roundabout
roundabout
意味(日本語)
= rotary(米)、回り道の、ラウンドアバウト(英)環状公差路
語源
- rot- : L.rotare=to swing round(回転させる)、L.rota=a wheel(車輪)
意味(英語)
- (adjective) Indirect; circuitous: "This conclusion was reached in a roundabout but nevertheless perfectly reliable way” ( George Gamow).
- (noun) A short, close-fitting jacket.
- (noun) Chiefly British A merry-go-round.
- (noun) Chiefly British A traffic circle.
例文
- "Any time I get a chance to visit Roundabout City, I try to make the most of it," said Howard McCullough, a state highway engineer who carries the title of roundabout specialist for New York.
語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう
role
role
役割、配役、役目
語源
- rot- : L.rotare=to swing round(回転させる)、L.rota=a wheel(車輪)
rotary
rotary
ロータリー
語源
- rot- : L.rotare=to swing round(回転させる)、L.rota=a wheel(車輪)
rotate
rotate
回転する ◇L.rata(=輪)
語源
- rot- : L.rotare=to swing round(回転させる)、L.rota=a wheel(車輪)
rotation
rotation
回転、循環
語源
- rot- : L.rotare=to swing round(回転させる)、L.rota=a wheel(車輪)
rotational
rotational
回転の、交替の
語源
- rot- : L.rotare=to swing round(回転させる)、L.rota=a wheel(車輪)
rotund
rotund
丸々とふとった
語源
- rot- : L.rotare=to swing round(回転させる)、L.rota=a wheel(車輪)
rotundity
rotundity
丸いこと、肥満
語源
- rot- : L.rotare=to swing round(回転させる)、L.rota=a wheel(車輪)
rotunda
rotunda
(丸屋根のある)円形建築 ◇rotund
語源
- rot- : L.rotare=to swing round(回転させる)、L.rota=a wheel(車輪)
round
round
円、丸い
語源
- rot- : L.rotare=to swing round(回転させる)、L.rota=a wheel(車輪)