infest
infest
意味(日本語)
しつこく悩ます、つきまとう ◇in(=against) = 相手を打つ → manifest
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
意味(英語)
- (verb-transitive) To inhabit or overrun in numbers or quantities large enough to be harmful, threatening, or obnoxious: rats infesting the sewers; streets that were infested with drugs.
- (verb-transitive) To live as a parasite in or on: livestock that were infested with tapeworms.
例文
- Taking your memories as correct -- which they may not be; you could be recalling pieces of delirium -- you should be able to entertain the possibility that you and your friends had the bad luck to meet fools and brutes such as infest every outfit.

語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう
offender
offender
違反者
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
offending
offending
気にさわる
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
offensive
offensive
不快な、攻撃(的)の、反対語 defensive
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
offenseless
offenseless
罪のない
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
fender
fender
(車の)フェンダー ◇(defendするものの意)前にあるのはbumper
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
infestation
infestation
横行、出没、侵攻
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
manifest
manifest
明白な、明らかに示す、現れる ◇mani(=hand) = 手で打つ
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
offend
offend
怒らせる、罪を犯す ◇of=ob(=against) = 逆らって打つ
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
offense
offense
違反、非行、不快、立腹
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
defend
defend
守る ◇de(=down、off、away) = 打ち倒す → 打ち退ける
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
defense
defense
防御、防備
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
defenseless
defenseless
無防備の
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
defensive
defensive
守備の
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
defendant
defendant
被告、(抗弁する人) ◇plaintiff(=原告)
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
fence
fence
垣根、柵 ◇defenceのdeが落ちた
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
fenceless
fenceless
囲いのない
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
fencing
fencing
フェンシング
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)
fend
fend
防ぐ、護る ◇defendの短縮形、(相手を打ち倒す)
語源
- fend-, fens-, -fest : L.fendere = to strike(打つ)