英単語

rimの意味・使い方・発音

rim

英 [rɪm] 美 [rɪm]
  • n. 縁、縁; 縁; 円
  • vi. 縁を作る、縁をはめる
  • vt.
  • n. (縁)人名;(露)縁

語源


縁、境界

古英語のrima(縁、境界、川の岩、海岸)から。原語ゲルマン語*remo(縁、境界)に由来し、おそらくPIE*rei(裂く、削る)に由来する。

英語の語源


rim (n.)
Old English rima "edge, border, verge, coast," as in s?rima "seashore," literally "rim of the sea," and d?grima "dawn," literally "rim of the day." Related to Old Norse rime, rimi "a raised strip of land, ridge," Old Frisian rim "edge," but with no other known cognates. The snare drummer's rim shot (striking the rim and the head at once) is recorded from 1934.
rim (v.)
1794, "to fit with a rim," from rim (n.). Sexual senses from 1920s, some perhaps influenced by ream (v.). Related: Rimmed; rimming.

例文


1. Far up the west rim of the canyon,a coyote yipped twice.
遠くの峡谷の西縁で、ジャングルオオカミが2声ほえた。

2.She sipped from her coffee mug,watching him over the rim .
彼女はコーヒーカップを持って口を開けて飲み、目はカップの縁を越えて彼を見つめていた。

3.I prised off the metal rim surrounding one of the dials.
いずれかのダイヤルの金属辺をこじ開けた。

4.There 's a hairline crack in the rim of that jar.
その缶の口には極細な亀裂が沿っている。

5.He looked at them over the rim of his glass.
彼はカップの口の上から彼らを見ている。

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