dub

名付ける、呼ぶ

人や物に、ある特徴などにちなんだ名前や称号をつけること。

やさしい英語で： To give someone or something a name or title, often because of a particular quality.

• They dubbed him the Professor.
• The press dubbed the village a hidden gem.
• Fans have dubbed her the fastest woman alive.

使い方： dub someone/something something (Fans dubbed her the queen of pop.)

類義語： call, name, nickname

よく使う表現： dub someone something, dub someone a hero

騎士に叙する

儀式で正式に騎士の称号を与えること。

やさしい英語で： To officially make someone a knight in a ceremony.

• The queen dubbed him a knight.
• He knelt before the king, who dubbed him Sir Robert.
• Several soldiers were dubbed knights after the battle.

使い方： dub someone a knight (The king dubbed him a knight for his service.)

類義語： knight

よく使う表現： dub someone knight, dub someone sir

見なす、評する

人や物を、ある特徴を持つものとして述べたり判断したりすること。

やさしい英語で： To describe or judge someone or something as having a particular quality.

• Critics dubbed the plan unworkable.
• The review dubbed the film disappointing.
• Experts dubbed the new method unreliable.

使い方： dub someone/something adjective (Critics dubbed the proposal unrealistic.)

類義語： deem, consider, judge

よく使う表現： dub something unfair, dub something dangerous, dub something worthless

飾る、着せる

人に特別な服を着せたり、人や物を飾ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： To dress someone in special clothing or decorate someone or something.

• They dubbed the statue with flowers.
• The attendants dubbed her in silver robes.
• He stood dubbed in his finest clothes.

使い方： dub someone/something with something (They dubbed the figure with gold ornaments.); dub someone in something (The attendants dubbed him in fine robes.)

類義語： adorn, dress, decorate

よく使う表現： dub with jewels, dub in robes

吹き替え、吹き替え版

映画やアニメの元の声を、別の言語などの録音した声に替えたもの。

やさしい英語で： A version of a film or cartoon with recorded voices replacing the original ones, often in another language.

• I prefer the original to the dub.
• The English dub has some excellent voice actors.
• Is there a French dub of this cartoon?

使い方： a dub of something (We watched an English dub of the Japanese film.)

類義語： dubbed version

よく使う表現： english dub, watch the dub, dub of something

メタリックグラフィティ

金属のように光る色で描き、太い黒線で縁取った落書き。

やさしい英語で： A piece of graffiti painted in a metallic color with a thick black border.

• A silver dub covered the wall.
• The artist added a thick outline to the dub.
• Several dubs appeared along the railway overnight.

よく使う表現： silver dub, paint a dub, large dub

20ドル分のマリファナ

20ドルで売られる袋入りのマリファナ。

やさしい英語で： A bag of marijuana sold for twenty dollars.

• He bought a dub of weed.
• The dealer charged twenty dollars for a dub.
• She said the bag was only a dub.

類義語： twenty bag

よく使う表現： buy a dub, sell a dub, dub of weed

大径ホイール

直径が20インチ以上ある、大きな金属製のホイール。

やさしい英語で： A large metal wheel rim, at least twenty inches across.

• He bought a shiny dub for his car.
• The truck has four chrome dubs.
• Will this dub fit my wheel?

類義語： rim

よく使う表現： chrome dub, custom dub