sententious
英 [sen'tenʃəs]
美 [sɛn'tɛnʃəs]
語源
sententious センテンス, 格言めいた文、教義、教え、格言、-ous、形容詞接尾辞。
英語の語源
- sententious (adj.)
- mid-15c., "full of meaning," from Middle French sententieux, from Latin sententiosus "full of meaning, pithy," from sententia "thought; expression of a thought" (see sentence (n.)). Meaning "addicted to pompous moralizing" first recorded 1590s. Related: Sententiously; sententiousness.
例文
- 1. Generally his ideas were expressed in sententious phrase,spoken in low voice.
- 彼の意見はいつも柔らかい声で短い文を使っている。
- 2.Generally his ideas were expressed in brief sententious phrase,spoken in low voice.
- 彼の意見はいつも柔らかい声で、短い文で書かれている。
- 3.Too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation.
- が多すぎると、重要な割り込みが説教的な会話になってしまう。
- 4.Instead,Big Ben 's mellow voice came clear, sententious .Reassuring,over the air.
- だが、ラジオから電波を通じて流れるのはビッグベンの柔らかで丸みのある鐘の音で、それははっきりしていて、威厳があって、慰めと自信を与えます。
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