Roman

• n. ローマ人; 古代ローマ人
• adj.ローマ人

ローマ、ローマン、-an、manから。

Roman (n.)

Old English, from Latin Romanus "of Rome, Roman," from Roma "Rome" (see Rome). The adjective is c. 1300, from Old French Romain. The Old English adjective was romanisc, which yielded Middle English Romanisshe.

As a type of numeral (usually contrasted to Arabic) it is attested from 1728; as a type of lettering (based on the upright style typical of Roman inscriptions, contrasted to Gothic, or black letter, and italic) it is recorded from 1510s. Roman nose is from 1620s. Roman candle as a type of fireworks is recorded from 1834. Roman Catholic is attested from c. 1600, a conciliatory formation from the time of the Spanish Match, replacing Romanist, Romish which by that time had the taint of insult in Protestant England.

roman (n.)

"a novel," 1765, from French roman, from Old French romanz (see romance (n.)); roman à clef, novel in which characters represent real persons, literally "novel with a key" (French), first attested in English 1893. And, for those who can't get enough of it, roman policier "a story of police detection" (1928).

1. It was reminiscent of a scene from a Roman orgy.

古代ローマの荒淫なカーニバルを思い出させるシーン。

2.The clock is available with either Roman or Arabic numerals.

この時計はローマ数字を持つものもあれば、アラビア数字を持つものもある。

3.The Roman Empire was divided in the fourth century AD.

ローマ帝国は西暦4世紀に分裂した。

4.Ex-cavations have revealed Roman and Anglo-Saxon remains in the area.

掘削作業は、この地域にローマとアングロ?サクソン時代の遺跡があることを示している。

5. Roman vessels used to sail with the tide from Boulogne to Richborough.

ローマの船は、昔は潮汐に乗ってブローニュからリッチベリーまでよく航行していた。