English Dictionary

rampant

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɹæm.pənt/

形容詞

(originally) Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended. / (heraldry) Rearing up, especially on its hind leg(s), with a foreleg raised and in profile.

日本語の意味

後脚で立ち上がり、前脚を前方に伸ばした状態（特に紋章画での動物の姿勢）

The statue depicted a rampant lion, rearing on its hind legs with its forelegs extended toward the sky.

その彫刻は、両後ろ脚で立ち、前脚を空に向かって伸ばしたライオンを描いていた。

意味（1）

(originally) Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended.

The Vienna riding school displays splendid rampant movement.

意味（2）

(heraldry) Rearing up, especially on its hind leg(s), with a foreleg raised and in profile.

‘I forget your coat of arms.’ ‘A human foot d’or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel.’

意味（3）

(architecture) Tilted, said of an arch with one side higher than the other, or a vault whose two abutments are located on an inclined plane.

意味（4）

Unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner.

Weeds are rampant in any neglected garden.

意味（5）

Rife, or occurring widely, frequently or menacingly.

There was rampant corruption in the city.

more rampant （ comparative ）

most rampant （ superlative ）