「キャンタヴィルの幽霊」を読む前に覚えたい英単語40
The Canterville Ghost
オスカー・ワイルドが「キャンタヴィルの幽霊」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。
stain/ˈsteɪn/に着色する本文に15回
Following her, they passed through the fine Tudor hall into the library, a long, low room, panelled in black oak, at the end of which was a large stained glass window.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/…をひどく驚かせる, おびえさせる本文に9回
However, by taking great care of himself, he recovered, and resolved to make a third attempt to frighten the United States Minister and his family.
shriek/ˈʃɹik/甲高い叫び声, 悲鳴本文に6回
The ghost started up with a wild shriek of rage, and swept through them like a mist, extinguishing Washington Otis’s candle as he passed, and so leaving them all in total darkness.
staircase/ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/階段, はしご段本文に6回
Just, however, as he reached the top of the great oak staircase, a door was flung open, two little white-robed figures appeared, and a large pillow whizzed past his head!
fearful/ˈfɪɹfəɫ/恐ろしい, こわい本文に6回
… but no sooner had he said these words than a terrible flash of lightning lit up the sombre room, a fearful peal of thunder made them all start to their feet, and Mrs. Umney fainted.
jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/宝石本文に6回
He had been very wicked, but he was really sorry for all that he had done, and he gave me this box of beautiful jewels before he died.”
till/ˈtɪɫ/…まで[…ない], …になって初めて[…する]本文に6回
They did not return home till nine o’clock, when they had a light supper.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/灰色の, ねずみ色の, 鉛色の本文に5回
His eyes were as red burning coals; long grey hair fell over his shoulders in matted coils; his garments …
wainscot/ˈweɪnskət/羽目板, 腰板本文に5回
There was evidently no time to be lost, so, hastily adopting the Fourth dimension of Space as a means of escape, he vanished through the wainscoting, and the house became quite quiet.
churchyard/ˈtʃɝtʃˌjɑɹd/教会堂に隣接する庭本文に5回
… so he contented himself with becoming faintly phosphorescent, and vanished with a deep churchyard groan, just as the twins had come up to him.
gipsy=gypsy本文に5回
… some few days before, he had given a band of gipsies permission to camp in the park.
housekeeper/ˈhaʊˌskipɝ/家政婦本文に5回
This was Mrs. Umney, the housekeeper, whom Mrs. Otis, at Lady Canterville’s earnest request, had consented to keep in her former position.
rusty/ˈɹəsti/さびた本文に5回
… were soiled and ragged, and from his wrists and ankles hung heavy manacles and rusty gyves.
wicked/ˈwɪkəd/悪い, 邪悪な, 不正な本文に5回
He remembered the terrible night when the wicked Lord Canterville was found choking in his dressing-room, with the knave of diamonds half-way down his throat …
evidently/ˈɛvədəntɫi/明らかに本文に5回
… with the light-hearted gaiety of schoolboys, were evidently amusing themselves before they retired to rest, but at a quarter-past eleven all was still …
accordingly/əˈkɔɹdɪŋɫi/従って, それだから, それゆえ本文に5回
He accordingly rubbed out the stain a second time, but the second morning it appeared again.
emerald/ˈɛmɝɹəɫd/エメラルド色, 鮮緑色本文に4回
… according to the simple rites of the Free American Reformed Episcopalian Church, they found it a bright emerald-green.
pony/ˈpoʊˌni/小型の品種の馬本文に4回
She was a wonderful Amazon, and had once raced old Lord Bilton on her pony twice round the park, winning by a length and a half …
hollow/ˈhɑɫoʊ/低くこもった, にぶい, うつろな本文に4回
… he fled down the corridor, uttering hollow groans, and emitting a ghastly green light.
groan/ˈɡɹoʊn/うなり声, うめき声本文に4回
A few hollow groans from the wardrobe, he thought, would be more than sufficient, or, if that failed to wake her, he might grabble at the counterpane with palsy-twitching fingers.
skeleton/ˈskɛɫətən/骨格, がい骨本文に4回
Imbedded in the wall was a huge iron ring, and chained to it was a gaunt skeleton, that was stretched out at full length on the stone floor …
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/ささやく, つぶやく本文に4回
“Poor, poor Ghost,” she murmured; “have you no place where you can sleep?”
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/震える本文に4回
… and there to place a clammy hand on Mrs. Otis’s forehead, while he hissed into her trembling husband’s ear the awful secrets of the charnel-house.
distress/dɪˈstɹɛs/を苦しめる, 苦悩させる本文に4回
… for some unexplained reason, was always a good deal distressed at the sight of the blood-stain, and very nearly cried the morning it was emerald-green.
eleven/ˈiɫɛvən/11時本文に4回
At eleven o’clock the family retired, and by half-past all the lights were out.
ruin/ˈɹuən/金色に色づいた本文に4回
He was sitting by the window, watching the ruined gold of the yellowing trees fly through the air, and the red leaves dancing madly down the long avenue.
faint/ˈfeɪnt/気が遠くなる, 気絶する本文に4回
… a fearful peal of thunder made them all start to their feet, and Mrs. Umney fainted.
mil/ˈmɪɫ/ミル本文に3回
As Canterville Chase is seven miles from Ascot, the nearest railway station, Mr. Otis had telegraphed for a waggonette to meet them, and they started on their drive in high spirits.
horrid/ˈhɔɹəd/いやな, 不愉快な本文に3回
“How horrid!”
peal/ˈpiɫ/響き, とどろき本文に3回
On reaching the top of the staircase he recovered himself, and determined to give his celebrated peal of demoniac laughter.
colour/ˈkəɫɝ/色, 色採, 色調本文に3回
The chameleon-like colour, also, of the stain excited a good deal of comment.
phantom/ˈfænəm/幽霊, お化け本文に3回
… and, after a second hasty glance at the awful phantom, he fled back to his room …
stairs/ˈstɛɹz/二階へ本文に3回
The third morning also it was there, though the library had been locked up at night by Mr. Otis himself, and the key carried up-stairs.
aristocracy/ˌɛɹəˈstɑkɹəsi/貴族, 貴族階級本文に3回
But there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost, and I guess the laws of Nature are not going to be suspended for the British aristocracy.”
heirloom/ˈɛɹˌɫum/先祖伝来の家財, 家宝本文に3回
… or should be, heirlooms in your family.
wither/ˈwɪðɝ/やせ衰える本文に3回
… and, raising his withered hands high above his head, swore according to the picturesque phraseology of the antique school …
butler/ˈbətɫɝ/執事, 使用人がしら本文に3回
… and finally dropping the rusty dagger into the Minister’s jack-boots, where it was found in the morning by the butler.
dagger/ˈdæɡɝ/短剣本文に3回
… a winding-sheet frilled at the wrists and neck, and a rusty dagger.
supernatural/ˌsupɝˈnætʃɝəɫ/超自然の本文に3回
No mention at all was made of the supernatural, nor was Sir Simon de Canterville alluded to in any way.
crow/ˈkɹoʊ/ときを告げる本文に3回
Hour after hour he waited, but the cock, for some strange reason, did not crow again.
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