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wither

/wˈɪðɚ/ やや難 頻度 11338位 英検準1級

英検準1級しおれる・衰える

意味

  1. 〈植物が〉しぼむ,しおれる,枯れる《+away(up)》
  2. 〈人間が〉やせ衰える
  3. 〈希望などが〉弱まる,消え去る《+away》
  4. 〈植物〉をしぼませる,しおれさせる,枯れさせる《+up+名》
  5. 〈人〉をやせ衰えさせる
  6. 〈人〉をどぎまぎさせる,恥ずかしく思わせる

例文

語源

英語の原文(Wiktionary)

From Middle English widren, wydderen (“to dry up, shrivel”), related to or perhaps an alteration of Middle English wederen (“to expose to weather”), from Old English wederian (“to expose to weather, exhibit a change of weather”). Cognates From Proto-Germanic: Dutch verwederen, Dutch verweren (“to erode by weather”), German verwittern, wittern (“to be ruined by weather; to erode”), Swedish vittra (“wither”). More at weather.

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辞書順で近い単語

withdrawal withdrawn withdrew withhold within without