English Dictionary

parasite

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/

名詞

軽蔑的 文語 詩語 歴史的

(derogatory) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. / (derogatory) A sycophant or hanger-on.

日本語の意味

(軽蔑的) 他人の努力や費用に依存し、生計を立てながらほとんど見返りをしない人。 / (軽蔑的) へつらいやおべっかに走る、くびれる取り巻きのような人。

He's a parasite who lives off everyone else and gives nothing in return.

彼は他人に寄生して生活し、何も返さないただのタダ乗りする人だ。

意味（1）

(derogatory) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back.

A royalist who publicly called for a military intervention to protect the parasite monarchy.

意味（2）

(derogatory) A sycophant or hanger-on.

意味（3）

(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.

...and the mistletoe crept round many of the oaks—that pleasant parasite, whose associations belong rather to the hearth and lighted hall than to its native branches.

意味（4）

(literary, poetic) A climbing plant which is supported by a wall, trellis etc.

Her golden tresses shade / The bosom's stainless pride, / Curling like tendrils of the parasite / Around a marble column.

意味（5）

(historical) A retainer or companion of an ancient Celtic warrior, who praised him in song or poetry at gatherings; a bard.

意味（6）

(aviation) A component of a composite aircraft which is carried aloft and air-launched by a larger carrier aircraft or mother ship to support the primary mission of the carrier.

parasites （ plural ）