sepia: [14] Sepia originated as a word for a cuttlefish. It comes via Latin from Greek sēpíā. In English it is now rare in that sense, except as a zoological genus name and in various technical derivatives such as sepiacean and sepioid, but a particular attribute of some types of cuttlefish has given it a much wider role: as a term for a reddish-brown pigment made from the liquid secreted by cuttlefish ink sacs. That application originated in Italy, and it was from Italian seppia, probably by way of French sépia, that English acquired it in the 19th century.
sepia (n.)
"rich brown pigment," 1821, from Italian seppia "cuttlefish" (borrowed with that meaning in English by 1560s), from Latin sepia "cuttlefish," from Greek sepia "cuttlefish," related to sepein "to make rotten" (see sepsis). The color was that of brown paint or ink prepared from the fluid secretions of the cuttlefish. Meaning "a sepia drawing" is recorded from 1863.
例文
1. The walls are hung with sepia photographs of old school heroes.
壁には古い英雄人物の黄ばんだ古い写真がいっぱい掛けられている。
2.Lastly， sepia -toned melanin in response to ultraviolet rays，appears in large amounts.
最新の研究では、紫外線照射によってメラニン色素が大量に急増している。
3.Have him photograph the whole thing in sepia tones.
ブラウントーンで全体を撮影させる。
4.Conclusion：The compound sepia capsules can prolong life.
結論：複方イカ墨カプセルは老化を遅らせる作用がある。dd>
5.The investigation results showed that there were many types of arm formulas in Sepia esculenta.