Vocabulary Cards C2
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C2 adjective
stolid
冷静な、無表情な
Meaning
Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
Example
Despite the chaos around him, he remained stolid and composed.
C2 adjective
stouthearted
勇敢な
Meaning
Brave, determined, and courageous
Example
The stouthearted soldier never gave up.
C2 verb
straggle
不規則に動く
Meaning
To move or spread in an irregular, scattered, or untidy way.
Example
The children began to straggle behind on the long hike.
C2 noun
Stramonium flower
ジムソンウィードの花
Meaning
A trumpet-shaped white or purple flower from the jimsonweed plant, known for its toxic properties
Example
The stramonium flower blooms at night with a sweet fragrance.
C2 noun
stratagem
策略
Meaning
a plan or scheme designed to achieve a particular goal, often by trickery
Example
The general devised a clever stratagem to outwit the enemy.
C2 noun
streamlet
小川
Meaning
a small stream; a tiny brook or rivulet
Example
A streamlet flowed through the meadow.
C2 verb, adjective
striate
縞模様にする
Meaning
to mark with stripes or grooves; striped or streaked in appearance
Example
The rock surface was striated by glacial movement.
C2 adjective
striated
縞目模様の
Meaning
marked with thin lines, grooves, or stripes
Example
The muscle fibers appeared striated under the microscope.
C2 noun
stricture
制限、批判
Meaning
a restriction or limitation; a critical remark
Example
The new law placed a severe stricture on free speech.
C2 noun
stringency
厳格さ
Meaning
the quality of being strict, precise, or severe
Example
The stringency of the new rules surprised everyone.
C2 noun
stripling
若者
Meaning
a young man who is not yet fully grown
Example
The stripling dreamed of becoming a brave knight.
C2 verb
stultify
愚かに見せる、または効果や熱意を妨げる
Meaning
to make someone or something appear foolish, or to hinder effectiveness and enthusiasm
Example
The repetitive tasks seemed to stultify the workers' creativity.
C2 verb
stupefy
驚かす
Meaning
to make someone unable to think clearly, usually because of surprise or shock
Example
The magician's tricks stupefied the audience.
C2 adjective
stygian
暗黒
Meaning
extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding
Example
They walked through the stygian cave with torches.
C2 noun
suasion
説得
Meaning
the act of persuading or influencing someone
Example
The leader used gentle suasion to win support for the plan.
C2 noun
suavity
優雅さと魅力
Meaning
smoothness and charm in manner
Example
His suavity made him popular in social gatherings.
C2 adverb
sub rosa
秘密裏に
Meaning
secretly, in confidence, or in private
Example
The deal was made sub rosa to avoid public scrutiny.
C2 adjective
subacid
やや酸っぱい
Meaning
Slightly sour or acidic in taste or nature.
Example
The fruit had a subacid flavor that was refreshing on a hot day.
C2 noun
subaltern
下級の立場にある人；軍隊では、若い将校
Meaning
A person holding a subordinate position; in the military, a junior officer.
Example
The subaltern was responsible for leading a small platoon of soldiers.
C2 adjective
subaquatic
水中
Meaning
Existing, living, or located under water.
Example
Divers explored the subaquatic cave system filled with rare fish.
C2 noun
subduction
地殻の一層が別の層の下に移動すること。
Meaning
The lateral and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
Example
The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area of intense subduction.
C2 adjective
subjacent
下層の
Meaning
lying immediately beneath; underlying
Example
The geological survey revealed subjacent layers of rock.
C2 verb
subjugate
支配する
Meaning
To bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
Example
The empire sought to subjugate the neighboring kingdoms.
C2 noun
subjugation
支配または征服
Meaning
The action of bringing someone or something under domination or control, especially by force.
Example
The subjugation of weaker nations by colonial powers shaped history.