adelaide
アデレード
解説 Definition
Adelaide はオーストラリア南部にある都市アデレードを指す固有名詞です。南オーストラリア州の州都として知られます。
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia, a state in southern Australia. As a place name, it is used with expressions such as live in Adelaide, travel to Adelaide, and a flight to Adelaide.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Adelaide は人名に由来する地名で、ここでは南オーストラリア州の州都を表します。固有名詞なので通常は Adelaide と大文字で始め、in Adelaide、to Adelaide、a flight to Adelaide の形で使います。語源上は「高貴な」を表す要素を含む女性名だと結びつけて覚えましょう。
Remember Adelaide first as a city: it is the capital of South Australia. Picture the practical travel patterns in Adelaide, move to Adelaide, and a train or flight to Adelaide. Because it is a proper place name, its standard English spelling begins with a capital A, even though the headword may appear in lowercase in a word list. The city’s name is also a traditional female given name whose Germanic elements convey the idea of noble character. Linking the Australian capital with that older personal name gives you both a geographical fact and a reliable memory anchor.
例文
We stayed in Adelaide for two days.
私たちはアデレードに2日間滞在しました。
The train arrived in Adelaide at noon.
列車は正午にアデレードに到着しました。
She moved to Adelaide to study music.
彼女は音楽を学ぶためにアデレードへ引っ越しました。
adelaide の類義語・関連語
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adelaide の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Adelaide は古高地ドイツ語 Adalheidis にさかのぼる女性名で、adal「高貴な」＋ heid「性質・あり方」から成ります。つまり「高貴な気質の人」という意味合いで、Adelheid や Heidi が同じ語根の関連語です。
The place name Adelaide comes from the female personal name Adelaide. That name developed from Old High German Adalheidis, traditionally analyzed as adal, “noble,” plus heid, “kind, character, or condition.” The Australian city was named in honor of Queen Adelaide, the wife of King William IV. Related forms of the old Germanic name include German Adelheid and the familiar name Heidi, although their modern forms look quite different.
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