magnanimity [mae`gnэni'mэti] (n) the quality of being enerously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving 度量の大きいこと、寛大 - Piggy needs but a word. When the girls named him, an undeserving stigma was cast upon the noble family of s…

先日、ボキャブラリーでご紹介したジュール・ヴェルヌの『海底二万里』を、息子が学校から持って帰ってきた。ブッククラブといって、定期的に学校を通じて手に入る出版社のチラシを見て、好きな本を注文するシステム。よい本が安く買えるのがうれしい。”ボー…

laud [lｏ':d] (v) to praise highly 称賛する、賛美する - I was especially delighted with the mathematics, on account of the certitude and evidence of their reasonings; but I had not as yet a precise knowledge of their true use; and thinking…

irascible [irae'sэbl] (adj) easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts 怒りっぽい、短気な（はい、こりゃ私のことです） - There remained one resource, to speak English. Perhaps they would know this almost universal language. I knew it-…