lion
英 ['laɪən]
美 ['laɪən]
- n. ライオン; 有名人; 武勇の人; 社交界での有名人
- n. （ライオン）人名；（スペイン語、ポルトガル語）Leon；（ドイツ語、フランス語、イタリア語、チェコ語、スウェーデン語）Leon；（英語）Leon
語源
英語の語源
- lion
- lion: [13] The word for ‘lion’ in virtually all modern European languages goes back to Greek léōn, which was presumably borrowed from some non-Indo-European source. From it came Latin lēo, which Old English took over as lēo. The modern English form lion was introduced in the 13th century via Anglo-French liun. Related forms include French lion, Italian leone, Spanish león, Romanian leu. German l?we, Dutch leeuw, Swedish lejon, Danish l?ve, Russian lev, and Welsh llew. The -leon of chameleon represents Greek léōn.
=> chameleon - lion (n.)
- late 12c., from Old French lion "lion," figuratively "hero," from Latin leonem (nominative leo) "lion; the constellation leo," from Greek leon (genitive leontos), from a non-Indo-European language, perhaps Semitic (compare Hebrew labhi "lion," plural lebaim; Egyptian labai, lawai "lioness").
A general Germanic borrowing from Latin (compare Old English leo, Anglian lea; Old Frisian lawa; Middle Dutch leuwe, Dutch leeuw; Old High German lewo, German L?we); it is found in most European languages, often via Germanic (Old Church Slavonic livu, Polish lew, Czech lev, Old Irish leon, Welsh llew). Used figuratively from c. 1200 in an approving sense, "one who is fiercely brave," and a disapproving one, "tyrannical leader, greedy devourer." Lion's share "the greatest portion" is attested from 1701.
例文
- 1. A man-eating lion is on the loose somewhere in England.
- イングランドに人を食べるライオンが飛び出してきた。
- 2.After more misses,they finally put two arrows into the lion 's chest.
- は何度か射違えた後、彼らはついに2本の矢をライオンの胸に射し込んだ。
- 3.Military and nuclear research have received the lion 's share of public funding.
- ほとんどの公的資金は軍事?核研究に占められている。
- 4.The lion roared once,and sprang.
- ライオンが大きく吠えて飛び上がった。
- 5.He removes a thorn from a lion 's paw.
- ライオンの足の裏からとげを1本抜いた。