英単語

amateurの意味・使い方・発音

amateur

英 ['æmətə; -tʃə; -tjʊə; ,æmə'tɜː] 美 [ˈæmətər]
  • n. 趣味人; アマチュア; 素人
  • adj.アマチュア; 素人

語源


amateur アマチュア

語源はam, loveで、もともとは趣味を指していたが、後に侮蔑的な意味合いを持つようになった。

英語の語源


amateur
amateur: [18] Etymologically, an amateur is simply a ‘lover’. That is what its ultimate Latin ancestor amator meant, and indeed in English it still denoted ‘someone who loves or is fond of something’ until well into the 19th century (‘am no amateur of these melons’, Mrs Atkinson, Tartar Steppes 1863). However, its immediate source, French amateur, had already evolved the subsidiary sense ‘one who does something solely for the enjoyment, not for payment’, and that is now its only English meaning.
amateur (n.)
1784, "one who has a taste for (something)," from French amateur "lover of," from Latin amatorem (nominative amator) "lover," agent noun from amatus, past participle of amare "to love" (see Amy). Meaning "dabbler" (as opposed to professional) is from 1786. As an adjective, by 1838.

例文


1. Angela says she longs to join an amateur dramatics class.
アンジェラはアマチュア演劇のクラスに参加したいと言っています。

2.Taylor began his playing career as an amateur goalkeeper.
テイラーのスポーツ生涯はアマチュアゴールキーパーから始まった。

3.The Amateur Softball Association 's roster of umpires has declined to 57000.
アマチュアソフトボール協会の審判員リストの人数は57000人に減少した。

4.Tony Woodcock has joined German amateur team SC Brueck as coach.
トニー?ウッドコークがドイツのアマチュアチームSCブリュックに入団し、監督を務めた。

5.Jerry is an amateur who dances because he feels like it.
ジェリーはアマチュアダンス愛好家で、自分が好きだから踊っている。

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