acute
英検準1級深刻な・急性の・鋭い
意味
- (先の)鋭い,とがった
- (痛み・感情などが)激しい,強い
- (知力・感覚などが)鋭い,鋭敏な
- (事態が)重大な
- (病気が)急性の
- (音が)高い,鋭い
- 鋭角の
例文
An acute lack of funds is holding up the plan.
厳しい資金不足で計画はストップしている。
I am touched by the girl's acute sensitivity.
少女の鋭い感性に触れている。
A blind person's hearing is often very acute.
目が見えない人の聴力は鋭敏な場合が多い。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Late Middle English acute (“of a disease or fever: starting suddenly and lasting for a short time; of a humour: irritating, sharp”), from Latin acūta, from acūtus (“sharp, sharpened”), perfect passive participle of acuō (“to make pointed, sharpen, whet”), from acus (“needle, pin”). The word is cognate to ague (“acute, intermittent fever”). As regards the noun, which is derived from the verb, compare Middle English acūte (“severe but short-lived fever; of blood: corrosiveness, sharpness; musical note of high pitch”).