今日の単語もO. Henryの短編 The Enchanted Kissにあったものです。
The outrageous villainy of Captain Peek, the unnatural mystery of the situation, his preposterous conflict with the improbable dwarf--these things roused and angered him, but left no impression of the unreal.
"preposterous" の意味を辞書で調べます。
・OneLook Quick Definitions: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense ("A preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history")
・Dictionary.com: completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
と言う意味ですが、語源を知るとこの単語を覚えるのは簡単です。
・Online Etymology Dictionary: c.1540, from L. praposterus "absurd, contrary to nature," lit. "before-behind" (cf. topsy-turvy, cart before the horse), from "pre" = "before" + "posterus" = "subsequent."
The outrageous villainy of Captain Peek, the unnatural mystery of the situation, his preposterous conflict with the improbable dwarf--these things roused and angered him, but left no impression of the unreal.
"preposterous" の意味を辞書で調べます。
・OneLook Quick Definitions: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense ("A preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history")
・Dictionary.com: completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
と言う意味ですが、語源を知るとこの単語を覚えるのは簡単です。
・Online Etymology Dictionary: c.1540, from L. praposterus "absurd, contrary to nature," lit. "before-behind" (cf. topsy-turvy, cart before the horse), from "pre" = "before" + "posterus" = "subsequent."
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