常時英心:言葉の森から 1.0

約10年間,はてなダイアリーで英語表現の落穂拾いを行ってきました。現在はAmeba Blogに2.0を開設し,継続中です。こちらはしばらくアーカイブとして維持します。

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台風18号の影響で4日、各地で30度以上を記録するなど、季節外れの真夏日となりました。

Typhoon No. 18 brings balmy weather to large parts of Japan

After lashing Okinawa Prefecture, Typhoon No. 18 was moving north on Oct. 4, bringing about warnings of flooding and landslides in Kyushu--and summer-like weather to other parts of Japan.

A number of cities in eastern Japan reported temperatures over 30 degrees in the morning. Kumagaya, a city north of Tokyo in Saitama Prefecture that is known for its summer heat, recorded a temperature of 30.9 degrees by around 10 a.m.

Nerima Ward in Tokyo also reported a temperature of 30.3 degrees. The last time the mercury in central Tokyo rose past 30 degrees in October was when it reached 31.3 degrees in 2013.

The warmer-than-usual air caused by the typhoon was also expected to bring temperatures above 30 degrees in Osaka and Nagoya.

The typhoon was traveling northward in waters north of Okinawa Prefecture on the morning of Oct. 4, and it was expected to reach waters west of Kyushu in the evening.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued warnings about possible flooding and landslides on Japan’s southernmost main island.

The agency at 7 p.m. on Oct. 3 issued a special warning for the main Okinawa island about heavy rain, strong winds, high waves and high tide. But the warning was lifted by the morning of Oct. 4.

Although strong winds and rain were recorded, there were no early reports of injuries. Some structural damage was reported in the areas most heavily affected by the typhoon.

The typhoon was expected to veer in an eastward direction over the Sea of Japan on Oct. 5, making its closest approach to the main Honshu island.

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201610040014.html

今回取り上げる表現は、“balmy”です。『ウィズダム英和辞典』(第3版、三省堂)を引いたところ、「心地よい、おだやかな;さわやかな〈気候など〉」とありました。

LDOCEでは、“balmy air, weather etc is warm and pleasant”と定義されていました。

ちなみに、“balmy”の名詞形である“balm”には「香油、香膏;鎮痛剤」などの意味があり、コスメ業界ではよく使用される言葉であるようです。“balmy”の第2義には「芳しい:痛みを和らげる」という意味もあります。(Blue Sky)