bustleの意味・使い方・発音

bustle

英 ['bʌs(ə)l] 美 ['bʌsl]

忙しい

bustから、burstで、はじける。

bustle (v.): "be active," 1570s (bustling "noisy or excited activity" is from early 15c.), frequentative of Middle English bresten "to rush, break," from Old English bersten (see burst (v.)), influenced by Old Norse buask "to make oneself ready" (see busk (v.)), or from busk (v.) via a frequentative form buskle. Related: Bustled; bustling; bustler.
bustle (n.2): "padding in a skirt," 1788, of uncertain origin, perhaps from German Buschel "bunch, pad," or it might be a special use of bustle (n.1) with reference to "rustling motion."
BUSTLE. A pad stuffed with cotton, feathers, bran, &c., worn by ladies for the double purpose of giving a greater rotundity or prominence to the hips, and setting off the smallness of the waist. [Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848]
bustle (n.1): "activity, stir, fuss, commotion," 1630s, from bustle (v.).

2.She stood glued to the radio，heedless of the ordered bustle about her.: 彼女はそこに立ってじっとラジオを聴いていて、周りの秩序ある忙しさに気づかなかった。

＜dl>＜dt＞3.I sat in a café，watching the bustle of the street outside.

私は喫茶店に座って、街の忙しい光景を眺めていた。

4.The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.: 夜が更けるにつれて、にぎやかな音が静かになっていく。

5.Shell Cottage provides the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of London.

シェルフ農園は、ロンドンの忙しい喧騒を避けたい人たちに絶好のレジャースポットを提供している。