tortoise
tortoise
意味(日本語)
亀(脚がねじれている)
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
意味(英語)
- (noun) Any of various terrestrial turtles, especially one of the family Testudinidae, characteristically having thick clublike hind limbs and a high, rounded carapace.
- (noun) Chiefly British A terrestrial or freshwater chelonian.
- (noun) One that moves slowly; a laggard.
例文
- "When the shell first became a matter of commerce, it was supposed that the turtle and the tortoise were the same, and the name tortoise being much older than turtle, the former appellation remained in designating the shell."
語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう
torch
torch
たいまつ(ねじられているから)
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
contort
contort
ゆがめる、ねじる(共にねじる)
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
contortion
contortion
ねじれ、ゆがみ
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
distort
distort
(形を)ゆがめる、曲げる ◇dis(=apart、off) = 外へねじ曲げる
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
distortion
distortion
歪曲、ゆがみ、音のひずみ
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
extort
extort
(金銭を)ゆする、強要する ◇ex(=out) = ねじり出す
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
extortion
extortion
ゆすり、強要
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
retort
retort
言い返す ◇re(=back) = ねじ返す、仕返しをする
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
retortion
retortion
ねじること、曲げること、反射、報復
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
torment
torment
苦痛、責苦、拷問にかける
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
torsion
torsion
ねじれ、よじれ
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
torture
torture
拷問、苦痛(身体をねじり責める)
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
torturous
torturous
拷問の
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
tortuous
tortuous
ねじ曲がった
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
torchlight
torchlight
たいまつの明かり
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)