「魔法の指輪 第2巻」を読む前に覚えたい英単語40
The magic ring, Vol. 2 (of 3)
フリードリヒ・ハインリヒ・カール・ド・ラ・モット・フケーが「魔法の指輪 第2巻」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。
knight/ˈnaɪt/騎士, ナイト, 武士本文に137回
“Suffice it, noble damsels and knights, we were never betrothed …
thou/ˈðaʊ/なんじ, そなた本文に109回
“What would’st thou here, horrible pale-visaged witch?”
monarch/ˈmɑˌnɑɹk/君主, 帝王本文に90回
Behind the sea-monarch came also many strange figures; but so completely were the company engrossed by the king himself, that they bestowed on the others little or no attention.
castle/ˈkæsəɫ/城, とりで本文に78回
… and the beautiful damsel whom you behold yonder now possesses the ring, this castle, and all its territories …
sword/ˈsɔɹd/刀, 剣本文に61回
… and in his teeth carried a death’s-head, whereon the scars of many sword-strokes were visible.
noble/ˈnoʊbəɫ/高貴の本文に50回
… and pronounced the solemn words, “I am the betrothed bride of the noble warrior, Sir Otto von Trautwangen!”
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/勇敢な, 勇ましい本文に50回
… and was about to speak; but the brave Arinbiorn at length greeted him respectfully, and said,—“If there has been here neither stratagem …
prince/ˈpɹɪns/王子, 親王本文に47回
The commander of the army, who was a prince of the Swedish royal blood, a man already in years …
damsel/ˈdæmzəɫ/乙女本文に44回
… “I have at last been over-matched in the lists, and the beautiful damsel whom you behold yonder now possesses the ring, this castle …
till/ˈtɪɫ/…まで[…ない], …になって初めて[…する]本文に40回
… he drank out the contents of the goblet which stood nearest him, not till afterwards perceiving that it was the golden cup of King Arinbiorn.
minstrel/ˈmɪnstɹəɫ/吟遊詩人本文に36回
Meanwhile the songs of the minstrels and discourse of the guests became always more lively round the banquet-table.
frightful/ˈfɹaɪtfəɫ/ぎょっとするような, 恐ろしい本文に36回
… that should have been the gayest of the gay, was the only one of the party in whom the music that rose all around him awoke the most fierce and frightful emotions.
thee/ˈði/なんじを本文に32回
… I shall yet be thy guardian Valkyria; I shall twine for thee the garland of victory, and hold to thy lips the cheering cup of refreshment.’
armour/ˈɑɹmɝ/よろい, よろいかぶと本文に31回
… a champion made his appearance, dressed in a golden suit of armour, with a helmet surmounted by two projecting vulture’s wings …
gleam/ˈɡɫim/きらめく本文に31回
… with her mysterious castle, and the tranquil moonlight that ever gleamed around her.
pagan/ˈpeɪɡən/異教徒本文に28回
“Now then it is my turn to bid thee beware, thou pagan!”
javelin/ˈdʒævəɫən/投げやり本文に27回
… perchance, the throwing of these long javelins, of which there is a heap lying in that corner?”—So with the speed of light he darted from his horse …
banquet/ˈbæŋkwət/宴会本文に27回
… unobserved, come back into the banquet-hall.
aloud/əˈɫaʊd/大声で本文に27回
Then the music sounded aloud; all the guests shouted and rejoiced …
cliff/ˈkɫɪf/がけ, 絶壁本文に27回
Sir Arinbiorn’s golden armour was already shattered, and his charger bled from many severe wounds, when a powerful voice called aloud from a rocky cliff, “Ruhig, du Bursch!”
mysterious/mɪˈstɪɹiəs/神秘的な, 不思議な本文に27回
The sea-monarch faltered and paused, lost, as it seemed, in strange and mysterious recollections.
steed/ˈstid/馬本文に25回
In the stable, however, his light-brown steed was cheerful as before, and neighed aloud at the approach of his master.
thicket/ˈθɪkɪt/低木の茂み, やぶ本文に24回
there came out of the thickets a wild brown horse, which advanced at full speed …
honour/ˈɑnɝ/名誉, 栄光, 名声本文に23回
… and said,—“If there has been here neither stratagem, nor witchcraft,—and of your honour I cannot doubt,—then, good Heaven!
scarcely/ˈskɛɹsɫi/ほとんど…ない本文に23回
… so peerless in beauty, that I had scarcely dared to hope I should ever behold it, after that first time in the magic mirror …
faithful/ˈfeɪθfəɫ/忠実な, 誠実な本文に23回
… at the dawn of day, among my faithful warriors.
perchance/pɝˈtʃæns/たぶん, おそらく本文に22回
There may perchance be some cavern of the mountains to which I may retreat, where I may bury my armour, and for ever more remain in oblivion.”
stern/ˈstɝn/いかめしい, 険しい本文に22回
It was a pleasure to mark how a deep blush, like that of a young damsel, came over his stern warlike features.
behold/bɪˈhoʊɫd/…を見る, ながめる本文に21回
Looking on his companion, the knight perceived that he was a man clothed in rough bear-skins, frightful to behold, while his long hair and beard nearly concealed his features.
helmet/ˈhɛɫmət/ヘルメット, 鉄かぶと本文に21回
… dressed in a golden suit of armour, with a helmet surmounted by two projecting vulture’s wings, also of gold.
ballad/ˈbæɫəd/民謡, バラッド本文に20回
All seemed happy and contented with one another; while the heroic ballads and legends, thrown in by the wise harpers and bards …
rejoice/ɹɪˈdʒɔɪs/喜ぶ, うれしがる本文に19回
Then the music sounded aloud; all the guests shouted and rejoiced; there was a jovial ringing of golden cups …
kindly/ˈkaɪndɫi/親切に, 優しく本文に19回
Arinbiorn stepped on towards the Knight of Montfaucon, (not forgetting to greet every lady courteously as he passed by,) took him kindly by the hand, and said, “How is this, cousin Folko?
squire/ˈskwaɪɹ/騎士の従者本文に18回
No one offered to assist him; for every squire and sentinel looked on him with terror.
hither/ˈhɪðɝ/こちらへ本文に18回
Has he announced from what country he has come hither?”
falcon/ˈfæɫkən/タカ, ハヤブサ本文に18回
On his approach he made a respectful salutation,—then sprang from the saddle,—threw his lance to the attendant squire, from whom in exchange he received his favourite falcon, which perched on his hand …
melancholy/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/憂うつな, ふさぎ込んだ本文に18回
So he was left alone, melancholy and neglected.
vulture/ˈvəɫtʃɝ/ハゲタカ, コンドル本文に18回
Especially there was among them one far more hideous than the rest, which had on his head a pair of great vulture’s wings, and in his teeth carried a death’s-head …
spear/ˈspɪɹ/やり本文に18回
“Throw spears, knives, and daggers at him!”
fortress/ˈfɔɹtɹəs/要塞本文に17回
… even Sir Folko de Montfaucon and the Lady Blanchefleur; so that the old fortress is now lonely and desolate.”
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