jungleとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
• 韻: -ʌŋɡəl

名詞

jungle (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 jungles)

1. A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals.
2. (colloquial) A place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality.

   It’s a jungle out there.

   • (Can we date this quote by Thomas Carlyle かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

     […] lost in such a jungle of intrigues, pettifoggings, treacheries, diplomacies domestic and foreign […]

3. (slang) An area where hobos camp together.
4. (uncountable) A style of electronic music related to drum and bass.
5. (Britain) A migrant camp.
6. (Israel, Texas, US) A desert region.
7. (golf, slang) Dense rough.

   Synonym: tiger country

   • 2006, Rob Blumer, ‎Rex Chaney, Essential golf instruction (page 167)

     Hitting from the Jungle. The rough at some courses is just weeds and sparse grass, as often as not giving a player a decent lie to shoot from. But grass above four inches is nasty. It will grab your club and alter your shots.

8. (vulgar, slang) A hairy vulva.

派生語

派生した語

• → Spanish: jungla
• → French: jungle
• → Japanese: ジャングル (janguru)
• → Russian: джу́нгли (džúngli) (see there for further descendants)

参考

• rainforest

Further reading

• Jungle on Wikipedia.Article on Jungle (forest)
• Jungle (music) on Wikipedia.
• Jungle in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)