Daily English 2020.09.27

今日の単語。

1. figment（空想、幻想）

= Ghosts are a figment of our imagination.

2. hermit（世捨て人、隠遁者）

= He became a hermit after losing all his property.

3. memento（思い出の品、記念品）

= His room is full of mementos of his childhood.

4. nudge（そっと突くこと）

= I gave him a gentle nudge to wake him up.

5. standstill（停止、行き詰まり）

= The nuclear plant has been at a complete standstill for two years.

6. affluence（豊かさ、裕福）

= Material affluence is not the same as spiritual affluence.

7. zest（熱意、強い興味）

= She seems to have lost her zest for the job.

8. faction（派閥、党派）

= There are four factions in the party.