rosary

ロザリオ

特にカトリックで、祈りの回数を数えるために使う、玉をつないだもの。

やさしい英語で： A string of beads used to count prayers, especially by Catholics.

• She held a rosary.
• A small cross hung from his wooden rosary.
• The nun moved the rosary beads through her fingers.

類義語： prayer beads

よく使う表現： rosary beads, wooden rosary, hold a rosary

ロザリオの祈り

特にマリアへの祈りを中心に、決まった順序で唱えるカトリックの祈り。

やさしい英語で： A series of Catholic prayers, especially prayers to Mary, said in a set order.

• They prayed the rosary together.
• She says the rosary every evening.
• The service ended with a rosary for the family.

よく使う表現： say the rosary, pray the rosary, recite the rosary

黙想集、思索集

静かにじっくり考えるためにまとめられた、思想や文章の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A collection of thoughts or writings arranged for quiet, careful consideration.

• She assembled a rosary of poems.
• His journal became a rosary of quiet reflections.
• I read this literary rosary slowly, considering each piece.

使い方： a rosary of something (The book offers a rosary of reflections on love.)

類義語： collection, series

よく使う表現： rosary of thoughts, rosary of poems, rosary of reflections

バラ園

バラを育てている庭や場所。

やさしい英語で： A garden or area where roses are grown.

• Roses filled the rosary.
• We walked through the walled rosary at sunset.
• The gardener planted a rosary beside the house.

類義語： rose garden, rosarium

よく使う表現： walled rosary, plant a rosary, rosary in bloom