- 荒い
- あらい
rough
rude
wild* * *あらい【荒い, 粗い】①[乱暴な]〔荒々しい, 激しい〕*violent〖S〗〖D〗 (人・手段などが)乱暴な, 荒い.*fierce〖S〗(人・動物・気性・行動などが)荒々しい, 残忍な.*gross〖S〗 [通例限定](人・言葉・態度などが)粗野な, 荒い, 下品な.▲a wild horse 気の荒い馬
a slave driver 《略式》[けなして] 人使いの荒い人, 部下をこき使う上司.
②[表面が]〔ざらざらした, きめが粗い, ラフな〕*coarse/kɔ́ːrs/ 〖S〗(生地・粒・肌などが)きめの粗い, (髪の毛などが)硬い, ごわごわした(⇔fine)cloth of coarse fiber 目の粗い布
a coarse weave 目の粗い織り[編み]方.
*rough/rʌ́f/ 〖S〗 (表面が)ざらざらした, きめの粗い(⇔smooth)rough skin きめの粗い皮膚
That board is rough to the touch. その板は手ざわりが粗い(=That board feels rough. )
*harsh〖S〗 (手で触ると不快で)ざらざらした, 粗いThis towel is harsh to the touch. このタオルは手ざわりが粗い.
cellular[通例限定](布地が)目の粗いa cellular blanket [shirt] 目の粗い毛布[シャツ].
*loose/lúːs/ (織物などが)目の粗いcloth with a loose weave 目の粗い織地
cloth of a loose texture 目の粗い布地.
③[おおざっぱな]〔おおまかな, 雑な, 粗削りな〕*rough〖S〗[通例限定](計画・計算などが)大ざっぱな, おおよその.*crude[通例限定] [しばしばけなして] 粗い, 粗雑な;大まかな.* * *あらい【荒い】1 〔勢いが強い〕 violent(-tempered); 〔粗暴な〕 harsh.●呼吸が荒い breathe heavily [harshly]
・鼻息が荒い 〔意気込みが激しい〕 enthusiastic; 〔強気だ〕 (feeling) bullish
・言葉づかいが荒い speak roughly; be roughly spoken; use harsh language
・荒く ⇒あらく1
・荒さ roughness; violence.
●今日は波が荒い. The waves are [sea is] rough today.
・怒った彼が荒い息づかいで近づいてきた. He approached me angrily [in anger], breathing heavily.
・緊張して息が荒くなってきた. He was tense, and his breathing was becoming heavy.
・彼は鼻息も荒く飛びだしていった. He leapt out, full of determination (and self-confidence).
・この馬は気性が荒い. This horse has a [is of (a)] violent temperament [disposition].
・あの家庭は平和で荒い言葉一つ聞かれない. They are a harmonious family, where no angry word is ever heard [voices are never raised in anger].
2 〔節度がない〕 immoderate; untemperate; extravagant.●金づかいの荒い人 a spendthrift (person); a person who is extravagant (with money); a person who spends money like water [as if it was going out of fashion].
●あの会社は人使いが荒い. That company treats its personnel badly. | That company works [drives] its employees hard.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.