windmill
windmill
意味(日本語)
風車 ◇wind+mill(=水車)
語源
- vent- : L.ventus = wind(風)
意味(英語)
- (noun) A machine that runs on the energy generated by a wheel of adjustable blades or slats rotated by the wind.
- (noun) Something, such as a toy pinwheel, that is similar to a windmill in appearance or operation.
- (verb-transitive) To move or cause to move like the wheel of a windmill; rotate sweepingly.
- (idiom) tilt at windmills To confront and engage in conflict with an imagined opponent or threat.
例文
- The windmill is a machine for lifting water, turning wind power into dry land: trading energy for space, sixteenth-century style.
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)
windfall
windfall
もっけの幸い(windでfall[=落ちた]果実から)
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)