「高慢と偏見」を読む前に覚えたい英単語40
Pride and Prejudice
ジェイン・オースティンが「高慢と偏見」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。
till/ˈtɪɫ/…まで[ずっと]本文に89回
… though to the last always assuring his wife that he should not go; and till the evening after the visit was paid, she had no knowledge of it.
aunt/ˈænt/おば本文に85回
… who were usually tempted thither three or four times a week, to pay their duty to their aunt and to a milliner’s shop just over the way.
acquaintance/əˈkweɪntəns/知り合い, 知人本文に63回
A fortnight’s acquaintance is certainly very little.
affection/əˈfɛkʃən/愛情, 好意, 恋情本文に62回
If a woman conceals her affection with the same skill from the object of it, she may lose the opportunity of fixing him …
behaviour/bɪˈheɪvjɝ/ふるまい, 行動本文に55回
Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters.
delight/dɪˈɫaɪt/…を大いに楽しませる, 大喜びさせる, うれしがらせる本文に51回
… that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately; that he is to take possession before Michaelmas …
civility/səˈvɪɫəti/礼儀正しさ, ていねい本文に49回
“You may depend upon it, Madam,” said Miss Bingley, with cold civility, “that Miss Bennet shall receive every possible attention while she remains with us.”
agreeable/əˈɡɹiəbəɫ/気持ちのよい, 快い本文に45回
He was quite young, wonderfully handsome, extremely agreeable, and to crown the whole, he meant to be at the next assembly with a large party.
honour/ˈɑnɝ/尊敬, 信用本文に44回
“I honour your circumspection.
endeavour/ɪnˈdɛvɝ/努力する本文に43回
“But if a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to conceal it, he must find it out.”
scarcely/ˈskɛɹsɫi/ほとんど…ない本文に43回
Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty; he had looked at her without admiration at the ball …
carriage/ˈkæɹɪdʒ/四輪馬車本文に43回
… everybody says that he is ate up with pride, and I dare say he had heard somehow that Mrs. Long does not keep a carriage, and had come to the ball in a hack chaise.”
compliment/ˈkɑmpɫəmɛnt/賛辞, ほめ言葉本文に40回
I did not expect such a compliment.”
oblige/əˈbɫaɪdʒ/に義務を負わせる, 強制する本文に40回
… but he eluded the skill of them all; and they were at last obliged to accept the secondhand intelligence of their neighbour Lady Lucas.
amiable/ˈeɪmiəbəɫ/感じのよい, 好感のもてる, 気だてのいい本文に36回
Such amiable qualities must speak for themselves.
distress/dɪˈstɹɛs/を苦しめる, 苦悩させる本文に35回
“It is difficult indeed —it is distressing.
invitation/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/勧誘するもの本文に35回
This was invitation enough.
humour/ˈhjumɝ/気分, 心理状態本文に32回
Lizzy is not a bit better than the others; and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good humoured as Lydia.
sensible/ˈsɛnsəbəɫ/分別がある, ものの分かる本文に32回
Mary wished to say something very sensible, but knew not how.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/あとで, 以後, その後本文に32回
An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all.
temper/ˈtɛmpɝ/気質, 気性本文に31回
She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper.
instantly/ˈɪnstəntɫi/ただちに本文に31回
… was not unwilling to receive it, when she instantly drew back, and said with some discomposure to Sir William — “Indeed …
neighbourhood/ˈneɪbɝˌhʊd/近所, 近隣本文に30回
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families …
countenance/ˈkaʊntənəns/顔つき, 顔色, 表情本文に30回
Mr. Bingley was good looking and gentleman-like; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
ladyshipLadyの尊称をもつ婦人に対する敬称本文に30回
“The garden in which stands my humble abode, is separated only by a lane from Rosings Park, her ladyship’s residence.”
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/…を魅惑する, うっとりさせる, 喜ばせる本文に30回
and his sisters are charming women.
astonishment/əˈstɑnɪʃmənt/驚き, びっくり本文に29回
The astonishment of the ladies was just what he wished; that of Mrs. Bennet perhaps surpassing the rest …
kindness/ˈkaɪndnəs/親切, 思いやり, 情け深さ本文に29回
… and therefore, as she will think it an act of kindness, if you decline the office …
dislike/dɪˈsɫaɪk/…を嫌う本文に28回
… how shocking it was to have a bad cold, and how excessively they disliked being ill themselves; and then thought no more of the matter …
attachment/əˈtætʃmənt/愛着, 愛情本文に28回
There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost every attachment, that it is not safe to leave any to itself.
acquaint/əˈkweɪnt/acquaint 人 of …》本文に27回
“Impossible, Mr. Bennet, impossible, when I am not acquainted with him myself; how can you be so teasing?”
exceedingly/ɪkˈsidɪŋɫi/非常に, 大いに, とても本文に26回
“I am exceedingly gratified,” said Bingley, “by your converting what my friend says into a compliment on the sweetness of my temper.
disposition/ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/気質, 性質本文に26回
She told the story however with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous.
objection/əbˈdʒɛkʃən/反対, 異議, 異論本文に26回
“You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.”
admiration/ˌædmɝˈeɪʃən/賞賛, 感嘆, 賛美本文に25回
… such as it was, had a value as arising in all probability from the influence of their brother’s admiration.
wholly/ˈhoʊɫi/まったく, 完全に本文に25回
… as to leave her very little attention for her book; and soon laying it wholly aside, she drew near the card-table …
regret/ɹəˈɡɹɛt/後悔, 悔い本文に25回
… a sense of very great ill usage, and most painful regrets at his being what he is.
favour/ˈfeɪvɝ/好意本文に24回
One cannot wonder that so very fine a young man, with family, fortune, everything in his favour, should think highly of himself.
enquiry/ɪnˈkwaɪˌɹi/=inquiry本文に24回
Her enquiries after her sister were not very favourably answered.
dine/ˈdaɪn/正餐をとる本文に24回
She danced four dances with him at Meryton; she saw him one morning at his own house, and has since dined in company with him four times.
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