item

• n. 節、項目；規則；商品（または物品）
• adj.また、ibid.

ラテン語のitem, similar, moreから、語源はidem, identityと同じ。後の派生でentries, listなど。

item

late 14c. (adv.) "moreover, in addition," from Latin item (adv.) "likewise, just so, moreover," used to introduce a new fact or statement, probably from ita "thus," id "it" (see id) + adverbial ending -tem (compare idem "the same"). Thus "a statement or maxim" (of the kind formerly introduced by the word item), first recorded 1560s. Meaning "detail of information" (especially in a newspaper) is from 1819; item "sexually linked unmarried couple" is 1970, probably from notion of being an item in the gossip columns. Noun sense of "an article of any kind" (1570s) developed from adverbial sense of "moreover, in addition," which was used before every article in a list (such as an inventory or bill).

1. The most valuable item on show will be a Picasso drawing.

展覧会で最も貴重な展示品はピカソのスケッチです。

2.There was an item in the paper about him.

新聞に彼に関する記事があります。

3.I came upon an irresistible item at a yard sale.

庭のオークションで、思わず買いたくなるものを偶然見つけました。

4.Leather jeans are the must-have fashion item of the season.

レザージーンズは、今シーズン必要なファッションアイテムです。

5.What is your favourite item of clothing？

一番好きな服はどれですか。