unction
US /ˈʌŋk.ʃən/
UK /ˈʌŋk.ʃən/
名詞
1.
塗油, 聖油
the act of anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
例:
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The priest performed the last unction for the dying man.
司祭は瀕死の男に最後の塗油を行った。
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The ritual involved the sacred unction of the new king.
その儀式には新王の聖なる塗油が含まれていた。
2.
熱心さ, 偽りの敬虔さ
a quality of excessive or ingratiating flattery or earnestness
例:
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His speech was delivered with such unction that it felt insincere.
彼のスピーチはあまりにも熱心すぎて、不誠実に感じられた。
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The politician's words were full of false unction.
その政治家の言葉は偽りの熱心さに満ちていた。