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25問(#51~55)、問題文リスト、和訳リスト、英日対訳リスト【英検1級とその先へ:単語クイズ!】

本記事は「【非公式】英検1級とその先へ:単語クイズ!」の#51~55までを25問にまとめたものです。
詳しい解説は、それぞれの記事をご覧ください。
最後に25文の問題文リストと、それぞれの解説記事には書かなかった和訳(AIに出力してもらったもの、それらに私が微調整を加えたものです)リスト、その英日対訳リストをつけてあります。

【ご利用にあたっての留意事項】


※ 英検®は、公益財団法人 日本英語検定協会の登録商標です。このコンテンツは、公益財団法人 日本英語検定協会の承認や推奨、その他の検討を受けたものではありません。

※ 本コンテンツについて
本コンテンツは一個人である著者独自の制作物であり、各種検定試験から公式に承認を受けたものではありません。特定の試験の合格を保証するものでもありませんが、学習の補助教材として本気で内容を磨き上げています。

※ 出題範囲について
特定の試験の頻出順ではありません。英検1級レベルと思われるものを中心としていますが、さらにニッチ・マニアックな単語、また、英語の小説を楽しむのに役立つ語彙などなど、幅広く選定しています。

※ 問題文について
問題文は、かつて私が作った英単語リストを眺めながら「この単語はこういう文で使えそうだな」と自分で思いつくままに書いた英文を、AI(ブラウザ版GoogleのAIモードGemini)にネイティブチェックしてもらい、吟味し微調整をしてから、最終的に記事に仕上げています。

※ 選択肢について
選択肢の中には、注意が必要な単語が含まれている場合もあります。ただ、文学作品等の理解のため、自分で間違って使ってしまわないためにも、そういった単語もしっかり知っておくことが大切だと考えているため、このシリーズでは敢えて要注意な単語も扱っています。

※ 内容と語義について
内容は、英語学習を目的としたものであり、特定の思想を広めたり、特定の個人・団体を批評したりする意図は一切ありません。解説に記載している意味は、問題文の文脈に合わせた代表的なものなどが中心ですが、文芸作品等の理解のため、現代では古風になっている語義や意訳に近いものをあえて載せている場合もあります。多義語や細かいニュアンスや語法については、辞書を参照してください。

※ 語源に関して
語源は、諸説ある場合や定説が覆る可能性もあります。辞書や専門家の間でも意見が分かれることがありますので、このシリーズではそういった厳密な語源学ではなく、あくまで「一つの説」として、直接の語源ではなく、そのコアイメージとなるようなものを、広義での「語源」として紹介させていただいている場合があります。これは、英単語を効率よく覚えるための「記憶の一助」にすることを目的としているためで、元を辿って行った時に一つの言葉に行き着く場合には「同語源です」という言葉で説明させていただいております。

※ 正確性について
全例文・全選択肢、AI(ブラウザ版GoogleのAIモードGemini)による校閲を経ていますが、AIの精度も完璧ではありません。AIの助言、Google検索、Wiktionary、そして私の学習・読書経験(2009年英検1級合格、英語の小説を中心に約20年で約300冊読了)を照らし合わせ、精査・修正していますが、内容の正確性を絶対的に保証するものではありませんので、本コンテンツの利用によって生じた、いかなる損害についても、著者は一切の責任を負いかねます。あくまで、学習の参考としてご活用ください。

【主な参照リファレンス】

Google検索(フレーズ一致確認)
Google Gemini(英文校閲・語源確認)
Wiktionary(https://en.wiktionary.org
アルク『標準語彙水準SVL12000』Vol.3 / Vol.4(語彙レベルの指標として)
私自身の読書(英語約300冊)における語彙リスト(小説に出てきた、私が気になった単語たち)


◆ 次の空欄に入る最も適切な選択肢を選んでください。

Q1. Wearing revealing clothes is a form of self-expression; thus, excessive regulation of _____ could constitute a violation of human rights.
(1)intermission (2)pallbearer (3)attire (4)semiotics

Q2. The prophecy of a natural disaster caused widespread _____ among the public; however, it was based on no scientific proof, and in fact, nothing materialized.
(1)bravado (2)consternation (3)ovule (4)tunic

Q3. At first, his plan was regarded as purely _____, and no one gave it serious consideration.
(1)chivalrous (2)precipitous (3)risible (4)thoracic

Q4. It is true that time often _____ emotional pain; however, how can we endure the anguish until then?
(1)mollifies (2)defers (3)infringes(4)lauds

Q5. I vouch for his sincerity; he is one of the most _____ people I have ever met.
(1)dreary (2)veracious (3)impudent (4)stochastic

Q6. It is often said that the political world is a _____ of rights, interests and connections intricately mixed together.
(1)molasses (2)stratosphere (3)dispensary (4)quagmire

Q7. Her _____ tongue is always targeted only at certain people; she acerbically criticizes politicians, but is very kind to those who are financially struggling.
(1)depraved (2)mordant (3)lurid (4)communal

Q8. Nowadays, we take the _____ of smartphones for granted; however, some say that AR glasses will soon supplant them.
(1)ubiquity (2)oblivion (3)insipidity (4)autocracy

Q9. Some sociologists suggest that people from _____ nations have a tendency to be exclusive, but is that true?
(1)heterogeneous (2)insular (3)schematic (4)polytheistic

Q10. When he was driving at night, a boar suddenly appeared from the side of the street, and he _____ to avoid colliding with it.
(1)bristled (2)emanated (3)swerved (4)demurred

Q11. One of the most _____ golden rules is that you should not do to others what you do not want them to do to you. The truth is that different people have different tastes.
(1)effusive (2)bestial (3)specious (4)capacious

Q12. In this Victorian house, beautifully decorated _____ with candles adorn the walls.
(1)sconces (2)lores (3)ewes (4)tanneries

Q13. His slightly _____ remarks created a strange atmosphere; no one was offended, but it was just extremely awkward.
(1)frenetic (2)roguish (3)unseemly (4)acrid


Q14. It became known that he had _____ with a notorious person to commit fraud.
(1)degenerated (2)fidgeted (3)transpired (4)colluded

Q15. His attempt to convince his son to follow his values was a complete _____; in fact, it only alienated his son.
(1)remorse (2)ruckus (3)debacle (4)xenophobia

Q16. The algorithm _____ the process until the termination command is received.
(1)iterates (2)berates (3)appeases (4)segregates

Q17. What do you think is the most _____ English expression to describe wabi-sabi?
(1)malleable (2)felicitous (3)eczematous (4)sebaceous

Q18. He is not a talkative person; in fact, he is one of the most _____ people I have ever met.
(1)guileless (2)holistic (3)laconic (4)flaccid

Q19. She is considered a prodigy and _____ at the university at the age of 15.
(1)animadverted (2)matriculated (3)tootled (4)extemporized

Q20. The operation was performed successfully; he is now in _____, with a favorable prognosis.
(1)gazebo (2)frivolity (3)convalescence (4)depletion

Q21. Since she has experienced the _____ of life, she is deeply sympathetic to other people’s suffering.
(1)infractions (2)carafes (3)vicissitudes (4)primates

Q22. When the demonstration escalated into a _____, the police force was dispatched to contain it.
(1)skirmish (2)phonograph (3)séance (4)tutelage

Q23. The adolescent boy is very _____ toward authority but strangely, is very considerate to those around him.
(1)cerise (2)recalcitrant (3)viviparous (4)lorn

Q24. After the government _____ the statute, those in affected fields have been overloaded by endless paperwork.
(1)parried (2)sheathed (3)inflected (4)promulgated

Q25. Now that a family unit does not necessarily secure a comfortable existence, the sense of connection through blood ties has become increasingly _____ in modern society.
(1)tenuous (2)libidinous (3)voluble (4)fibrous








◇ 正解

Q1.(3)
Q2.(2)
Q3.(3)
Q4.(1)
Q5.(2)
Q6.(4)
Q7.(2)
Q8.(1)
Q9.(2)
Q10.(3)
Q11.(3)
Q12.(1)
Q13.(3)
Q14.(4)
Q15.(3)
Q16.(1)
Q17.(2)
Q18.(3)
Q19.(2)
Q20.(3)
Q21.(3)
Q22.(1)
Q23.(2)
Q24.(4)
Q25.(1)

◇ 例文リスト

  1. Wearing revealing clothes is a form of self-expression; thus, excessive regulation of attire could constitute a violation of human rights.

  2. The prophecy of a natural disaster caused widespread consternation among the public; however, it was based on no scientific proof, and in fact, nothing materialized.

  3. At first, his plan was regarded as purely risible, and no one gave it serious consideration.

  4. It is true that time often mollifies emotional pain; however, how can we endure the anguish until then?

  5. I vouch for his sincerity; he is one of the most veracious people I have ever met.

  6. It is often said that the political world is a quagmire of rights, interests and connections intricately mixed together.

  7. Her mordant tongue is always targeted only at certain people; she acerbically criticizes politicians, but is very kind to those who are financially struggling.

  8. Nowadays, we take the ubiquity of smartphones for granted; however, some say that AR glasses will soon supplant them.

  9. Some sociologists suggest that people from insular nations have a tendency to be exclusive, but is that true?

  10. When he was driving at night, a boar suddenly appeared from the side of the street, and he swerved to avoid colliding with it.

  11. One of the most specious golden rules is that you should not do to others what you do not want them to do to you. The truth is that different people have different tastes.

  12. In this Victorian house, beautifully decorated sconces with candles adorn the walls.

  13. His slightly unseemly remarks created a strange atmosphere; no one was offended, but it was just extremely awkward.

  14. It became known that he had colluded with a notorious person to commit fraud.

  15. His attempt to convince his son to follow his values was a complete debacle; in fact, it only alienated his son.

  16. The algorithm iterates the process until the termination command is received.

  17. What do you think is the most felicitous English expression to describe wabi-sabi?

  18. He is not a talkative person; in fact, he is one of the most laconic people I have ever met.

  19. She is considered a prodigy and matriculated at the university at the age of 15.

  20. The operation was performed successfully; he is now in convalescence, with a favorable prognosis.

  21. Since she has experienced the vicissitudes of life, she is deeply sympathetic to other people’s suffering.

  22. When the demonstration escalated into a skirmish, the police force was dispatched to contain it.

  23. The adolescent boy is very recalcitrant toward authority but strangely, is very considerate to those around him.

  24. After the government promulgated the statute, those in affected fields have been overloaded by endless paperwork.

  25. Now that a family unit does not necessarily secure a comfortable existence, the sense of connection through blood ties has become increasingly tenuous in modern society.

◇ 和訳リスト

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