English Dictionary

strain

IPA（発音記号）

/stɹeɪn/

名詞

古語 比喩的用法 稀用 廃用

(archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree. / (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.

日本語の意味

（古語）血統、家系、系統 / （生物学）微生物、ウイルス、その他の生物の特定の品系、株（通常は分類学上の亜種にあたる）

He traced his noble strain back to the knights of old.

彼は自分の高貴な血統を古の騎士たちにまでさかのぼった。

意味（1）

(archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.

He is of a noble strain.

意味（2）

(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.

They say this year's flu virus is a particularly virulent strain.

意味（3）

(figuratively) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.

There is a strain of madness in her family.

意味（4）

(music, poetry) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.

意味（5）

Language that is eloquent, poetic, or otherwise heightened.

意味（6）

(rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).

the common strain

意味（7）

(obsolete) Treasure.

意味（8）

(obsolete) The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.

strains （ plural ）