C2口調と態度25分
口調や態度を表す語
Words for tone and attitude
wry、sardonic、deferential、ambivalent、scathing、wistful などの形容詞で、声や文章の裏にある気持ちを言い表します。
上級の読み手には、言葉の裏にある態度を読み取ることが求められます。書き手は面白がっているのか、苦々しく思っているのか、感心しているのか、それとも慎重なだけなのか。口調を表す的確な形容詞を使うと、話し手の立場を1語で言い表せます。文学分析、書評、そして書き手の態度を問う試験問題で欠かせない語です。
- sardonic形容詞
- 苦々しく、暗いユーモアを込めて嘲るHe gave a sardonic smile when told the lift was "temporarily unavailable" for the fifth week.
- wry形容詞
- 少し残念なことについて、乾いた穏やかなおかしみを示すShe wore a wry expression as she read the typo in her own title.
- condescending形容詞
- 話し相手より自分が上であるかのように振る舞うThe condescending tone of his reply made her feel like a child.
- deferential形容詞
- 相手の権威を受け入れて、丁寧な敬意を示すThe apprentice was deferential and never interrupted the master.
- dismissive形容詞
- 真剣に考える価値がないものとして扱うHer dismissive shrug ended the discussion.
- wistful形容詞
- 過ぎ去ったもの、手の届かないものへの、穏やかで少し悲しい思慕を感じるHe gave a wistful look at the old photographs.
- impassioned形容詞
- 強く真摯な感情を込めて表現されたAn impassioned appeal won the hall's support.
- detached形容詞
- 感情的に関わっていない；客観的なThe doctor's detached manner reassured some patients and unsettled others.
- ambivalent形容詞
- ある物事に対して、相反する複雑な気持ちを持っているKofi felt ambivalent about leaving the town he had always known.
- scathing形容詞
- 極めて辛辣に批判するThe review was scathing, dismissing the whole book as shallow.
- effusive形容詞
- 話し方に大きな、時に行き過ぎた熱意を示すHer effusive thanks embarrassed the volunteers.
- guarded形容詞
- 多くを明かさないよう慎重な、特に用心のためにThe minister gave a guarded answer to the reporter.
練習問題 1/2
口調を言い当てる
各文を最もよく完成させる語、または意味を最もよく説明する語を選びましょう。
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：scathing, detached, condescending, wistful, impassioned, dismissive, effusive, guarded。
The judge was about the lawyer's argument, calling it "lazy, careless and misleading".
After the concert, the audience was in its praise, calling it the finest performance in years.
Her plea for more funding moved even the sceptics in the room.
A good referee remains , showing no sign of favouring either side.
Do not be so about my idea; at least listen to the whole proposal before you reject it.
The old sailor's voice as he described the harbour of his youth made the young listeners go quiet.
Pat explained the basic function in such a way, as if I could not possibly have used a computer before.
The witness was throughout, answering each question in as few words as possible and volunteering nothing.
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