a creature, as I must appear to them.
arrow/ˈæɹoʊ/矢本文に17回
… not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands, and a quiver at his back.
forbear差し控える本文に15回
And I was privately assured that the empress, conceiving the greatest abhorrence of me, and, in the presence of her chief confidants, could not forbear vowing revenge.
mil/ˈmɪɫ/マイル本文に15回
… which was half an hour's riding, about two-and-twenty miles from our house.
inhabitant/ɪnˈhæbətənt/住人, 居住者, 生息するもの本文に15回
Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning, laws, and customs; the manner of educating their children—The Author's way of living in that country—His vindication of a great lady.
oblige/əˈbɫaɪdʒ/に義務を負わせる, 強制する本文に14回
Within each of these was enclosed a prodigious plate of steel, which, by our orders, we obliged him to show us, because we apprehended they might be dangerous engines.
divert/daɪˈvɝt/…を楽しませる本文に14回
The Author diverts the emperor, and his nobility of both sexes, in a very uncommon manner—The diversions of the court of Lilliput described—The Author has his liberty granted him upon certain conditions.
entertain/ˌɛnɝˈteɪn/を楽しませる本文に14回
When I found myself on my feet, I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
metropolis/məˈtɹɑpəɫəs/首都, 最も重要な都市本文に13回
Mildendo, the metropolis of Lilliput, described …
apprehend/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnd/…を気づかう, 案じる本文に13回
They apprehended my breaking loose; that my diet would be very expensive, and might cause a famine.
handkerchief/ˈhæŋkɝtʃif/ハンカチ本文に13回
… my comb and silver snuffbox, my handkerchief and journal-book.
voyage/ˈvɔɪədʒ/航海, 航行本文に13回
… with whom I continued three years and a half, making a voyage or two into the Levant,[3] and some other parts.
curiosity/ˌkjʊɹiˈɑsəti/好奇心, 物好き本文に13回
… I alone am answerable for them, and if any traveller hath a curiosity to see the whole work at large, as it came from the hand of the author …
bigness/ˈbɪɡnəs/大きさ本文に12回
I ate them by two or three at a mouthful, and took three loaves at a time, about the bigness of musket bullets.
empress/ˈɛmpɹɛs/女帝本文に12回
The empress and young princes of the blood of both sexes, attended by many ladies …
conjecture/kənˈdʒɛkʃɝ/…を推測する, 推量する本文に12回
The declivity was so small that I walked near a mile before I got to the shore, which I conjectured was about eight o'clock in the evening.
monarch/ˈmɑˌnɑɹk/君主, 帝王本文に12回
These civil commotions were constantly fomented by the monarchs of Blefuscu; and when they were quelled, the exiles always fled for refuge to that empire.
diversion/daɪˈvɝʒən/気晴らし, 娯楽本文に12回
This diversion is only practised by those persons who are candidates for great employments and high favor at court.
delight/dɪˈɫaɪt/大喜びする, うれしがる, 楽しむ本文に12回
They cannot comprehend the occasion which provoked the book nor appreciate the satire which underlies the narrative, but they delight in the wonderful adventures, and wander full of open-eyed astonishment into the new worlds through which the vivid and logically accurate imagination of the author so personally conducts them.
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