late 14c., "middle point of a circle; point round which something revolves," from Old French centre (14c.), from Latin centrum "center," originally fixed point of the two points of a drafting compass, from Greek kentron "sharp point, goad, sting of a wasp," from kentein "stitch," from PIE root *kent- "to prick" (cognates: Breton kentr "a spur," Welsh cethr "nail," Old High German hantag "sharp, pointed").
Figuratively from 1680s. Meaning "the middle of anything" attested from 1590s. Spelling with -re popularized in Britain by Johnson's dictionary (following Bailey's), though -er is older and was used by Shakespeare, Milton, and Pope. Center of gravity is recorded from 1650s. Center of attention is from 1868.
center (v.)
1590s, "to concentrate at a center," from center (n.). Related: Centered; centering. Meaning "to rest as at a center" is from 1620s. Sports sense of "to hit toward the center" is from 1890. To be centered on is from 1713. In combinations, -centered is attested by 1958.
例文
1. The reader is cross-referenced to the entry " center ".
読者は center 見出しを参照することができる.
2.Volunteers constitute more than 95%of The Center 's work force.
このセンターの95%以上のスタッフはボランティアです。
3.The Leisure Center is a long and low modern building.
レジャーセンターは、細長くて低い近代的な建物です。
4.He is currently being held in a metropolitan correctional center .
彼は現在、大都市の改造センターに閉じ込められている。
5.They ran to the center of the tent to take their bows.