glacial

氷のような、極めて遅い

大きな氷の塊のように、とても冷たいか、極めてゆっくり動く。

やさしい英語で： Like a huge mass of ice, especially in being very cold or moving extremely slowly.

• Work continued at a glacial pace.
• The pale glass had a glacial appearance.
• Negotiations moved with glacial slowness.

類義語： icy, extremely slow

よく使う表現： glacial pace, glacial speed, glacial appearance

氷河の、氷河性の

陸地をゆっくり動く大きな氷の塊、氷河に関する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with large masses of ice that move slowly over land.

• This is a glacial valley.
• Scientists studied the glacial deposits near the lake.
• Glacial erosion shaped these mountains.

よく使う表現： glacial deposits, glacial erosion, glacial valley

凍るような、氷のように冷たい

非常に冷たい、または氷に覆われている。

やさしい英語で： Extremely cold or covered with ice.

• A glacial wind blew outside.
• We dipped our hands in the glacial water.
• The glacial air made every breath painful.

類義語： freezing, icy

反対語： hot

よく使う表現： glacial wind, glacial water, glacial air