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『Beowulf』の語彙

『Beowulf』では、A2–C2 に格付けされたこれら 48 の重要な英単語を紹介します。それぞれに短い定義と例文が付いています。リーダーで単語をタップすると、発音を聞き、文の中で見ることができます。

A2 の単語 (10)

abandon/əˈbændən/A2: the trait of lacking restraint or control“she danced with abandon”
accompany/əˈkəmpəni/A2: be present or associated with an event or entity“French fries come with the hamburger”
active/ˈæktɪv/A2: chemical agent capable of activity“`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice”
adopt/əˈdɑpt/A2: choose and follow“She followed the feminist movement”
advise/ədˈvaɪz/A2: give advice to“The teacher counsels troubled students”
afford/əˈfɔrd/A2: be able to spare or give up“I can't afford to spend two hours with this person”
aid/eɪd/A2: a resource“visual aids in teaching”
alive/əˈlaɪv/A2: possessing life“the happiest person alive”
ancient/ˈeɪnʧənt/A2: a very old person“ancient history”
angry/ˈæŋgri/A2: feeling or showing anger“angry at the weather”

absolute/ˈæbsəˌlut/B1: something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things“no mortal being can influence the absolute”
abstract/ˈæbˌstrækt/B1: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance“he loved her only in the abstract--not in person”
accidentally/ˌæksəˈdɛnəli/B1: without advance planning“they met accidentally”
accomplish/əˈkɑmplɪʃ/B1: put in effect“carry out a task”
accordingly/əˈkɔrdɪŋli/B1: (sentence connectors) because of the reason given“consequently, he didn't do it”
accurate/ˈækjərət/B1: conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy“an accurate reproduction”
adequate/ˈædəkˌweɪt/B1: having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task“she had adequate training”
adventure/ədˈvɛnʧər/B1: a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)“When you buy these stocks you are gambling”
adviser/ædˈvaɪzər/B1: an expert who gives advice“an adviser helped students select their courses”
alarm/əˈlɑrm/B1: fear resulting from the awareness of danger“I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”

abide/əˈbaɪd/B2: dwell“You can stay with me while you are in town”
abode/əˈboʊd/B2: any address at which you dwell more than temporarily“a person can have several residences”
abrupt/əˈbrəpt/B2: marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions“abrupt prose”
absent/ˈæbsənt/B2: go away or leave“He absented himself”
absurd/əbˈsərd/B2: a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless“The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth”
abundance/əˈbəndəns/B2: the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply“an age of abundance”
abundantly/əˈbəndəntli/B2: in an abundant manner“they were abundantly supplied with food”
accent/ˈækˌsɛnt/B2: distinctive manner of oral expression“he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent”
accumulate/əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/B2: get or gather together“I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife”
accurately/ˈækjərətli/B2: with few mistakes“he works very accurately”

accrue/əˈkru/C1: grow by addition“The interest accrues”
adverbial/ædˈvərbiəl/C1: a word or group of words function as an adverb“adverbial syntax”
afflict/əˈflɪkt/C1: cause great unhappiness for“she was afflicted by the death of her parents”
afoot/əˈfʊt/C1: traveling by foot“she was afoot when I saw her this morning”
afresh/əˈfrɛʃ/C1: again but in a new or different way“start afresh”
alliteration/əˈlɪtərˌeɪʃən/C1: use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse“around the rock the ragged rascal ran”
alliterative/əˈlɪtərˌeɪtɪv/C1: having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable“alliterative verse”
allot/əˈlɑt/C1: give out“We were assigned new uniforms”
aloof/əˈluf/C1: remote in manner“stood apart with aloof dignity”

airilyC2: in a flippant manner“he answered the reporters' questions flippantly”
appositionC2: a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows“`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition”
armorerC2: a worker skilled in making armor or arms“a sword made by a famous English armorer”
arrant/ˈærənt/C2: without qualification“an arrant fool”
assailing/əˈseɪlɪŋ/C2: attack someone physically or emotionally“The mugger assaulted the woman”
baselyC2: in a despicable, ignoble manner“this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society”
bedeck/bɪˈdɛk/C2: decorate“deck the halls with holly”
befoulC2: spot, stain, or pollute“The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it”
besoughtC2: ask for or request earnestly“The prophet bid all people to become good persons”