ruddy
意味: Having a healthy reddish colour in the face, suggesting vigour and time spent outdoors; also used as a mild British expletive meaning 'bloody.'
Ruddy has two uses. As an adjective of complexion, it is broadly positive, suggesting robust health and outdoor vitality — the opposite of pallid or sallow. As a mild oath, it functions as a euphemism for 'bloody' and is considered old-fashioned but still understood. The complexion sense is literary and journalistic; the oath is colloquial and somewhat dated.
例文
- The farmer had a ruddy complexion weathered by decades of working the Cumbrian fells. 那位农夫有着一张因数十年在坎布里亚山地劳作而饱经风霜的红润面庞。El agricultor tenía una tez rubicunda curtida por décadas de trabajo en las colinas de Cumbria.農夫は、カンブリアの丘陵地帯で何十年も働いて日焼けした赤ら顔をしていた。그 농부는 컴브리아 구릉지대에서 수십 년간 일하며 풍파에 시달린 붉은 안색을 하고 있었다.
- His ruddy cheeks and bright eyes gave him the appearance of perpetual good health. 他红润的面颊和明亮的眼睛给人一种永远健康的印象。Sus mejillas rubicundas y ojos vivaces le daban un aspecto de salud perpetua.彼の赤い頬と輝く目は、常に健康そのものという印象を与えた。그의 붉은 볼과 빛나는 눈은 언제나 건강 그 자체라는 인상을 주었다.
- He stormed out of the meeting muttering that the whole ruddy scheme was a waste of time. 他怒气冲冲地走出会议室,嘟囔着说整个该死的计划简直是浪费时间。Salió de la reunión hecho una furia, murmurando que todo el maldito plan era una pérdida de tiempo.彼は会議から怒って飛び出し、あのくそったれ計画は時間の無駄だとぶつぶつ言っていた。그는 회의에서 성큼성큼 나가며 그 빌어먹을 계획은 시간 낭비라고 투덜거렸다.
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使い方ガイド
場面: literary, general, media
トーン: neutral
起源と歴史
From Old English rudig (reddish), from rudu (redness), related to read (red). The expletive sense emerged as a euphemism in the early 20th century, substituting for 'bloody.'
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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