windfall
windfall
意味(日本語)
もっけの幸い(windでfall[=落ちた]果実から)
語源
- vent- : L.ventus = wind(風)
意味(英語)
- (noun) A sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain.
- (noun) Something, such as a ripened fruit, that has been blown down by the wind.
例文
- I mean there is a sense of what the -- the idea was, in large part, is that the bill was going to tax what we call windfall profits, profits that are thought to be higher than reasonable on oil companies, and use that money to fund alternative energy.
語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう
vent
vent
空気孔
語源
- vent- : L.ventus = wind(風)
ventilate
ventilate
換気する
語源
- vent- : L.ventus = wind(風)
ventilation
ventilation
換気
語源
- vent- : L.ventus = wind(風)
ventilator
ventilator
換気装置
語源
- vent- : L.ventus = wind(風)
wind
wind
風
語源
- vent- : L.ventus = wind(風)
windmill
windmill
風車 ◇wind+mill(=水車)
語源
- vent- : L.ventus = wind(風)
window
window
窓 ◇wind eye(=風を入れる穴)
語源
- vent- : L.ventus = wind(風)
windowshopping
windowshopping
ひやかし
語源
- vent- : L.ventus = wind(風)
windshield
windshield
(車)フロントガラス
語源
- vent- : L.ventus = wind(風)
windowpane
windowpane
窓ガラス、pane(=窓ガラスの一枚)
語源
- vent- : L.ventus = wind(風)
windstorm
windstorm
暴風雨(風の嵐)
語源
- vent- : L.ventus = wind(風)