grunt
英 [grʌnt]
美 [ɡrʌnt]
- n. うなり声をあげる。
- vi. 鳴く；うなる
- vt.うなり声を出す
- n. 人の名前；（RUS, CZE, ETH）grunt.
語源
grunt グラント。豚のうなり声を模した擬音語。
英語の語源
- grunt (v.)
- Old English grunnettan "to grunt," frequentative of grunian "to grunt," probably imitative (compare Danish grynte, Old High German grunnizon, German grunzen "to grunt," French grogner, Latin grunnire "to grunt"). Related: Grunted; grunting. Grunter "a pig" is from 1640s.
- grunt (n.)
- 1550s, from grunt (v.); as a type of fish, from 1713, so called from the noise they make when hauled from the water; meaning "infantry soldier" emerged in U.S. military slang during Vietnam War (first recorded in print 1969); used since 1900 of various low-level workers. Grunt work first recorded 1977.
例文
- 1. He gave a grunt and loosed his grip on the rifle.
- 彼はむっと口ずさむと、ライフルを握っていた手を放した。
- 2.Clive made a noise，something like a grunt .
- クライヴは、ぶつぶつ言ったような音を立てた。
- 3.A leatherneck or a grunt do not names to call someone.
- 海軍陸戦隊員（leatherneck）と米国歩兵（ grunt ）は、いずれも他人に対する適切な呼称ではない。
- 4.To sleep on my own and not hear the boys snore or grunt was pure bliss.
- 自分一人で寝て、男の子たちのいびきやつぶやきを聞かなくていいのは幸せです。
- 5.'Billy，I think it 's your turn to wash the dishes，'said Jane.A noncommittal grunt was his only reply.「ビリー、今度はあなたが皿を磨く番だと思います」と簡単に言った。彼は否応なしにぶつぶつと答えただけだ。