Peter

• ペテロ

キリストの12弟子の一人で、個人名としてよく使われる。ラテン語のPetrus（石）が語源で、語源的にはpetrology（岩石学）のpetroleum（石）と同じ。 イディオムでよく使われるobot Peter to pay Paul（ペテロからペテロに金を払え）、tear down the east wall to mend the west wall（東の壁を壊して西の壁を直せ）は、文字通り聖ペテロの教会を壊して聖パウロの教会を建てるという意味。

鉱山労働者の俗語で、語源は不明。中フランス語のpeter, explosion, fartから借用した可能性があり、語源はpetardと同じ。

Peter

masc. proper name, 12c., from Old English Petrus (genitive Pet(e)res, dative Pet(e)re), from Latin Petrus, from Greek Petros, literally "stone, rock," translation of Syriac kefa "stone" (Latinized as Cephas), nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona (Matt. xvi:17), historically known as St. Peter, and consequently a popular name among Christians (Italian Pietro, Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, Old French Pierres, French Pierre, etc.). Slang for "penis" is attested from 1902, probably from identity of first syllable.

The common form of this very common name in medieval England was Peres (Anglo-French Piers), hence surnames Pierce, Pearson, etc. Among the diminutive forms were Parkin and Perkin. To rob Peter to pay Paul (1510s, also in early 17c. French as descouvrir S. Pierre pour couvrir S. Pol) might be a reference to the many churches dedicated to those two saints, and have sprung from the fairly common practice of building or enriching one church with the ruins or revenues of another. But the alliterative pairing of the two names is attested from c. 1400 with no obvious connection to the saints:

Sum medicyne is for peter tat is not good for poul, for te diuersite of complexioun. [Lanfranc's "Chirurgia Magna," English translation]

peter (v.)

"cease, stop," 1812, of uncertain origin. To peter out "become exhausted," is 1846 as miners' slang. Related: Petered; petering.

1. Anne struggled to help Peter and Zara with their prep.

アニーは、ピーターとザラが宿題を終えるのを助けるために努力した。

2.She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter .

彼女はピーターと婚約したことを発表する計画を立てている。

3.My object was to publish a scholarly work on Peter Mourne.

私の目標はピーター?モーンに関する学術著作を出版することです。

4. "But Peter , it's not that simple," Goldstone countered in a firm voice.

「でも、ピーター、ことはそんなに簡単ではありません」とゴッドストーンは語気を強めて反論した。

5. Peter Ward is a seismologist with the US Geological Survey.

ピーター?ウォードは、米国地質調査局の地震学者である。