英単語

rearの意味・使い方・発音

rear

英 [rɪə] 美 [rɪr]
  • vt. 耕す;立てる;植える
  • 跳ぶ;そびえ立つ
  • adv.
  • adj.
  • n. 後ろ;尻;後方部隊

語源


rear Raise.

古英語のraeran「上昇する、立ち上がる」から、原ゲルマン語*risana「上昇する、持ち上げる」から、PIE*rei「上昇する、持ち上げる」から、語源的にはrise, raiseと同じ。

rear リア、お尻。

ラテン語のretro, rearから、語源的にはretroactive, retrospect。 俗語のassに由来する。

英語の語源


rear
rear: There are two separate words rear in English. The older, ‘raise’ [OE], is a descendant of prehistoric Germanic *raizjan, which also produced Old Norse reisa, source of English raise. The Germanic verb denoted literally ‘cause to rise’, and was derived from *reisan, which evolved into English rise. Rear ‘hind’ [16] is descended ultimately from Latin retrō- ‘behind’, but it is not clear whether it came into the language as an abbreviation of arrear [18], which goes back via Old French arere to medieval Latin adretrō ‘to the rear’ (the Anglo- Norman noun areres existed in the 14th century, so the chronological disparity may not be crucial), or was extracted from rearguard [15], a borrowing from Old French rereguarde.
=> raise, rise; arrear, retro
rear (n.)
"hindmost part," c. 1600, abstracted from rerewarde "rear guard, hindmost part of an army or fleet" (mid-14c.), from Anglo-French rerewarde, Old French rieregarde, from Old French adverb riere "behind" (from Latin retro "back, behind;" see retro-) + Old French garde (see guard (n.)). Or the word may be a shortened form of arrear (see arrears).

As a euphemism for "buttocks" it is attested from 1796. Rear admiral is first attested 1580s, apparently so called from ranking "behind" an admiral proper. Rear-view (mirror) is recorded from 1926.
rear (v.1)
Old English r?ran "to raise, build up, create, set on end; arouse, excite, stir up," from Proto-Germanic *raizijanau "to raise," causative of *risanan "to rise" (see raise (v.)). Meaning "bring into being, bring up" (as a child) is recorded from early 15c.; that of "raise up on the hind legs" is first recorded late 14c. Related: Reared; rearing.
rear (adj.)
c. 1300, from Old French rere (see rear (n.)).
rear (v.2)
"attack in the rear," 17c., from rear (n.).

例文


1. Those electing to smoke will be seated at the rear .
タバコを吸いたい人は後列に座る。

2.He settled back in the rear of the taxi.
彼はタクシーの後部座席に座っていた。

3.Musicians played at the front and rear of the procession.
楽士たちがチームの前と後ろで演技をしている。

4.The Lord Mayor follows at the rear in his gilded coach.
市長様は彼の豪勢な馬車の中に座って後ろについています。

5.This nippy new car has fold down rear seats.
この速い新車には、倒すことができる後部座席が付いている。

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