PIE *bhel から、膨らむ、膨らむ。語源はballと同じ -d, insert letter.
英語の語源
bold
bold: [OE] In Old English, bold meant simply ‘brave’; the modern connotations of immodesty or presumptuousness do not seem to have developed until the 12th century. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *balthaz, based ultimately, it has been speculated, on Indo- European *bhel- ‘swell’ (the psychological link through ‘being puffed up’ via ‘adventurous courage’ to ‘audacity’ is scarcely far-fetched). If this is so it would mean bold is related to bellows, belly, billow, bolster, and possibly bellow and bell. The notion of impetuosity is perhaps retained in the related German bald ‘soon’. => bell, bellows, belly, billow, bolster
bold (adj.)
Old English beald (West Saxon), bald (Anglian) "bold, brave, confident, strong," from Proto-Germanic *balthaz (cognates: Old High German bald "bold, swift," in names such as Archibald, Leopold, Theobald; Gothic baltei "boldness;" Old Norse ballr "frightful, dangerous"), perhaps from PIE *bhol-to- suffixed form of *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see bole).
Of flavors (coffee, etc.) from 1829. The noun meaning "those who are bold" is from c. 1300. Old French and Proven?al baut "bold," Italian baldo "bold, daring, fearless" are Germanic loan-words.
例文
1. Bold as you please,she grabbed me by the sleeve.
彼女は本当に大胆で、私の袖をつかんだ。
2.He believes that students should be encouraged to experiment with bold ideas.
彼は学生たちに大胆な観念を実験に移すことを奨励すべきだと考えている。
3.The book 's 85 colour lithographic plates look staggeringly fresh and bold .
この本の85枚のカラー平版は非常に鮮やかに見える。
4.I thought his glance at me had been offensively bold .
私に対する彼の視線は唐突で無礼だと思います。
5.Use bold type for headings and bullet points for noteworthy achievements.