【英語語源】「cycl, circ, search」 Answer Key

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Cycl
cycle【ˈsaɪkl】
▲
:the fact of a series of events being repeated many times, always in the same order
▶︎元はギリシア語の「kyklos(輪)」が、由来です。
bicycle【ˈbaɪsɪkl】
▲
:a road vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing the pedals with your feet
▶︎「bi」は、「2」を表します。
▶︎【bi(2)】+【cycle(輪)】
cyclamen【ˈsaɪkləmən】
:a plant with pink, purple or white flowers that grow on long stems pointing downwards, often grown indoors
▶︎「球根が丸い」、または「花が螺旋状に巻く」ところから、付いた名前と言われています。
cycling【ˈsaɪklɪŋ】
:the sport or activity of riding a bicycle
cyclone【ˈsaɪkləʊn】
▲
:an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very high winds that turn around an area of low pressure
▶︎インド洋北部・インド洋南部・太平洋南部などで発生した、熱帯低気圧。
cylinder【ˈsɪlɪndər】
:a solid or hollow figure with round ends and long straight sides
円柱
encyclopedia【ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə】
:a book or set of books giving information about all areas of knowledge or about different areas of one particular subject, usually arranged in alphabetical order; a similar collection of information in digital form
百科事典
▶︎【en(中に)】+【cycl(円)】+【pedia(教育)】
(幅広いことを知る、という意味)
recycle【ˌriːˈsaɪkl】
:to treat things that have already been used so that they can be used again
再生利用する
▶︎【re(再び)】+【cycle(輪)】
Ex) The company recycles plastic.
tricycle 【ˈtraɪsɪkl】
▲
:a vehicle similar to a bicycle, but with one wheel at the front and two at the back
▶︎【tri(3つ)】+【cycle(輪)】
unicycle 【ˈjuːnɪsaɪkl】
▲
:a vehicle that is similar to a bicycle but that has only one wheel
▶︎【uni(1つ)】+【cycle(輪)】
Circ
circle【ˈsɜːrkl】
:a completely round flat shape
▶︎ラテン語の「circus(輪)」が、由来です。
circuit【ˈsɜːrkɪt】
▲
:a line, route or journey around a place
▶︎【circu(輪)】+【it(行く)】
circulate【ˈsɜːrkjəleɪt】
:when a liquid, gas or air circulatesor is circulated, it moves continuously around a place or system
循環する
▶︎【circle(円)】+【ate(する)】
Ex) Blood circulates through the body.
circumstance【ˈsɜːrkəmstæns】
:the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action
▶︎【circum(周り)】+【stance(立つ)】
Ex) We have to adapt to changing circumstances.
circus【ˈsɜːrkəs】
:a group of people, sometimes with trained animals, who perform acts with skill in a show that travels around to different places
▶︎円形のステージの興行のため。
encircle【ɪnˈsɜːrkl】
:to surround somebody/something completely in a circle
取り囲む
▶︎【en(…にする)】+【circle(円)】
Ex) The chess pawn is encircled by the opponent’s pieces.
semicircle【ˈsemisɜːrkl】
:one half of a circle
半円
▶︎【semi(半分)】+【circle(円)】
Search
search【sɜːrtʃ】
:to look carefully for something/somebody; to examine a particular place when looking for something/somebody
探す、捜索する
▶︎「周りを探す」ことから。
Ex) He’s looking for butterflies.
research【riːsɜːrtʃ】
:to study something carefully and try to discover new facts about it
研究する、調査する
▶︎【re(強意)】+【search(探す)】
Ex) She’s researching a new disease.
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