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• n. 糸、紐、列
• vt.結ぶ、縛る；列、紐を作る；伸ばす、まっすぐにする
• vi.ひもでつなぐ；列を作る
• n. （弦で）人の名前；（ドイツ語で）スターリング；（スウェーデン語で）スターリング

古英語のstreng、糸、ロープ、ひも、腱、靭帯から、原ゲルマン語*strangiz、糸、ロープ、から。

string

string: [OE] String is etymologically something that has been pulled ‘taut’ or ‘stiff’. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic base *strang-, denoting ‘taut, stiff’, which also produced English strong.
=> strong

string (n.)

Old English streng "line, cord, thread, string of a bow or harp," in plural "tackle, rigging; lineage, race," from Proto-Germanic *strangiz (cognates: Old Norse strengr, Danish streng, Middle Dutch strenge, Dutch streng, Old High German strang, German Strang "rope, cord"), from *strang- "taut, stiff," from PIE root *strenk- "tight, narrow." Gradually restricted by early Middle English to lines that are smaller than a rope. Sense of "a number of objects arranged in a line" first recorded late 15c.

Old English meaning "ligaments, tendons" is preserved in hamstring, heartstrings. Meaning "limitations, stipulations" (1888) is American English, probably from the common April Fool's joke of leaving a purse that appears to be full of money on the sidewalk, then tugging it away with an attached string when someone stoops to pick it up.

To pull strings "control the course of affairs" (1860) is from the notion of puppet theater. First string, second string, etc. in athletics (1863) is from archers' custom of carrying spare bowstrings in the event that one breaks. Strings "stringed instruments" is attested from mid-14c. String bean is from 1759; string bikini is from 1974.

string (v.)

c. 1400, "to fit a bow with a string," from string (n.). Meaning "to thread (beads, etc.) on a string" is from 1610s. Of musical instruments from 1520s (stringed instrument is from c. 1600). To string (someone) along is slang from 1902; string (v.) in the sense "deceive" is attested in British dialect from c. 1812; perhaps ultimately from the musical instrument sense and with a notion of "to 'tune' someone (for some purpose)." Related: Stringed (later strung); stringing.

1. The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks.

短毛猟犬がひとしきり吠えた。

2.He held out a small bag tied with string .

彼はひもを結んだ小さな袋を取り出した。

3.A string of five rowing boats set out from the opposite bank.

5隻のカヌーが1列に並んで対岸を出発した。

4.The landscape is broken only by a string of villages.

この風景には村が一列に並んでいるだけです。

5.The band was forced to cancel a string of live dates.

バンドは一連のライブをキャンセルさせられた。