プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
にんき【人気】
❶〔人に好まれること〕popularity
あの歌手は若者に人気がある［ない］
That singer is popular [not popular] among [with] young people.
この漫画雑誌は小学生に人気がある
This comic magazine is a favorite with schoolchildren.
人気を落とす
lose one's popularity
その番組は人気が上昇［下降］している
The program is rising [falling] in popularity.
あの女優は今人気絶頂だ
That actress is tremendously popular now.
このCDはティーンエージャーの人気をさらっている
This CD is 「top of the pops [all the rage/《俗》 the hottest thing going] among teenagers.
❷〔人・土地の気風〕
市場の人気は荒っぽい
The temper of the marketplace is rough.
人気歌手
a star singer
人気株
a popular [glamour] issue; an active stock
人気作家
a popular writer
人気商売
an occupation in which one needs popularity [public support]
人気投票
a popularity vote
人気取り
彼の寄付は人気取りだったらしい
He seems to have made the donation in an effort to win public favor.
人気取り政策
a claptrap policy
人気番組
a hit program
人気者
a popular person
あの生徒はクラスの人気者だ
That student is popular [a favorite] with the class.
人気役者
a popular actor [actress]
ひとけ【人気】
構内には人気がなかった
The campus was deserted [empty].
人気のない道は避けなさい
Keep away from lonely roads.