tornado
tornado
意味(日本語)
大旋風 ◇turn+thunderstormの合成語
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)
意味(英語)
- (noun) A rotating column of air ranging in width from a few yards to more than a mile and whirling at destructively high speeds, usually accompanied by a funnel-shaped downward extension of a cumulonimbus cloud.
- (noun) A violent thunderstorm in western Africa or nearby Atlantic waters.
- (noun) A whirlwind or hurricane.
例文
- By contrast, before 1950 the use of the term tornado in forecasts was discouraged because of a fear that predicting them would cause panic.
語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう
attorney
attorney
代理人、弁護士、他人に代わる人 ◇at=ad(=to)
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)
contour
contour
輪郭、概観 ◇con(=together) = 共に回る
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)
contour line
contour line
(地)等高線
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)
detour
detour
回り道、遠回り、迂回する ◇de(=away) = turn aside(=離れて回る)
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)
return
return
返す ◇re(=back) = turn back(=回って戻る)
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)
tour
tour
観光旅行、回遊 ◇turn(=回る)、Gk.tornos(=旋盤、ろくろ)
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)
tourist
tourist
観光客
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)
tourist class
tourist class
二等(飛行機、汽船など)
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)
tournament
tournament
馬上試合、勝ち抜き試合、トーナメント
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)
tourney
tourney
(古)=tournament、馬上試合に参加する
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)
turnip
turnip
かぶら(根が丸いから)
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)
turning
turning
回転
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)
turnover
turnover
転覆(一回転してひっくり返す)
語源
- tour-, torn- : L.tornare = to turn(回る)