Catherine
英 ['kæθrɪn]
美
英語の語源
- Catherine
- fem. proper name, from French Catherine, from Medieval Latin Katerina, from Latin Ecaterina, from Greek Aikaterine. The -h- was introduced 16c., probably a folk etymology from Greek katharos "pure" (see catharsis). The initial Greek vowel is preserved in Russian form Ekaterina.
As the name of a type of pear, attested from 1640s. Catherine wheel (early 13c.) is named for St. Catherine of Alexandria, legendary virgin martyr from the time of Maximinus who was tortured on a spiked wheel. Her name day is Nov. 25. A popular saint in the Middle Ages, which accounts for the popularity of the given name.
例文
- 1. Catherine was ready to explode. "I think you're contemptible!「
- キャサリンは怒りで爆発しそうになった。「あなたは本当に卑劣だと思います！」
- 2. Catherine saw to it that the information went directly to Walter.
- キャサリンは、このメッセージがウォルターに直接伝わっていることを確認した。
- 3. Catherine demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face.
- キャサリンは洗顔の正しい方法を示した。
- 4. Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.
- エカテリーナ大帝は芸術と科学の発展を援助した。
- 5.Douglas telephoned Catherine at her office.She refused to take his calls.
- ダグラスはキャサリンのオフィスに電話をかけたが、彼女は出なかった。