PIE *kous「聞く、耳を傾ける」から、*ak-ous,*ak, 尖った、鋭い、語源的にはacid, acumenと同じ、*ous「聞く、知覚する」から、語源的にはear, auricle, auditと同じ。
英語の語源
hear
hear: [OE] The prehistoric Germanic verb for ‘hear’ was *khauzjan, which produced German h?ren, Dutch hooren, Swedish h?ra, Danish h?re, and English hear. Some etymologists have suggested links with Greek akoúein ‘hear’ (source of English acoustic), and also with Latin cavēre ‘beware’ and Russian chuvstvovat’ ‘feel, perceive’, but these have not been conclusively demonstrated.
hear (v.)
Old English heran (Anglian), (ge)hieran, hyran (West Saxon) "to hear, perceive by the ear, listen (to), obey, follow; accede to, grant; judge," from Proto-Germanic *hauzjan (cognates: Old Norse heyra, Old Frisian hora, Dutch horen, German h?ren, Gothic hausjan), from PIE *kous- "to hear" (see acoustic). The shift from *-z- to -r- is a regular feature in some Germanic languages.
For the vowels, see head (n.); spelling distinction between hear and here developed 1200-1550. Meaning "be told, learn by report" is from early 14c. Old English also had the excellent adjective hiersum "ready to hear, obedient," literally "hear-some" with suffix from handsome, etc. Hear, hear! (1680s) originally was imperative, an exclamation to call attention to a speaker's words ("hear him!"); now a general cheer of approval. To not hear of "have nothing to do with" is from 1754.
例文
1. 「I 'm afraid he 's ill.」ー"I 'm sorry to hear that."
「おそらく彼は病気です。」——「残念です。」
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2.She could hear his ragged breathing，asif he had been running.
彼女は彼の不均一な呼吸音を聞くことができて、彼は走ってきたようだ。
3. "I think I hear the telephone ringing."-"Okay，I can take a hint."
「電話のベルが鳴っているのを聞きたい。」-「はい、意味がわかりました。」
4.He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman 's gruff voice.
彼は電話を取って、主席の太い声が聞こえると思った。
5.From what I hear ，half the campus is lusting after her.