English Dictionary

gingery

形容詞

人物 古風 アメリカ英語

Somewhat reddish or reddish-brown in colour (especially of hair or skin colouring). / (of a person) Having reddish-brown hair. / Having a flavour or aroma of the spice ginger; containing that spice.

日本語の意味

やや赤みがかった、または赤褐色の色調（特に髪や肌の色） / 赤褐色の髪を持つ / 生姜の風味や香りがする、または生姜を含む

Her gingery hair caught the sunlight and seemed to glow like autumn leaves.

彼女の赤茶色の髪は日光を受けて、秋の葉のように輝いて見えた。

意味（1）

Somewhat reddish or reddish-brown in colour (especially of hair or skin colouring).

gingery hair / freckles; the gingery fur of a fox

意味（2）

(of a person) Having reddish-brown hair.

The red-haired pilgrim was beside himself with the thought that at least this poor Kurtz had been properly revenged. […] He positively danced, the bloodthirsty little gingery beggar.

意味（3）

Having a flavour or aroma of the spice ginger; containing that spice.

a gingery broth / stir-fry

意味（4）

(dated) Energetic, vigorous, lively, peppy, zippy.

The boys have made themselves very popular with the fans here, because a good, gingery gaffe is played all the time, regardless of the score.

意味（5）

(US, dated) Ginger, inhibited, cautious.

I walked slowly, and with an assumed air of careless indifference. I counterfeited the Comanche walk—not that bold free port—the magnificent and inimitable stride, so characteristic of Chippewa and Shawano, of Huron and Iroquois—but the shuffling gingery step of an English jockey; for such in reality is the gait of the Comanche Indian when afoot.

more gingery （ comparative ）

most gingery （ superlative ）