myst
神秘的
解説 Definition
神秘的で謎めいた雰囲気を持つこと。不思議な魅力を感じさせる様子。
As an adjective, myst describes something as having a mysterious, otherworldly, or enchantingly obscure atmosphere. This use is rare and nonstandard; conventional English would usually use mysterious, mystical, or mystic instead.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この語義の myst は standard English ではまれな、mystic や mysterious を思わせる非標準的・創作的な形容詞として捉える。myst quality、myst atmosphere のように名詞の前で「霧めいて神秘的な」と表す用例を手掛かりにする。通常の文章では mystic、mysterious、mystical のどれが意図に合うか確認して置き換える。
Treat adjectival myst as a rare, stylized form that evokes both mist and the established mystery family. In phrases such as a myst quality or a myst atmosphere, it suggests a place or scene that feels obscure, enchanted, and difficult to explain. For ordinary edited English, choose a standard adjective: mysterious for something unexplained, mystical for a spiritual or transcendent quality, or mystic in established combinations. This distinction helps you understand the supplied examples without assuming that myst is the usual adjective in general English.
例文
The ancient forest had a myst quality, with fog drifting between the towering trees.
その古代の森は神秘的な雰囲気を持ち、そびえ立つ木々の間を霧が漂っていた。
The painter captured the myst atmosphere of the lake at dawn in her watercolor.
画家は夜明けの湖の神秘的な雰囲気を水彩画に描き出した。
There was something myst about the abandoned castle that drew visitors from far away.
その廃城には遠方から訪問者を引きつける何か神秘的なものがあった。
myst の類義語・関連語
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myst の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語mystēs（秘儀の参入者）からラテン語mysticus経由で英語に入った。語根myein（目や口を閉じる）が原義で、秘密の儀式で口を閉ざすことから「神秘」の意に。関連語：mystery（神秘）、mystic（神秘家）。
The supplied sense belongs conceptually to the mystery and mystic word family, whose history runs through Latin mysticus from Greek mystikos, associated with an initiate into secret rites and ultimately with a verb meaning “to close” the eyes or lips. However, adjectival myst itself is not the standard historical form of that family; in modern use it is better understood as a rare or creative shortening suggestive of mystic, mystical, and mist.
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