describe
英 [dɪ'skraɪb]
美 [dɪ'skraɪb]
語源
説明するde-、下向きの。-scribe,conscriptと語源的には同じである。
英語の語源
- describe
- describe: [15] To describe something is literally to ‘write it down’. The word comes from Latin dēscrībere, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē- ‘down’ and scrībere ‘write’ (source of English scribe, script, etc). English originally borrowed it via Old French descrivre in the 13th century as descrive, in which the metaphorical sense ‘give an account of’ had already developed, and this was grafted on to the Latin verb when it was reborrowed directly in the 15th century. The derivative nondescript was coined (originally as a term in biological classification) in the 17th century.
=> ascribe, scribe, script - describe (v.)
- early 13c., descriven, from Old French descrivre, descrire (13c.), from Latin describere "to write down, copy; sketch, represent" (see description). Reconstructed with Latin spelling 16c. Related: Describable; described, describes, describing.
例文
- 1. Globalisation is a catch-all to describe increased international trade.
- 「グローバル化」は、増進された国際貿易を記述するための一般的な用語です。
- 2.Official handouts describe the Emperor as "particularly noted as a scholar ".
- 公式に印刷された材料は、皇帝を「特に学識が深く知られている」と記述している。
- 3.Even his closest allies describe him as forceful,aggressive and determined.
- 彼の最も親密な盟友であっても、彼は強硬に決断し、激しく迫っており、目的を達成しなければ誓わないと考えている。
- 4.The slim booklets describe a range of services and facilities.
- これらの薄いパンフレットには、一連のサービスと施設が紹介されています。
- 5.I cannot describe it,I can 't find the words.
- 私には説明できません。適切な文字が見つかりません。
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