duel

duel

意味(日本語)

決闘、果たし合い ◇L.duellum(=戦い)

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意味(英語)

  • (noun) A prearranged, formal combat between two persons, usually fought to settle a point of honor.
  • (noun) A struggle for domination between two contending persons, groups, or ideas.
  • (verb-transitive) To engage (another) in or as if in formal combat.
  • (verb-transitive) To oppose actively and forcefully.
  • (verb-intransitive) To engage in or as if in formal combat.

例文

  • The law says, the killing a man in a duel is murder, and I am bound to tell you it is murder; therefore, in the discharge of my duty, I tell you so; but I tell you at the same time, a _fairer duel_ than this I never heard of in the whole _coorse_ of my life. '

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語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう

double

double

二倍の ◇L.duplus(=二重の)

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doubly

doubly

二倍に、二重に

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【広告】

doubt

doubt

疑い ◇L.dubitare(=疑う)、L.dubius(=疑わしい)

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doubtful

doubtful

疑わしい

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doubtfully

doubtfully

疑わしげに

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doubtless

doubtless

疑い無い、確かな

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dual

dual

2の、二重の ◇L.duo(=2)

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dubious

dubious

疑わしい

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duet

duet

二重唱、デュエット

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duo

duo

二重奏(唱)

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【広告】

duplicate

duplicate

2重の、写しをとる ◇L.duo(=2)+plicare、plec-(=折り重ねる)

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