libra 天秤から生まれた英単語
「libra」(バランス、持ち上げる、高める)というインド・ヨーロッパ原語の概念から生まれた単語
Alleviate(軽減する) 🌬は、医療システムの基石となりました。苦しみの重さを持ち上げ、心と心に軽やかさをもたらすことに努めます。
建物は単に立つだけでなく、まるで重力に逆らうかのようにelevate(高める) 🆙していました。
建築家たちは、地上から遥か高く彼らの創造物を持ち上げることを望みました。
最も神秘的なのは、levitation(浮遊する) 🕴を極めた者たちでした。
文字通りに自分自身を持ち上げたり、上昇させたりする能力を体現しており、尊敬されていました。
ユーモアは、しばしば軽やかで、levity(軽率) 🎈と表現されました。
時に不適切な境界を越えることもありながら、喜びをもたらす能力として価値ある特性でした。
ストレスから逃れ、慰めを求めるとき、彼らはrelief(安堵) 🌈という概念に頼りました。
これは、心配の重いマントを取り去ることに喩えられ、平和と軽やかさの感覚をもたらします。
影響力と権力の問題では、leverage(レバレッジ) 🛠という概念が重要な役割を果たしました。
レバーのように、最小の努力で重い物体を持ち上げたり、動かしたりする能力の象徴とされます。
世界は、緻密に測定され調整されており、level(水準) 📏の本質を体現しています。
すべてがバランスを保ち、調和のとれた均衡が生活のあらゆる面に反映されています。
lever(レバー) 🛠は、彼らの文化において象徴的なツールでした。
lift(持ち上げる) 🆙は、物理的な意味でも比喩的な意味でも一般的な用語でした。
物理的な物体であれ、誰かの精神であれ、何かをより高い位置に持ち上げることに関していました。
relevance(関連性) 🎯とrelevant(関連のある) 🔍は、彼らのコミュニケーションや意思決定において重要な概念でした。
library ➖ - 図書館 (a collection of books and other written materials)
Etymology: From Latin "liber" meaning "book" (not directly related to "libra")
liberty ⚖ - 自由 (the state of being free)
Etymology: From Latin "libertas" meaning "freedom," related to "liber" (free)
liberal ⚖ - リベラル (open to new behavior or opinions, willing to discard traditional values)
Etymology: From Latin "liberalis" meaning "of or pertaining to a freeman," from "liber" (free)
liberate ⚖ - 解放する (to set free)
Etymology: From Latin "liberare" meaning "to set free," from "liber" (free)
deliberate ⚖️ - 熟慮する (to think over deeply)
Etymology: From Latin "deliberatus," past participle of "deliberare" meaning "to weigh well," from "de-" (down) + "libra" (scales)
adlib 🎭 - 即興で (performed without preparation)
Etymology: Abbreviation of "ad libitum," from Latin meaning "as you desire," unrelated to "libra"
filibuster ⚔️ - 議事妨害 (disruptive tactics used to delay or prevent action in a legislative assembly)
Etymology: From Spanish "filibustero," originally referring to piracy, unrelated to "libra"
glib 🐍 - 口達者 (fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow)
Etymology: Possibly from Low German related to "gelabber" (slippery), unrelated to "libra"
gullible 🐟 - 騙されやすい (easily deceived)
Etymology: Possibly from "gull" (to deceive), unrelated to "libra"
While some of these words relate to freedom or decision-making (connecting loosely to the concept of balance), others have different roots and meanings.
PIE root "levare," meaning " raise," which is related to "lighten"."
alleviate 🌬️ - 軽減する (to make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe)
al-: prefix meaning "towards" or "to"
leviate: from "levare," to lift or lighten
elevate 🆙 - 高める (to raise to a higher position or level)
e-: prefix meaning "out" or "up"
levate: from "levare," to lift or raise
levitate 🕴️ - 浮遊する (to rise or cause to rise and hover in the air)
lev-: from "levare," to lift or lighten
-itate: a suffix used to form verbs
levity 🎈 - 軽率 (lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate)
lev-: from "levare," indicating lightness
-ity: a suffix denoting a state or condition
relief 🌈 - 安堵 (a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress)
re-: prefix meaning "back" or "again"
lief: from "levare," to lighten or alleviate
leverage 🛠️ - レバレッジ (the power to influence a person or situation)
lever-: from "lever," related to "levare," to lift
-age: a suffix indicating action or process
level 📏 - 水準 (having a flat and even surface without slopes; or a position on a scale)
level: without prefix or suffix, from Latin "libella," related to "libra," meaning balance or even
lever 🛠️ - レバー (a bar used as a prying tool to move a heavy or firmly fixed object)
lever: without prefix, from Old French "lever," meaning "to raise," from Latin "levare"
lift 🆙 - 持ち上げる (to raise to a higher position or level)
lift: without prefix, from Old Norse "lypta," influenced by the Latin "levare"
relevance 🎯 - 関連性 (the quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate) - re-: prefix meaning "again" or "back"
levance: from "levare," suggesting the idea of raising or coming to the fore in terms of importance or connection
relevant 🔍 - 関連のある (closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered)
re-: prefix meaning "pertaining to" or "connected with"
levant: from "levare," indicating the concept of raising or elevating in importance or relation
These words demonstrate the diverse applications of the root "levare" in modern English, encompassing ideas of raising, lifting, and relevance.
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