英単語

personalの意味・使い方・発音

personal

英 ['pɜːs(ə)n(ə)l] 美 ['pɝsənl]
  • adj. 個人的な; 物理的な; 直接の
  • n. 人事; 代名詞

語源


個人的,人际的

人、人、個人から。

英語の語源


personal (adj.)
late 14c., "pertaining to the self," from Old French personal (12c., Modern French personnel), from Late Latin personalis "pertaining to a person," from Latin persona (see person). Meaning "aimed at some particular person" (usually in a hostile manner) first attested 1610s. The noun sense of "newspaper item about private matters" is attested from 1888. As "a classified ad addressed to an individual," it is recorded from 1861. Personal computer is from 1976.

例文


1. My personal life has had to take second place to my career.
私のプライベートは事業に置かざるを得ない。

2.They siphon foreign aid money into their personal bank accounts.
彼らは海外救済金を個人銀行口座に不正に振り込んだ。

3.Every line etched on her face told a story of personal anguish.
彼女の顔のしわはすべて苦痛の経験を語っている。

4.Sir Geoffrey had no personal animosity towards the Prime Minister.
ジェフリー卿は首相に対して個人的な恨みはない。

5.He 's begun a series of personal attacks on my character.
彼は私に一連の人身攻撃を始めた。

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