revels
大騒ぎする
解説 Definition
revels は revel（大いに楽しむ、浮かれ騒ぐ）の三人称単数現在形です。人が祝い事や楽しい状況の中で、喜びをあらわにして楽しんでいる様子を表します。
Revels means takes great and openly expressed pleasure in an experience, situation, or quality, often with a sense of enthusiasm or celebration. It is the third-person singular present form of revel.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
revels は動詞 revel の三人称単数現在形で、主語が he、she、単数名詞のときに -s を付け、語尾は /z/ と発音します。revel in music、revel in attention のように in と結び、「喜びを隠さず存分に味わう」と覚えましょう。単なる enjoy より熱中や高揚が強い語です。
Revels is the third-person singular present form of revel, so use it with he, she, or another singular subject; its final -s is pronounced /z/. Remember the frequent pattern revel in something: a performer revels in the energy of a live audience, or someone revels in attention. The word suggests obvious, wholehearted pleasure and sometimes a festive mood. It is stronger and more expressive than simply enjoys. Linking the verb to lively music, celebration, and visible delight helps preserve its characteristic emotional force.
例文
He revels in the music at every summer festival.
彼は夏祭りのたびに音楽を大いに楽しみます。
The young actor revels in the energy of a live audience.
その若い俳優は、生の観客の熱気を心から楽しんでいます。
She revels in the lively atmosphere when the whole neighborhood gathers.
近所中が集まるとき、彼女はそのにぎやかな雰囲気を存分に楽しみます。
revels の類義語・関連語
revels の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 reveler（騒ぎ楽しむ）から。さらに遡るとラテン語 rebellare（反逆する）が語源で、rebel（反逆者）と同根。「反抗する」から「羽目を外して大騒ぎする」へと意味が変化した。関連語: rebel、rebellion。祝宴や歓楽の場で騒ぐニュアンスを持つ。
Revel entered English through Old French reveler, meaning to celebrate noisily or behave riotously. That verb is commonly traced to Latin rebellare, “to rebel,” the source also associated with rebel and rebellion. The sense shifted from unruly or rebellious behavior toward noisy celebration and, later, intense enjoyment. Revels is formed regularly by adding third-person singular -s to revel.
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