おはようございます。KANOです。今回はこちらの記事から。
Kindle覚えてから「読みたい本リスト」の増え方が激しくて色々追いつかない。
rut
意味 決まりきったやり方 [考え方]
Our book critic recommends books to get out of a reading rut and more.
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exquisite
意味 〈物が〉非常に美しい, 〈製作品が〉精巧な
That one was her breakout book, and it’s just exquisite: It’s a novel in stories that centers loosely on the relationship between a stepmother and stepdaughter over the span of 40 years, with diamond-sharp sentences.
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occupation
意味 [U] (軍隊などによる) 占領, 占拠; 進駐 [占領] 軍 (の政策); [C]占領期間
But then: World War II comes, and the occupation.
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latter
意味 後者
I read a lot of Sarah J. Maas, and the Folk of the Air series. I liked the latter the best.
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そろそろ覚えようか単語。
trope
意味 [C] [修辞] 比喩; 比喩的用法.
I’d love your recommendations for fantasy books that have a lot of world building, complex characters with complex motivations, romance, maybe an enemies-to-lovers trope, and maybe a “who did this to you” trope?
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holier-than-thou
意味 (非難して) 聖人ぶっている, 独善的な (self-righteous).
I love ambitious heroines who aren’t perfect and holier-than-thou.
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おぉ…これは知らないと無理な単語だな…。書評記事はこういう単語が多くて面白い。