deluge

• n. 洪水；浸水；集中豪雨
• vt.洪水；圧倒する

de-, down, away.-lug、流す、噴射、語源的にはlavaと同じ、薄める。

deluge

deluge: see lavatory

deluge (n.)

late 14c., from Old French deluge (12c.), earlier deluve, from Latin diluvium "flood, inundation," from diluere "wash away," from dis- "away" (see dis-) + -luere, comb. form of lavere "to wash" (see lave).

deluge (v.)

1590s; see deluge (n.). Related: Deluged; deluging.

1. A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post.

大量の原稿が郵便で押し寄せ始めた。

2.This has brought a deluge of criticism.

これは一気に批判を呼んだ。

3.This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavely.

雨が強いとき、この小川は洪水になることができます。

4.About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge .

この豪雨では約十数軒の家屋が破壊された。

5.You could see him now,in this deluge of distraction.

今あなたはこの混乱した豪雨の中で、彼を見ることができます。