・enigma
名詞
謎、不可解なもの（人）
Her sudden resignation remains an enigma.
彼女の突然の辞任はいまだに謎のままだ。
・dissuade
動詞
思いとどまらせる、やめさせる
I tried to dissuade him from quitting his job.
私は彼が仕事を辞めるのを思いとどまらせようとした。
・exclaim
動詞
叫ぶ、感嘆の声を上げる
“That’s amazing!” she exclaimed.
「すごい！」と彼女は叫んだ。
・malarkey
名詞
たわごと、でたらめ、ナンセンス
What he said about the economy is complete malarkey.
彼が経済について言ったことは完全なでたらめだ。
・jubilant
形容詞
歓喜した、大喜びの
The crowd was jubilant after the team’s victory.
チームの勝利の後、観衆は歓喜に沸いた。
・pivotal
形容詞
極めて重要な、転換点となる
This decision was pivotal to the company’s future.
この決定は会社の将来にとって極めて重要だった。
・chagrin
名詞／動詞
無念さ、悔しさ、落胆
To his chagrin, he failed the final exam.
彼は期末試験に落ちて、無念に思った。
📖① 単文穴埋め問題
【語群】
enigma / dissuade / exclaim / malarkey / jubilant / pivotal / chagrin
問題1 Her behavior after the incident remains an __________.
問題2 His friends tried to __________ him from making a rash decision.
問題3 “Watch out!” he __________ as the car approached.
問題4 The rumor turned out to be nothing but __________.
問題5 The fans were __________ after their team won the championship.
問題6 That meeting proved to be __________ in shaping the final agreement.
問題7 To her great __________, she realized she had forgotten her passport.
✅解答
問題1 enigma
問題2 dissuade
問題3 exclaimed
問題4 malarkey
問題5 jubilant
問題6 pivotal
問題7 chagrin
📖② 長文穴埋め問題
【語群】
enigma / dissuade / exclaim / malarkey / jubilant / pivotal / chagrin
The sudden success of the young scientist was an ( 1 ) __________ to many of his colleagues.
Some critics claimed his theories were pure ( 2 ) __________, but history would later prove otherwise.
His mentor tried to ( 3 ) __________ him from abandoning his research during difficult times.
When the final results were announced, the audience began to ( 4 ) __________ in surprise and admiration.
The discovery marked a ( 5 ) __________ moment in the field of medicine.
The research team was ( 6 ) __________, celebrating their long-awaited recognition.
To the critics’ great ( 7 ) __________, the scientist’s work became widely accepted.
✅長文穴埋め解答
(1) enigma
(2) malarkey
(3) dissuade
(4) exclaim
(5) pivotal
(6) jubilant
(7) chagrin
