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C2 語彙

C2人や考えの描写25分

人や考えを表す洗練された形容詞

Sophisticated adjectives for people and ideas

erudite、astute、incisive、tenuous、spurious、intractable などの的確な形容詞で、頭脳、性格、議論、問題を描写します。

最上級の文章力は、まさに適切な評価を含む形容詞にかかっています。人の頭脳や性格を称賛する形容詞もあれば、議論や傾向を評価する形容詞もあります。以下の語はエッセイ、書評、報告書で役立ち、的確な形容詞1語で文全体の説明を置き換えられることもあります。

erudite形容詞
豊かな学識がある、またはそれを示す；非常に博識なThe erudite librarian could discuss any period of history.
astute形容詞
状況をすばやく理解して自分に有利に使える；抜け目のないAn astute negotiator, Sofia secured a far better price.
magnanimous形容詞
特にライバルや立場の弱い人に対して寛大で、許す心があるThe winner was magnanimous and praised her opponent's skill.
insidious形容詞
気づかれないうちに、じわじわと有害に広がっていくThe insidious effect of constant noise only became clear after years.
tenuous形容詞
ごくわずかな、または弱い；かろうじて成り立っているThe link between the two events was tenuous.
incisive形容詞
明快で鋭く、問題の核心を突くHer incisive questions exposed the weakness in the plan.
spurious形容詞
本物のように見えるが、偽のThe spurious claim spread quickly online.
ephemeral形容詞
ごく短い間しか続かないFame on the internet is often ephemeral.
intractable形容詞
解決、対処、制御が非常に難しいCongestion in the old town has proved an intractable problem.
sanguine形容詞
特に困難な状況でも、明るく楽観的なKofi remained sanguine despite the poor forecasts.
tacit形容詞
言葉にされなくても理解されている、または暗示されているThere was a tacit agreement not to mention the dispute.
inscrutable形容詞
理解も解釈もできないThe old judge's inscrutable face revealed nothing.

練習問題 1/2

適切な形容詞を選ぶ

各文を最もよく完成させる形容詞を選びましょう。

  1. Only a truly _____ scholar, who had read widely in several languages and fields, could trace the origin of the phrase.

  2. The link between the two studies is _____: it rests on a single, unverified anecdote.

  3. The disease is _____: symptoms are mild at first and the damage builds up unnoticed.

  4. Despite the poor forecasts, Kofi remained _____ about the company's future.

  5. Her analysis was _____: in a few sharp sentences it went straight to the heart of the problem.

  6. Fame on social media can be _____: today's star is forgotten by next month.

  7. The winner was _____ in victory, praising her rival's skill and offering to share the prize.

  8. There was a _____ agreement among the staff that nobody would mention the incident again.

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練習問題 2/2

文を完成させよう

このリストの語を1つずつ使って、各文を完成させましょう。各語は1回だけ使います：astute, spurious, intractable, inscrutable, erudite, magnanimous, insidious, tenuous。

  1. The investor sold her shares weeks before the market turned.

  2. The claim that the herb cures every illness is ; no study has ever confirmed it.

  3. The boundary dispute between the two neighbours proved : years of patient mediation failed to bring them any closer.

  4. The old judge's face was ; no one could tell what he was thinking.

  5. Her lectures, full of references to philosophy, history and mathematics, attract students from every faculty.

  6. It was of him to forgive the debt in full.

  7. The spread of misinformation is hard to notice until it has changed opinions.

  8. Because the connection between the two events was extremely slight and , the committee refused to draw a conclusion.

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