ugh
うーん
解説 Definition
ugh は不快感、嫌悪、疲れなどを表す間投詞です。会話やくだけた文で使われ、名詞として覚えるよりも感情の声として理解するとよい表現です。
An exclamation used in informal speech or writing to express disgust, annoyance, discomfort, or weariness. It commonly appears before a statement explaining the unpleasant situation or frustrating mistake.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
ugh は、嫌悪・不快・疲労・うんざりが言葉になる前に漏れる声として覚えます。Ugh, this is awful. や Ugh, not again. のように文頭で使うのが典型です。迷いを示す uh、不快な物への嫌悪を強く示す yuck と区別しましょう。
Remember ugh as the sound that escapes before you explain an unpleasant feeling. It often begins a reaction such as “Ugh, it is too hot” or “Ugh, not again.” The expression can communicate disgust, irritation, discomfort, or tiredness, depending on the situation and tone. Compare it with uh, which usually marks hesitation, and yuck, which more specifically reacts to something disgusting. Learning it in short spoken patterns is more useful than treating it as an ordinary noun.
例文
Ugh, this room is too hot.
うーん、この部屋は暑すぎます。
Ugh, I forgot my notebook.
うーん、ノートを忘れてしまいました。
Ugh, the bus is late again.
うーん、またバスが遅れています。
ugh の類義語・関連語
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ugh の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ugh は明確な語根分解をもたない感動詞で、英語では19世紀以降に不快・嫌悪・うんざりを表す叫び声として定着しました。語源は擬音的・感覚的な発声と考えられ、「意味」より先に「気分」が出る語だと見ると理解しやすいです。関連語に uh, yuck があります。
Ugh is an imitative exclamation rather than a word built from identifiable prefixes or roots. Written examples became established in English by the nineteenth century, representing a spontaneous sound associated with disgust, discomfort, or weariness. Its spelling attempts to capture a rough vocal reaction, so its pronunciation varies among speakers. The word is best understood through the emotion and context accompanying it, not through literal root analysis.
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