【ｼｮｯｸ】知らなかった簡単な語彙【単語・熟語限定】

**名無しさん** · 2006/04/08(土) 00:19:12

自分の専門外の英単語って意外と知らないことありませんか？
特にアメリカで日常に使われる言葉など。
「え？俺ってこんな簡単な言葉知らなかったの？」とショックを受けた人
その単語・熟語をここに晒しましょう。

・専門用語、特殊なスラングは無し
・アメリカ人だったらホームレスでも当然知ってるような言葉が好ましい
・知らなかった人を馬鹿にしない。知っていたことを自慢しない

**名無しさん** · 2024/06/26(水) 23:33:36.81

"nadir"

noun
the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.
"they had reached the nadir of their sufferings"
Similar:
the lowest point
the all-time low
the lowest level
low-water mark
the bottom
as low as one can get
rock-bottom
the depths
zero
the pits

What is the meaning of the word nadir?
the lowest point
1. : the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and directly under the observer.
2. : the lowest point. our hopes reached their nadir.

**名無しさん** · 2024/06/26(水) 23:36:52.60

"puncher's chance"

What is a puncher's chance?
The puncher's chance is a boxing idiom that indicates the improbable.
In boxing, it specifically refers to a boxer who is out matched,
still having the capacity to win,
if they can land one or two clean heavy punches.

**名無しさん** · 2024/06/26(水) 23:40:06.72

"giddily"

Meaning of giddily in English
in a way that shows you feel silly, happy, and excited:
They laugh giddily, too caught up in the moment to care.
"It's like a dream," she says giddily. in a way that makes you feel
as if your sense of balance is not good and that you may fall down:
Suddenly she swayed giddily.

Does giddy mean excited?
feeling silly, happy, and excited and showing this in your behavior:
giddy with She was giddy with excitement.

Is giddy a positive word?
Giddy has been used to describe someone incapable of serious thought or easily excited
as far back as the 16th century.

**名無しさん** · 2024/06/28(金) 02:48:23.21

"languish"

verb
past tense: languished; past participle: languished
1. (of a person or other living thing) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble.
"plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant"
Similar:
weaken
grow weak
deteriorate
decline
go into a decline
wither
droop
flag
wilt
fade
fail
waste away
go downhill
Opposite:
thrive
flourish
2.
suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.
"he has been languishing in jail since 1974"
Similar:
waste away
rot
decay
wither away
molder
be abandoned