臭い
解説 Definition
reeks は reek（悪臭を放つ）の三人称単数現在形です。「ひどく臭う」という意味で、of を伴って「〜のにおいが強い」と表すことがよくあります。
The third-person singular present form of “reek,” meaning “to give off a very strong and unpleasant smell.” It commonly occurs with “of” to identify the odor’s source, and it can also figuratively suggest that something strongly displays an undesirable quality.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
実際には原形 reek「悪臭を放つ」に三人称単数現在の -s が付いた動詞形で、末尾は /s/ と発音します。主語が単数なら The kitchen reeks の形になり、reeks of smoke/fish のように of と結び付くのが典型。単なる smell より、強く不快な臭いを示します。
Treat reeks as a verb form even when its Japanese translation resembles an adjective. It is reek plus the third-person singular present ending -s, pronounced /s/. Use it with a singular subject: “The kitchen reeks.” The common pattern “reeks of” names the source or character of the odor, as in “reeks of old fish” or “reeks of smoke.” Reek is much stronger and more negative than the neutral verb smell. It suggests that an offensive odor rises from something and is immediately noticeable.
例文
The kitchen reeks of old fish.
台所は古い魚のにおいでひどく臭いです。
His jacket reeks of smoke.
彼の上着は煙のにおいが染みついて臭いです。
The trash bin reeks in the summer heat.
夏の暑さでごみ箱がひどく臭います。
reeks の類義語・関連語
reeks の語源・成り立ち Etymology
reeks は動詞 reek の活用形で、語源は古英語 rec / reocan「煙を出す」、さらにゲルマン祖語 *raukiz / *reukan にさかのぼります。reeking や reeky が同系で、もとは「煙や蒸気が立つ」というイメージ。そこから「いやなにおいが立ちのぼる」へ意味が移り、今の「臭う」になりました。
Reeks is the third-person singular present form of reek. Reek comes from Old English rēocan, meaning “to emit smoke or vapor,” and is related to Germanic words associated with smoke. Its meaning shifted from visible smoke or steam rising into the air to a strong odor seeming to rise from something. The modern verb usually implies an unpleasant smell, though figurative uses also occur.
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