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z012 (06月06日) 英語の直喩表現いろいろ(1) as 原級 as 〜 の比較構文を使う直喩表現がたくさんあります。 いくつかシリーズで取り上げていきます。 この手の表現は使い古された決まり文句なので使用は控えた方がよいと言われていますし, このリストにある物の中には実際は使われていないものも含まれます。 1つ目の as は省略されることもあります。 表の見方: AとBが組み合わさって「CのようにD」という意味になる。 例: as bare as the palm of one's hand 手のひらのように剥き出しだ。 A B C D A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
A | B | C | D | 注 |
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as agile as | a monkey | サル | 身が軽い | |
as ancient as | time | 時間 | 古い | |
as angry as | a wasp | スズメバチ | 怒っている | |
as bald as | a coot | オオバシ | はげている | cootのイメージ |
as bald as | baby's backside | 赤ちゃんの尻 | はげている | |
as bald as | a badger | アナグマ | はげている | |
as bare as | the palm of one's hand | 手のひら | 剥き出しだ | |
as bare as | a bird's tail | 鳥の尾 | 金がなくて丸裸 | |
as big as | a barn door | 納屋の戸 | 大きい | |
as big as | all outdoors | 外の世界 | 大きい | |
as big as | a bus | バス | 大きい | |
as big as | an elephant | ゾウ | 大きい | |
as black as | the Ace of Spade | スペードのエース | 汚い | |
as black as | soot | すす | 汚い | |
as black as | coal | 石炭 | 汚い | |
as black as | pitch | ピッチ | 真っ暗だ | |
as black as | midnight | 真夜中 | 真っ暗だ | |
as black as | ink | インク | 真っ暗だ | |
as black as | jet | 漆黒 | 黒い | |
as black as | a thunder cloud | 雷雲 | 険悪だ | |
as black as | one is painted | 描かれている | 悪い | 否定文で |
as blind as | a bat | コウモリ | 視力が悪い | |
as blind as | a beetle | カブトムシ | 視力が悪い | |
as blind as | a mole | モグラ | 視力が悪い | |
as blind as | a buzzard | ハゲタカ | 視力が悪い | |
as blind as | an owl | フクロウ | 視力が悪い | |
as bold as | brass | 真鍮 | 図々しい | |
as bold as | a lion | ライオン | 勇敢だ | |
as brave as | a lion | ライオン | 勇敢だ | |
as bright as | silver | 銀 | 輝いている | |
as bright as | a button | ボタン | 輝いている | |
as bright as | a new pin | 新しいピン | 輝いている | |
as bright as | noonday | 真昼 | 明るい | |
as bright as | day | 昼 | 明るい | |
as brittle as | glass | ガラス | もろい | |
as brown as | a berry | ベリー | 日焼けしている | |
as busy as | a bee | ミツバチ | 忙しい | |
as busy as | a beaver | ビーバ | 忙しい | |
as busy as | a cat on a hot tin roof | 熱いトタン屋根の猫 | 忙しい | |
as busy as | Grand Central Station | 中央駅 | 賑やかだ | NY市の駅 |
as calm as | a millpond | 水車用貯水池 | 波立っていない | |
as changeable as | the weather | 天気 | 移り気だ | 人について |
as changeable as | the moon | 月 | 移り気だ | |
as cheep as | dirt | 塵 | (女性が)下品だ/ 安い |
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as cheerful as | a lark | ひばり | 陽気だ | |
as clean as | a hound's tooth | 犬の歯 | 清潔だ | |
as clean as | a whistle | 口笛 | 清潔だ/潔白だ | |
as clear as | a bell | 鐘 | 通る | 声・トーン |
as clear as | crystal | 水晶 | 澄んでいる/明白 | 水/状況 |
as clear as | mud | 泥 | 澄んでいる | |
as clear as | the nose on your face | 顔の鼻 | 明白だ | |
as close as | a clam | ハマグリ | 金を握っている | |
as close as | red herring in a barrel | 樽の燻製ニシン | ぎゅうぎゅうだ | |
as cold as | charity | 慈善行為 | 冷淡だ | |
as cold as | a frog | カエル | 冷淡だ | |
as cold as | a stone | 石 | 冷淡だ | |
as cold as | ice | 氷 | 冷たい | |
as comfortable as | an old shoe | 古い靴のように | 気持ちがいい | |
as common as | dirt | 塵 | (女性が)下品だ/ 安い |
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as cool as | a cucumber | キュウリ | 冷静だ | |
as crazy as | a bedbug | 南京虫 | 気が狂っている | |
as crazy as | a loon | 愚か者 | 気が狂っている | |
as cunning as | a fox | キツネ | ずる賢い | |
as cute as | a button | ボタン | かわいい | |
as cute as | a cup cake | カップケーキ | かわいい | |
as dark as | pitch | ピッチ | 真っ暗だ | |
as dead as | a doornail | 鋲クギ | 死んでいる/バッテリーが切れている | 注 |
as dead as | the dodo | ドードー鳥 | 死んでいる | |
as dead as | four o'clock | 4時 | 死んでいる | |
as dead as | a herring | ニシン | 死んでいる | |
as dead as | mutton | 羊肉 | 死んでいる | |
as dead as | a stone | 石 | 死んでいる | |
as deaf as | a post | 柱 | 耳が遠い | |
as delicate as | a flower | 花 | 繊細だ | |
as dense as | brick | レンガ | 密だ | |
as different as | chalk from cheese | チョークとチーズ | 異なる | |
as different as | night and day | 夜と昼 | 異なる | |
as drunk as | an ape | サル | 酔っ払っている | |
as drunk as | a lord | 領主 | 酔っ払っている | |
as drunk as | a rat | ドブネズミ | 酔っ払っている | |
as dry as | brick | レンガ | 乾いている | |
as dry as | a bone | 骨 | 乾いている | |
as dry as | a dust | 塵 | 乾いている/つまらない | |
as dry as | a stick | 棒 | 乾いている/喉がかわいている | |
as dull as | a dishwasher | 皿洗い器 | つまらない | |
as dumb as | a fish | 魚 | バカだ | |
as dumb as | a statue | 像 | 何も言わない | |
as dumb as | a stone | 石 | 何も言わない | |
as easy as | ABC | イロハ | 簡単だ | |
as easy as | a pie/an apple pie | パイ/アップルパイ | 簡単だ | |
as easy as | anything | どんなものに劣らず | 簡単だ | |
as easy as | duck soup | アヒルのスープ | 簡単だ | |
as easy as | falling off a log | 丸太から落ちる | 簡単だ | |
注 doornail : 昔のドアにあったノッカー受けとして打ちつけた大型のクギ。 語源についてはこのクギが何度もノッカーに打たれたので「死んでいる」と連想が働いたという説と, 大工用語でクギを打ったあとそれが抜けないように先を平たく打つのを dead
と言うことから生まれたという説がある。 |
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