Weather & Nature

Talking about rain, sunshine, and the great outdoors

소개

영국인의 날씨 집착은 전설적이에요——그리고 다 이유가 있어요. 하루에 사계절을 경험할 수 있는 나라에서는 날씨 이야기가 실용적인 필요이자 사교적 의식이거든요. "Lovely day, isn't it?(좋은 날이죠?)"는 단순한 관찰이 아니라 소통의 시작이에요.

영어권 나라마다 날씨와의 독특한 관계가 있어요. 호주인들은 영국인이 어리둥절할 만한 더위 표현을 만들어냈고, 아일랜드인들은 비에 대한 체념 어린 시적 표현을 발전시켰어요. 토네이도 지역의 미국인들은 생존을 위한 어휘를 갖고 있고요.

이 챕터에서는 영어 변형별 날씨와 자연의 언어를 탐구해요——영국의 보슬비부터 호주의 작렬하는 더위, 아일랜드의 포근한 날부터 미국의 눈보라까지.

테마

이 챕터의 모든 영어 슬랭 (63)

• Raining cats and dogs Raining very heavily
• Stifling Oppressively hot and airless
• Nippy Cold and biting (British)
• Parky Cold (British)
• Brass monkeys Extremely cold (British)
• Lovely day A pleasant day (British weather chat)
• Nice weather for ducks Rainy weather (British humour)
• Soft day A mild, drizzly day (Irish)
• Blustery Very windy with gusts
• Overcast Covered in clouds
• Crisp Cold, fresh, and clear
• Sunny spell A short period of sunshine
• Clearing up Weather improving, clouds moving away
• Turning Weather changing (British)
• Pelting Rain falling hard
• Bitter Very cold (biting cold)
• Balmy Pleasantly warm
• Scorching Extremely hot
• Freezing Very cold
• Thaw Warming up, ice/snow melting
• Blowing a gale Extremely windy
• Hotting up Getting hotter (British)
• Mild Pleasantly warm, not extreme
• Dreich Grey, damp, dreary (Scottish)
• Heatwave A period of unusually hot weather
• Cold snap A sudden period of cold weather
• Pea-souper A very thick fog, especially a yellowish smog.
• Bright and breezy Pleasant weather with sunshine and a light wind; also describes a cheerful, l...
• Coming down in stair-rods Raining extremely heavily, with rain falling in thick, straight lines.
• A bit fresh British understatement meaning it's quite cold.
• Chucking It Down Raining heavily.
• Bucketing Down Raining very heavily.
• Tipping Down Raining heavily.
• Lashing Down Raining heavily and driving.
• Spitting Light rain, drizzle.
• Drizzle Light, fine rain.
• Scorcher A very hot day.
• Roasting Very hot.
• Sweltering Uncomfortably hot and humid.
• Muggy Warm and humid.
• Close Humid and stuffy.
• Biting Cold Extremely cold.
• Bitter Cold Extremely cold and unpleasant.
• Blowing a Hoolie Extremely windy.
• Clouding Over Becoming cloudy.
• Brightening Up Clearing, becoming sunny.
• Glorious Beautiful weather.
• Gorgeous Weather Beautiful weather.
• Changeable Weather that keeps changing.
• Unsettled Unpredictable, potentially rainy weather.
• Turned Out Nice The weather improved.
• Four Seasons in One Day Rapidly changing weather.
• Dreary Dull, grey, depressing weather.
• Dismal Gloomy, depressing weather.
• Miserable Unpleasant, depressing weather.
• Foul Very bad weather.
• Seasonal Normal for the time of year.
• Indian Summer Warm weather in autumn.
• Wintry Cold, with potential snow.
• throwing it down raining heavily
• not a single flake no snow at all
• white Christmas Christmas with snow
• spell period of particular weather