goldfish
英 ['gəʊl(d)fɪʃ]
美 ['ɡoldfɪʃ]
英語の語源
- goldfish (n.)
- 1690s, from gold (adj.) + fish (n.). The fish were introduced into England from China, where they are native. A type of carp, they are naturally a dull olive color; the rich colors (also red, black, silver) are obtained by selective breeding. Goldfish bowl, figurative of a situation of no privacy, was in use by 1935.
例文
- 1. The goldfish swam round and round in their tiny bowls.
- 金魚が小さな水槽の中をぐるぐる泳いでいる。
- 2. Goldfish were swimming lazily in a group just under the surface.
- 金魚が集まって水面にくっついてだらだらと泳いでいる。
- 3.Living in this goldfish bowl of publicity would crack the strongest marriage.
- プライバシーのない環境で生活すると、最も強固な結婚も破綻する。
- 4.The pond contains a mixture of goldfish and carp.
- 池に金魚と鯉が混在している。
- 5.The advert featured a dolphin swimming around a goldfish bowl.
- 金魚鉢の中を泳ぐイルカの内容。
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