GRE のための上級語彙 - 文化圏と芸術

relating to the enjoyment or appreciation of beauty or art, especially visual art

美的な, 美に関する

dating back to the ancient past

古風な, 古代の

including a wide range of people with different nationalities and cultures

国際的, 多文化の

expressing or displaying the sadness and sorrow felt due to loss, death, or a past event

エレジー的な

able to create many great intellectual or creative ideas, things, etc.

肥沃な, 創造的な

using literary, elaborate, or formal language or style with the intention to impress other people

華々しい, 大げさな

displaying simplicity, immaturity, or inexperience

稚拙な, 未熟な

extremely sorrowful and serious

悲しげな, 憂鬱な

lacking elements that arouse interest, cause excitement, or show imagination

平凡な, 無趣味な

not being interested, fond, or understanding of serious works of music, art, literature, etc.

フィリスティン, 文化的無知

possessing the quality of being very boring, slow, and serious, particularly used for speeches and writings

重苦しい, 退屈な

(mainly of ideas, opinions, or remarks) used so often that it no longer has the same effect, interest, or originality

陳腐な, 使い古された

a literary device that uses a mixture of unpleasant, inharmonious, and harsh sounds to show disorder or chaos

カコフォニー

a slow and constant increase in the loudness of a musical piece

クレッシェンド, 音量の増加

being an artificial, fake, or inferior substitute for something genuine or authentic

擬似, 代用品

a technique used in speech and writing to exaggerate the extent of something

誇張, 夸張

a song, musical piece, poem, etc. that expresses the feeling of sorrow and sadness after a loss or death

哀歌, 嘆き歌

a drawing, speech, or text aiming to criticize something or someone in a humorous manner

パロディ, 風刺

the humorous and incorrect use of a word that sounds similar to the intended word

マラプロピズム, 誤用

the constant lack of change and variety that is boring

単調さ, 単調性

a manuscript that was written on, erased, and written on again and again, while the previous text was still partially visible

パリンプセスト

an introductory or preliminary section of a book, statute, document, etc. giving information about its purpose

前文

the beginning section of a movie, book, play, etc. that introduces the work

序章

the act of repeating the key points or parts of something in order to summarize it

再確認, 要約

a piece of writing or a speech that is long and boring

長ったらしい文章, 退屈なスピーチ

to delete the sections or words that are believed to be offensive or inappropriate from a play, movie, book, etc.

検閲する, 編集する

to bring ideas, texts, things, etc. together and create something new

融合する, 統合する