grail

究極の目標、悲願

強く望まれ、見つけたり達成したりするために長い間努力するもの。

やさしい英語で： Something people want very much and spend a long time trying to find or achieve.

• For her, winning gold was the ultimate grail.
• A cure remains the holy grail of their research.
• Collectors have spent years searching for this grail.

使い方： the holy grail of something (A cheap, reliable battery is the holy grail of this research.)

類義語： ultimate goal, dream, prize

よく使う表現： holy grail, ultimate grail, grail of research

聖杯

昔の物語で騎士たちが探し求める、イエスにゆかりのある聖なる杯。

やさしい英語で： The sacred cup associated with Jesus that knights search for in old stories.

• The knight searched for the grail.
• Stories about the grail inspired many writers.
• In the legend, only one knight finds the grail.

類義語： Holy Grail

よく使う表現： holy grail, seek the grail, grail legend

ミサ聖歌集

ローマ・カトリック教会の礼拝で歌う曲の楽譜と歌詞を収めた本。

やさしい英語で： A book containing music and words sung during services in the Roman Catholic Church.

• The choir sang from the grail.
• The library owns a medieval grail.
• Several chants are missing from this damaged grail.

類義語： gradual

よく使う表現： church grail, medieval grail, grail manuscript

砂利

ばらばらになった小さな土や石のかけら。

やさしい英語で： Small loose pieces of earth or stone.

• Grail covered the narrow path.
• Their feet scattered the loose grail.
• Rain washed grail down the slope.

類義語： gravel, grit

よく使う表現： loose grail, grail path, grail and dust