stardust

華やかさ、カリスマ性

特に有名な人を魅力的で印象深く見せる、特別な華やかさや高揚感。

やさしい英語で： A special charm or excitement that makes someone, especially a famous person, seem impressive.

• The singer brought stardust to the event.
• Her presence added a little stardust to the evening.
• The production needed some Hollywood stardust.

類義語： glamour, charisma

よく使う表現： celebrity stardust, sprinkle of stardust

星屑

宇宙の微小な物質。特に、太陽ができる前に星が生み出した粒子。

やさしい英語で： Tiny bits of matter in space, especially material made by stars before our sun existed.

• The rock contains ancient stardust.
• Scientists found stardust inside the meteorite.
• Some of these particles began as stardust.

類義語： cosmic dust

よく使う表現： cosmic stardust, ancient stardust

陶酔、夢見心地

人や物の欠点を見えなくし、夢中にさせるとされる架空の粉。

やさしい英語で： An imagined powder that makes you admire someone or something without seeing its faults.

• She had stardust in her eyes when she described him.
• The stardust faded once she saw his cruelty.
• With eyes full of stardust, he imagined a perfect future.

よく使う表現： stardust in someone’s eyes, eyes full of stardust

空想、幻想

現実的な根拠のない考えや夢。

やさしい英語で： Ideas or dreams that have no real basis.

• His grand promises were only stardust.
• Their plans turned out to be stardust.
• She dismissed the prediction as mere stardust.

類義語： fantasy, illusion

反対語： reality

よく使う表現： mere stardust, nothing but stardust