saunter
英 ['sɔːntə]
美 ['sɔntɚ]
- n. 散歩する；ぶらつく
- vi. ぶらつく；散歩する
英語の語源
- saunter
- saunter: [15] Saunter’s modern connotations of ‘walking’ did not emerge until the 17th century, but it is presumably the same word as Middle English santer ‘muse’. The origins of this, however, are largely a matter of speculation. One theory is that it is connected with the 15thcentury term sawnterell ‘pretended saint, sanctimonious person’, the notion being that those who affect piety go around with a faraway mystical musing air. Sawnterell in turn was probably a derivative of saint.
=> saint - saunter (v.)
- late 15c., santren "to muse, be in reverie," of uncertain origin despite many absurd speculations. Meaning "walk with a leisurely gait" is from 1660s, and may be a different word. Klein suggests this sense of the word derives via Anglo-French sauntrer (mid-14c.) from French s'aventurer "to take risks," but OED finds this "unlikely." Related: Sauntered; sauntering.
- saunter (n.)
- "a leisurely stroll," 1828, from saunter (v.). Earlier it meant "idle occupation, diversion" (1728).
例文
- 1. We watched our fellow students saunter into the building.
- 私たちは学生たちがのんびりとビルに入っていくのを見ていました。
- 2.She began a slow saunter toward the bonfires.
- 彼女は焚き火のところに向かってゆっくり歩き始めた。
- 3.Let 's go for a saunter along the river.
- 川に沿って歩きましょう。
- 4.They did not saunter but walked with some definite goal in view.
- 彼らはぶらぶらしていないで、何かしなければならないことのために慌ただしく過ごしている。
- 5.I like we 're saunter and leave a footmark in the beach.
- 私たち二人で歩いて足跡を残すのが好きです。
-