gravitate
英 ['grævɪteɪt]
美 ['ɡrævɪtet]
英語の語源
- gravitate (v.)
- 1640s, "exert weight; move downward" (obsolete), from Modern Latin gravitare (16c. in scientific writing), from Latin gravitas "heaviness, weight," from gravis "heavy" (see grave (adj.)). Meaning "be affected by gravity" is from 1690s. Figurative sense "be strongly attracted to, have a natural tendency toward" is from 1670s. Related: Gravitated; gravitating. The classical Latin verb was gravare "to make heavy, burden, oppress, aggravate."
例文
- 1. Most visitors to New York gravitate to Times Square.
- ニューヨークを訪れる多くの観光客がタイムズスクエアに魅了されている。dd>
- 2.In summer people gravitate to the seaside.
- 夏の海は人々を引き付ける。
- 3.Both beginners and experts tend over time to gravitate towards intermediacy.
- 初心者の方が変化が早く、初心者も専門家も時間が経つにつれて中間ユーザーになる傾向にある。
- 4.Don 't gravitate to one side,or the boat will upset.
- いずれも片方に移動しないでください。そうしないと船がひっくり返ります。
- 5.If you all gravitate to one side，you 'll upset the boat.
- みんなが側に移動すると、船はひっくり返る。
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