heapの意味・使い方・発音

heap

英 [hiːp] 美 [hip]

ヒープ

古英語のheah（高い）が語源の可能性があり、語源的にはhighと同じ。ヒープ、塊という意味でhighに由来する。

heap: heap: [OE] Heap is an ancient word, with still the odd non-Germanic relative surviving. Its immediate West Germanic ancestor was *khaupaz, which also produced Dutch hoop (the hope of English forlorn hope), and forms such as German haufen ‘heap’ and Lithuanian kaupas ‘heap’, while not in exactly the same line of descent, point to a common Indo-European source.
heap (n.): Old English heap "pile (of things); great number, crowd, multitude (of persons)," from West Germanic *haupaz (cognates: Old Saxon hop, Old Frisian hap, Middle Low German hupe, Dutch hoop, German Haufe "heap"), of uncertain origin. The group is perhaps related to Old English heah "high" (see high), but OED suggests a common origin with Latin cubare "lie down." Slang meaning "old car" is attested from 1924. Earlier it meant "slovenly woman" (1806). As a characteristic word in American Indian English speech, "a lot, a great deal," by 1832.
One grain of sand does not make a heap. A second grain of sand added to the first does not make a heap. Indeed each and every grain of sand, when added to the others, does not make a heap which was not a heap before. Therefore, all the grains of sand in existence can still not a heap make. [the fallacy of the heap]
heap (v.): Old English heapian "collect, heap up, bring together;" from heap (n.). Related: Heaped; heaping. Compare Old High German houfon, German haufen "to heap," also a verb from a noun.

1. Clothes were thrown in the luggage in an untidy heap .: 服がめちゃくちゃにスーツケースに投げ込まれた。

2.Thousands of Europe 's tanks and guns are going to the scrap heap .: ヨーロッパでは何千人もの戦車や銃が淘汰される。

3.The young footballer collapsed in a heap after a heavy tackle.: 若いサッカー選手は激しいブロックを完成した後、麻痺して動けなくなった。

4.He used to heap scorn on Dr Vazquez 's socialist ideas.: 彼は以前バスク博士の社会主義的観点を嘲笑していた。