Word List 5

Question 0

aver

The self-proclaimed psychic averred that, because he had extrasensory perception on which to base his predictions, he needed no seismographs or other gadgets in order to foretell earthquakes.

Answer 0

v. assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact.
断言する、〜であると事実の主張をする

超能力者を自称する彼は、予言は第六感の知覚によるものだから、地震予知するのに地震計や他の機器は必要ないと言い張った。

Question 1

banal

The hack writer’s worn-out cliches made his comic sketch seem banal. He even resorted to the banality of having someone slip on a banana peel!

Answer 1

adj. hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality.
陳腐な、凡庸な、ありふれた、使い古しの

雇われ記者の漫画スケッチは使い古されたネタのため平凡なもので、彼はバナナの皮で滑るといった陳腐なネタに頼りさえした。

Question 2

belie

His coarse, hard-bitten exterior belied his innate sensitivity.

Answer 2

v. contradict; give a false impression.
〜の誤った印象を与える、偽って伝える、〜と矛盾する、(約束、期待など)を裏切る

下品で頑強な外見は彼の生まれつきの傷つきやすさと裏腹であった。

Question 3

beneficent

The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his beneficent impulses before he gave away all his money and left himself with nothing.

Answer 3

adj. kindly; doing good.

気前の良すぎる慈善家の彼は、全財産をくれてしまわぬよう、その善行を行う衝動を抑えなければいけなかった。

maleficent.