意味一覧 (3件)
うなる
解説 Definition
動詞の growl は、低く荒い声や音を「出す」こと。犬が相手に警戒してうなる場面が中心ですが、人が怒りをこらえて低く言う、腹が鳴る、機械が重く鳴る場合にも使えます。名詞の「うなり声」を動作化した語です。
To growl means to make a low, rough sound, especially like an angry or warning animal. It can also describe a person speaking in a deep, angry voice. The word often suggests threat, annoyance, or strong emotion.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
growl を動詞で覚えるなら、主語が低音を発する瞬間に注目します。The dog growled at the stranger. なら相手へ向けた威嚇、She growled in frustration. なら言葉というより感情が漏れた低い声です。stomach や engine が主語なら、人間の意志ではなく、内側から響くように鳴る感じになります。前置詞 at が続くと、音の向かう相手がはっきりし、警戒や怒りの方向性が出ます。
Picture a dog showing its teeth and making a low sound deep in its throat. That is the core of `growl`, not normal speaking or shouting. Learn it with patterns like `growl at someone` and `a growling voice`.
例文
The dog growled at the stranger approaching the house.
犬は家に近づく見知らぬ人にうなった。
His stomach began to growl loudly during the meeting.
会議中に彼の腹がうなり始めた。
She growled in frustration when the computer crashed.
コンピュータがクラッシュしたとき、彼女は欲求不満でうなった。
うなり声
(意味 2)解説 Definition
名詞の growl は、犬や獣がのどの奥で鳴らす低い「うなり声」そのもの。近づく相手への警告や怒りを帯びた音で、人の押し殺した声、腹・雷・エンジンの低く続く響きにも使われます。聞き手に緊張感を与える音です。
As a noun, growl means a low, rough sound made deep in the throat, especially by a dog or other animal. It often shows warning, anger, or a threat to someone nearby. The word can also describe a similar low sound in a person's voice, or in things like the stomach, thunder, or an engine. A growl usually suggests tension because it is deep, heavy, and slightly harsh.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
growl を名詞で見るときは、耳に届く「グルル…」という低い質感を思い浮かべます。a warning growl は攻撃前の警告音、a growl in his voice は言葉の奥に混じる険しさ、the growl of an engine は重く震える機械音です。ポイントは、単なる大きな音ではなく、低さ・ざらつき・抑えた怒りを感じさせる響きであること。low, deep, warning などの語と相性がよい名詞です。
When you see growl as a noun, picture the low sound "grrr..." in your ear. A warning growl is the sound before an attack, a growl in his voice adds hidden anger to his words, and the growl of an engine suggests a heavy vibrating machine sound. The key idea is not just loudness, but a low, rough, controlled sound with tension in it.
例文
The dog gave a low growl when the stranger came closer.
見知らぬ人が近づくと、その犬は低いうなり声を上げた。
There was a growl in his voice as he told them to leave.
立ち去れと言う彼の声には、うなり声のような険しさが混じっていた。
We could hear the steady growl of the engine in the dark.
暗闇の中で、エンジンの低く続くうなりのような音が聞こえた。
低い声で言う
(意味 3)解説 Definition
growl は動物のようにうなる音だけでなく、人が怒りやいら立ちをこめて低く荒い声で言うことも表す。普通に speak や say するより威圧的で、不機嫌さや敵意がにじむ場面でよく使う。
Growl can mean to make a low, rough sound like an animal, but it is also used when a person speaks in a deep, harsh voice. When someone growls, they usually sound angry, annoyed, or threatening. It is stronger and more unfriendly than simply saying something, and it often appears in phrases like growl at someone or a growling voice.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
growl は場面で固定すると覚えやすい語です。犬が teeth を見せ、低い声で威嚇する場面をまず思い浮かべると定着します。普通の speak や shout ではなく、「のどの奥で低くうなる」のが核。dog growls, growl at someone, a growling voice の形で覚えると使いやすいです。bark は犬がほえる、roar は大きく吠える、grumble は不平をぶつぶつ言う感じ。growl はその中間で、威嚇や不機嫌さを低音でにじませる語だと整理すると混同しにくくなります。
It is easier to remember growl through a scene. Picture a dog showing its teeth and making a low, threatening sound from deep in its throat. That deep, rough voice is the core image, so remember patterns like dog growls, growl at someone, and a growling voice. This helps separate it from bark, which is a sharp dog sound, roar, which is much louder, and grumble, which is more like complaining.
例文
"Leave me alone," he growled.
「放っておいて」と彼は低い声で言った。
She growled at the kids to be quiet.
彼女は子どもたちに静かにしろと低い声で言った。
The manager growled a short reply and walked away.
支配人はぶっきらぼうに低い声で答えて立ち去った。
growl の語源・成り立ち Etymology
growl は古い英語の擬音的な語で、低く唸る喉音そのものを写した語と考えられ、明確な接頭辞・接尾辞には分けにくい語です。growling や growler も同根で、意味の核が最初から音の荒さにあるため、『うなる』の獣っぽい響きが語源からそのまま伝わります。
Growl is an old sound-imitating English word. It seems to copy the deep, rough throat sound itself rather than coming clearly from smaller parts. Related forms like growling and growler keep that same rough sound at the center.
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