active
英 ['æktɪv]
美 ['æktɪv]
- adj.活動的な; 活動的な; 有効な; 活動的な義務
- n. 活発な声; 活動家
英語の語源
- active (adj.)
- mid-14c., "given to worldly activity" (opposed to contemplative or monastic), from Old French actif (12c.) or directly from Latin activus, from actus (see act (n.)). As "capable of acting" (opposed to passive), from late 14c. Meaning "energetic, lively" is from 1590s; that of "working, effective, in operation" is from 1640s. Active voice is recorded from 1765 (grammatical use of active dates from mid-15c.).
例文
- 1. In April 1944 he was killed on active service.
- 1944年4月彼は戦時服役中に戦死した。
- 2.His daughter was very active and noisy in the mornings.
- 彼の娘は午前中になると動きやすく、騒いでいる。
- 3.An active and expansive market economy is a necessary condition for progress.
- 積極的に拡大する市場経済は発展の必要条件である。
- 4.The active ingredient in some of the mouthwashes was simply detergent.
- いくつかのうがい剤の有効成分は洗剤にすぎない。
- 5.I am an active member of the Conservative Party.
- 私は保守党の活動家です。
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