1570s (n.); 1590s (adj.), from Modern Latin Americanus, from America (q.v.); originally in reference to what now are called Native Americans; the sense of "resident of North America of European (originally British) descent" is first recorded 1640s (adj.); 1765 (n.).
例文
1. Very likely he 'd told them he had American business interests.
彼はすでに彼らにアメリカの商業利益を持っていることを教えている可能性が高い。
2.Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards.
米国の初期の風向計は、平らな板から切断されていたことが多い。
3.She has had many credits and name-checks in American Vogue.
米国版『ファッション』は彼女を何度も称賛したり名前を挙げたりしている。
4.Today 's Security Council resolution will be a significant success for American diplomcy.
今日の安保理決議は、米国外交にとって大きな成功だった。
5.The continued bleakness of the American job market was blamed.