pistol: [16] Pistol is one of a very small and select group of words contributed to English by Czech (others are howitzer and robot). It comes via German pistole from Czech pi?t’ala, which literally means ‘pipe’ (it is related to Russian pischal ‘shepherd’s pipe’).
pistol (n.)
"small hand-held firearm," 1570s, from Middle French pistole "short firearm" (1566), of uncertain origin, sometimes said to be from German Pistole, from Czech pis'tala "firearm," literally "tube, pipe," from pisteti "to whistle," of imitative origin, related to Russian pischal "shepherd's pipe."
But earlier English form pistolet (1550) is said to be from Middle French pistolet "a small firearm," also "a small dagger," which may be the literal sense; though some connect this word with Italian pistolese, in reference to Pistoia, town in Tuscany noted for gunsmithing. Pistol-whip (v.) is first recorded 1942.
例文
1. Philippe was in uniform，wearing a pistol holster on his belt.
フィリップは制服を着ていて、ベルトにピストルの皮のカバーをつけています。
2.The two policemen were joined by another policeman also carrying a pistol .
もう一人の銃を持った警官とその2人の警官が合流した。
3.Flavel had accidetally discharged a pistol ，firing it into the ceiling.
フラビルは誤ってピストルの引き金を引き、弾丸が天井に発射された。
4.A pistol wasn 't that hard to hide under a loose shirt.
ゆったりしたシャツの下に銃を隠すのは難しくない。
5.The pistol was positioned where I couldn 't help but see it.