bleak
bleak
意味(日本語)
寒々とした、寒風に吹きさらされた
語源
- blanc- : F.blanc = white(白)
意味(英語)
- (adjective) Gloomy and somber: "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult” ( John Millington Synge).
- (adjective) Providing no encouragement; depressing: a bleak prospect.
- (adjective) Cold and cutting; raw: bleak winds of the North Atlantic.
- (adjective) Exposed to the elements; unsheltered and barren: the bleak, treeless regions of the high Andes.
- (noun) A small European freshwater fish of the genus Alburnus that is related to the carp and has silvery scales used in the manufacture of artificial pearls.
例文
- The thought of Nick standing there in the stables, his expression bleak and angry, tall and dark yet so oddly comfortable and easy to be with, made the breath catch in her throat.
語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう
blank
blank
白紙の、空の
語源
- blanc- : F.blanc = white(白)
blanket
blanket
毛布、元来は白い布だった
語源
- blanc- : F.blanc = white(白)
blankly
blankly
空しく、ぼんやりと「白」から転じて「からっぽ」
語源
- blanc- : F.blanc = white(白)
blanch
blanch
白くする、さらす
語源
- blanc- : F.blanc = white(白)
bleaching powder
bleaching powder
漂白粉、さらし粉
語源
- blanc- : F.blanc = white(白)
bleach
bleach
漂白する、白くさらす
語源
- blanc- : F.blanc = white(白)