pair: [13] Like English par [17], parity [16], and peer ‘noble’ [13], pair comes ultimately from Latin pār ‘equal’, a word of unknown origin. Its derivative paria ‘equal things, similar things’ passed into English via Old French paire. Other English descendants of Latin pār include compare, disparage [14], nonpareil [15], and umpire. => compare, disparage, nonpareil, par, parity, peer, umpire
pair (v.)
"to come together with another; be mated or married" (intransitive), also "to make a pair by matching" (transitive), c. 1600, from pair (n.). These senses now often are distinguished by pair off (c. 1803) for the former and pair up (1908) for the latter. Related: Paired; pairing.
pair (n.)
mid-13c., "two of a kind coupled in use," from Old French paire "pair, couple," and directly from Medieval Latin paria "equals," neuter plural of Latin par (genitive paris) "a pair, counterpart, equal," noun use of par (adj.) "equal, equal-sized, well-matched" (see par (n.)). Originally of things. Of persons from late 14c. Meaning "a woman's breasts" is attested from 1922. Pair bond (v.) is first attested 1940, in reference to birds mating.
例文
1. On the mantelpiece are a pair of bronze Ming vases.
暖炉台には明代の青銅花瓶が一対。
2.Eventually they reached a pair of ornately carved doors.
彼らは最終的に彫刻の美しい対のドアの前に来た。
3.His surgical instruments were a knife and a pair of pincers.
彼の外科手術器具はナイフとペンチである。
4.A bra and a pair of briefs lay on the floor.
床にブラジャーとショートパンツがあります。
5.He put on a pair of short pants and an undershirt.