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今日は英単語のお勉強です◎

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Today I'd like to talk about some interesting words. These words are called "auto-antonyms," or "antagonyms," and have multiple meanings, of which one is the reverse of another. For example, the verb "dust" can mean to remove dust or to add dust:

I vacuumed the house after I finished dusting.

The recipe's final step is to dust the cake with powdered sugar.

Similarly, "cut" can mean to get in (a line or queue) or to get out (of a school class):

It's considered rude to cut in line.

If you continue to cut class you won't be able to graduate.

"License" can mean something indicating permission (driver's license) or to have unbounded freedom to do what one wishes (poetic license). "Last" can indicate something that is just ending or is enduring: (Harry's last drink should last him the whole night). "Hysterical" can refer to something being funny or someone being overwhelmed with fear: (When the turkey burst into flames, it was hysterical how you got hysterical).

Isn't English interesting? Lots of words fall under this category, like impregnable, custom, garnish, handicap, contingent, reservation, table, anxious, sick, critical, and a lot more! What's your favorite auto-antonym?

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～日本語解説～

今日は面白い英単語をお伝えします。これは「コントロニム」といって、「正反対の意味を持つ」単語のことです。例えばdustは「塵・ホコリを払う」と「塵・ホコリを加える」の二つの意味があります。

●私はホコリを払ったあと、掃除機をかけた。

●レシピの最後の工程は粉砂糖を振りかけることだ。

cutにも似たようなところがあり、「（線で切り）入れる」ことと「（学校の授業から）出ていく」ことの意味があります。

License、Last、Hystericalのような単語にも2つの意味があります。

英語って面白くないですか？皆さんの好きな「コントロニム」は何ですか？

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