wuthering
['wʌðəriŋ]
- adj.
- [スコットランド英語]
- (風などが)口笛を吹く、唸る
- (風などが)口笛を吹く
英語の語源
- wuthering (adj.)
- "making a sullen roar" (as the wind does), Northern England dialectal variant of Scottish and dialectal whithering "rushing, whizzing, blustering," from a verb whither (late 14c.) which was used in reference to gusts of wind and coughing fits, from Old Norse *hviera (related to Norwegian kvidra "to go quickly to and fro," Old English hwita "air, breeze").
Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's dwelling. 'Wuthering' being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed, in stormy weather. [Emily Bront?, "Wuthering Heights," 1847]
Charlotte also used forms of the word in her novels.
例文
- 1. 4,000 copies of Wuthering Heights went in two days. That 's not bad going for a book that has been on the market for 145 years.
- 4000冊の『嵐が丘』は2日間で完売し、145年前の本にとっては良い成績だった。
- 2. Wuthering Heights was the goal of my proposed excursion.
- 岚小荘は私が旅行を計画している目的地です。
- 3.There are different opinions about the the me of Wuthering Heights.
- 『嵐が丘』という本のテーマについては、さまざまな意見があった。
- 4.And Wuthering Heights shows a Gothic writing style,which stems from the Bible.
- 『嵐が丘』は聖書に由来するゴシックな創作スタイルを表現している。
- 5. Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr.Heathcliff 's 1 dwelling.
- 嵐が丘はヒースクリフさんの住宅名です。
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