英単語

chickの意味・使い方・発音

chick

英 [tʃɪk] 美 [tʃɪk]
  • n. ひよこ; 鳥; 若い女性
  • adj.臆病な; 臆病な
  • n.(ひよこ)人名;(英)Chick.

語源


ひよこ。

鶏の逆構造から。

英語の語源


chick (n.)
mid-14c. shortening of chicken (n.). Extended to human offspring (often in alliterative pairing chick and child) and thence used as a term of endearment. As slang for "young woman" it is first recorded 1927 (in "Elmer Gantry"), supposedly from U.S. black slang. In British use in this sense by c. 1940; popularized by Beatniks late 1950s. Chicken in this sense is from 1711. Sometimes c. 1600-1900 chicken was taken as a plural, chick as a singular (compare child/children) for the domestic fowl.

例文


1. Boil the chick peas,add garlic and lemon juice.
ひよこ豆を熱湯でゆで、ニンニクとレモン汁を加える。

2. Chick peas have a distinctive,delicious and nutty flavour.
鷹のくちばし豆には独特のおいしいナッツの風味がある。

3.The chick initially has no fear of man.
ヒヨコは生まれつき人見知りではない。

4.A weasel ran off with a chick in its mouth.
イタチがヒヨコをくわえて行った。

5.I like the look of the chick .
私はその若い女性の顔が好きです。

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