swapの意味・使い方・発音

swap

英美 [swɑp]

swap: swap: [14] Swap originally meant ‘hit’ (‘With a swing of his sword [he] swapped him in the face’, Destruction of Troy 1400). It came from a prehistoric Germanic base denoting ‘hit’ (presumably imitative of the sound of hitting), which also produced German schwappen ‘splash, whack’. The modern English sense ‘exchange’ emerged in the 16th century from the notion of ‘striking the hands together to seal a bargain’.
swap (v.): c. 1200, "to strike, strike the hands together," of uncertain origin, possibly imitative of the sound of hitting or slapping. The sense of "to exchange, barter, trade" is first recorded 1590s, possibly from the notion of slapping hands together as a sign of agreement in bargaining (as in strike a bargain). Related: Swapped; swapping. The noun in this sense is attested from 1620s; earlier "a striking, an act of striking" (mid-13c.). Swap-meet attested from 1968, American English.

1. If she ever fancies a job swap ，I could be interested.: もし彼女が他の人と仕事を交換したいなら、私はとても興味があります。

2.Next week they will swap places and will repeat the switch weekly.: 来週彼らは席を交換し、それ以降は週に1回交換する。

4.I 've finished this magazine.Can I swap with you？: この雑誌は読み終わりました。交換してもいいですか。