大学受験 英英単語
「大学受験 英英単語」の電子書籍を出版したので紹介させていただきます。
大学受験において英英辞典の使用はとても有効です。特に難関大学を目指す場合や、英語力を総合的に高めたい場合に大きなメリットがあります。以下に英英辞典を使うメリットと、効果的な使い方を説明します。
英英辞典のメリット
英語のままで意味を理解する習慣がつく
英英辞典は英単語の意味を英語で説明しているため、和訳を介さずに直接意味を理解する力が身につきます。これにより、英文を読んでいるときにも、日本語に訳すことなく内容を理解できるようになり、速読力が向上します。語彙のニュアンスや使い方を正確に理解できる
英英辞典では、その単語が持つ複数の意味やニュアンス、使い方の違いが細かく説明されています。これにより、単語ごとの微妙な意味の違いを理解しやすくなり、英文解釈や英作文の際にも適切な語彙を選べるようになります。英語の語感や表現力が養われる
英英辞典を使うと、同義語や例文を通して、単語の使い方やコロケーション（よく一緒に使われる語の組み合わせ）を自然に学べます。これにより、英語らしい自然な表現や文の組み立て方に慣れることができ、リーディングやライティングでの表現力が高まります。リスニング力・スピーキング力も向上する
英英辞典の定義を英語で理解するプロセスは、リスニングやスピーキングの練習にもつながります。単語の意味を英語で捉えることで、英語で考えながら話す・聞く力が強化されるため、英会話のスキルアップにも役立ちます。
英英辞典を使った効果的な学習法
まずは簡易な英英辞典から始める
初めて英英辞典を使う場合は、Oxford Learner’s DictionaryやLongman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishなど、学習者向けの英英辞典から始めるとよいでしょう。これらの辞典は簡潔な英語で書かれており、初心者でも分かりやすいのが特徴です。知らない単語はさらに辞書で調べる
英英辞典で調べた定義の中に、知らない単語が出てくることも多いです。その場合、出てきた単語も英英辞典で調べてみることで、連鎖的に語彙を増やすことができます。また、場合によっては英和辞典も併用し、理解を深めましょう。例文を使ってイメージをつかむ
定義だけではなく、辞書に載っている例文にも目を通すことで、単語がどのように使われるかが分かりやすくなります。覚えた単語を例文の中で使い、文章を読んだり書いたりしているうちに自然に記憶が定着します。英作文でアウトプットする
学んだ単語や表現を英作文で実際に使ってみることが重要です。特に英英辞典で学んだ語彙や表現を使って文章を書き、自然な英語表現をアウトプットする練習を繰り返すことで、大学受験の英作文や記述式の試験にも役立ちます。
英英辞典が特に役立つ場面
英英辞典は、国公立や難関私立大学の受験において特に有効です。これらの大学では、難しい英文が出題されることが多く、抽象的な単語や論理展開を正確に読み解くための語彙力が必要です。また、長文読解だけでなく英作文でも説得力のある表現や自然な語彙が求められるため、英英辞典を使って豊かな表現力を養うことが大きな助けになります。
英英辞典の使用は最初は少し難しく感じられるかもしれませんが、慣れると英語を「英語のまま理解する」力が飛躍的に向上します。大学受験に備えつつ、長期的な英語力をつけるための有効な学習方法といえるでしょう。
以下は電子書籍の一部抜粋です。
・parasite
a plant or animal that lives on or in another plant or animal and gets food from it
・cynical
unwilling to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something
・pessimistic
expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that something will have a bad result
・weary
very tired or bored, especially because you have been doing something for a long time
・furious
very angry
・eloquent
able to express your ideas and opinions well, especially in a way that influences people
・ruthless
so determined to get what you want that you do not care if you have to hurt other people in order to do it
・reckless
not caring or worrying about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions
・vain
without success in spite of your efforts
・dubious
probably not honest, true, right etc
・skeptical
tending to disagree with what other people tell you
・ultraviolet
ultraviolet light cannot be seen by people, but is responsible for making your skin darker when you are in the sun
・implicit
suggested or understood without being stated directly
・explicit
expressed in a way that is very clear and direct
・literal
the literal meaning of a word or expression is its basic or original meaning
・weird
very strange and unusual, and difficult to understand or explain
・singular
very unusual or strange
・wicked
behaving in a way that is morally wrong
・affluent
having plenty of money, nice houses, expensive things etc
・ample
more than enough
・spacious
a spacious house, room etc is large and has plenty of space to move around in
・vacant
a vacant seat, building, room, or piece of land is empty and available for someone to use
・plead
to ask for something that you want very much, in a sincere and emotional way
・comply
to do what you have to do or are asked to do
・allege
to say that something is true or that someone has done something wrong, although it has not been proved
・infer
to form an opinion that something is probably true because of information that you have
・defy
to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do
・condemn
to say very strongly that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think it is morally wrong
・reproach
to blame or criticize someone in a way that shows you are disappointed at what they have done
・subscribe
to pay money, usually once a year, to have copies of a newspaper or magazine sent to you, or to have some other service
・exclaim
to say something suddenly and loudly because you are surprised, angry, or excited
・pledge
to make a formal, usually public, promise that you will do something
・ascend
to climb something or move to a higher position
・coincide
if two people’s ideas, opinions etc coincide, they are the same
・addict
someone who is very interested in something and spends a lot of time doing it
・intrude
to come into a place or situation, and have an unwanted effect
・assault
to attack someone in a violent way
・expel
to officially force someone to leave a school or organization
・divert
to change the direction in which something travels
・rotate
to turn with a circular movement around a central point, or to make something do this
・aristocracy
the people in the highest social class, who traditionally have a lot of land, money, and power
・prestige
the respect and admiration that someone or something gets because of their success or important position in society
・hypocrisy
when someone pretends to have certain beliefs or opinions that they do not really have
・fallacy
a false idea or belief, especially one that a lot of people believe is true
・conceit
an attitude that shows you have too high an opinion of your own abilities or importance
・retrospect
thinking back to a time in the past, especially with the advantage of knowing more now than you did then
・preoccupation
when someone thinks or worries about something a lot, with the result that they do not pay attention to other things
・analogy
something that seems similar between two situations, processes etc
・rhetoric
language that is used to persuade or influence people, especially language that sounds impressive but is not actually sincere or useful
・anecdote
a short story based on your personal experience
・folklore
the traditional stories, customs etc of a particular area or country
・superstition
a belief that some objects or actions are lucky or unlucky, or that they cause events to happen, based on old ideas of magic
・sanction
a form of punishment that can be used if someone disobeys a rule or law
・verdict
an official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone is guilty of a crime or how a death happened
・testimony
a formal statement saying that something is true, especially one a witness makes in a court of law
・attorney
a lawyer
・censor
to examine books, films, letters etc to remove anything that is considered offensive, morally harmful, or politically dangerous etc
・tyranny
cruel or unfair control over other people
・ordeal
a terrible or painful experience that continues for a period of time
・solitude
when you are alone, especially when this is what you enjoy
・humiliate
to make someone feel ashamed or stupid, especially when other people are present
・restrain
to stop someone from doing something, often by using physical force
・intervene
to become involved in an argument, fight, or other difficult situation in order to change what happens
・reconcile
if you reconcile two ideas, situations, or facts, you find a way in which they can both be true or acceptable
・intrigue
if something intrigues you, it interests you a lot because it seems strange or mysterious
・preach
to talk about how good or important something is and try to persuade other people about this
・embark
to go onto a ship or a plane, or to put or take something onto a ship or plane
・thrust
to push something somewhere roughly
・oppress
to treat a group of people unfairly or cruelly, and prevent them from having the same rights that other people in society have
・contaminate
to make a place or substance dirty or harmful by putting something such as chemicals or poison in it
・corrupt
to encourage someone to start behaving in an immoral or dishonest way
・deteriorate
to become worse
・degrade
to make a situation or the condition of something worse
・impair
to damage something or make it not as good as it should be
・revolt
a refusal to accept someone’s authority or obey rules or laws
・scrutiny
careful and thorough examination of someone or something
・endow
to give a college, hospital etc a large sum of money that provides it with an income
・emancipate
to give someone the political or legal rights that they did not have before
・coerce
to force someone to do something they do not want to do by threatening them
・erect
to build something such as a building or wall
・merge
to combine, or to join things together to form one thing
・expire
if a period of time when someone has a particular position of authority expires, it ends
・evaporate
if a liquid evaporates, or if heat evaporates it, it changes into a gas
・surge
to suddenly increase
・contempt
a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect
・conscience
the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong
・anguish
mental or physical suffering caused by extreme pain or worry
・agony
very severe pain
・melancholy
very sad
・dismay
the worry, disappointment, or unhappiness you feel when something unpleasant happens
・vigor
physical or mental energy and determination
・persecute
to treat someone cruelly or unfairly over a period of time, especially because of their religious or political beliefs
・testify
to make a formal statement of what is true, especially in a court of law
・summon
to order someone to come to a place
・inspect
to examine something carefully in order to find out more about it or to find out what is wrong with it
・lawsuit
a problem or complaint that a person or organization brings to a court of law to be settled
・hostage
someone who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
・delinquency
illegal or immoral behavior or actions, especially by young people
・nuisance
a person, thing, or situation that annoys you or causes problems
・creed
a set of beliefs or principles
・statesman
a political or government leader, especially one who is respected as being wise and fair
・exile
a situation in which you are forced to leave your country and live in another country, especially for political reasons
・riot
a situation in which a large crowd of people are behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way, especially when they are protesting about something
・bribe
money or a gift that you illegally give someone to persuade them to do something for you
・verge
the edge of a road, path etc
・symmetrical
an object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size
・textile
any type of woven cloth that is made in large quantities
・apathy
the feeling of not being interested in something, and not willing to make any effort to change or improve things
・scorn
the feeling that someone or something is stupid or does not deserve respect
・questionnaire
a written set of questions which you give to a large number of people in order to collect information
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