undern
英語の語源
- undern (n.)
- an obsolete Old English and Middle English word for "morning;" in Old English originally "third hour of the day; 9 a.m." (corresponding to tierce). Hence underngeweorc, undernmete "breakfast." Common Germanic: Old Frisian unden, Old Saxon undorn, Middle Dutch onderen, Old High German untarn, Old Norse undorn; of uncertain origin. By extension, "period from 9 a.m. to noon;" but from 13c. shifting to "midday, noon" (as in undern-mete "lunch," 14c.); and by late 15c. to "late afternoon or early evening."
例文
- 1. They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
- 彼らは迷路のような地下道を発見した。
- 2.All colour fades-especially under the impact of direct sunlight.
- すべての色が色あせます。特に直射日光の下では。
- 3.There is a wide veranda under the overhang of the roof.
- つるされた屋根の下には広い遊廊が広がっている。
- 4. Under the newspaper，atop a sheet of paper，lay an envelope.
- 新聞の下の1枚の紙に封筒が置いてある。
- 5.Several proposals are under consideration by the state assembly.
- いくつかの提案州議会が検討している。