Cheshire
英 ['tʃeʃə]
美
英語の語源
- Cheshire
- 1086, Cestre Scire, from Chester + scir "district" (see shire). Cheshire cat and its proverbial grin are attested from 1770, but the signification is obscure.
I made a pun the other day, and palmed it upon Holcroft, who grinned like a Cheshire cat. (Why do cats grin in Cheshire?--Because it was once a county palatine, and the cats cannot help laughing whenever they think of it, though I see no great joke in it.) I said that Holcroft, on being asked who were the best dramatic writers of the day, replied, "HOOK AND I." Mr Hook is author of several pieces, Tekeli, &c. You know what hooks and eyes are, don't you? They are what little boys do up their breeches with. [Charles Lamb, letter to Thomas Manning, Feb. 26, 1808]
例文
- 1. He had a grin on his face like a Cheshire Cat.
- 彼は口をゆがめてにこにこ笑っている。
- 2.I had motored down from Cheshire .
- 柴郡から南下してきました。
- 3. Cheshire has promised a more detailed plan by next month.
- 柴什は来月、より詳細なシナリオが出ることを約束した。
- 4.It 's a Cheshire cat，'said the Duchess，'and that 's why.
- 「紹介させていただきます。これは私の友人である柴郡猫です。」アリスは言った。
- 5.Then，to her surprise，she noticed the Cheshire cat again.
- そして、彼女を驚かせたのは、柴郡猫を見たことだった。
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