白衣 / 祭服
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
alb はキリスト教の典礼で聖職者などが着る、足元まで届く白い祭服です。ラテン語 albus「白い」を核に、albino や album と同じ「白」の連想で覚えます。日常の white robe より専門的で、wear an alb、a priest's alb のように教会・礼拝の文脈で使われます。
Link alb with the Latin idea of whiteness. An alb is specifically the long white vestment worn by clergy or other participants in Christian worship, so picture a priest putting on a white robe before a service. This is more precise than the general phrase white robe: alb belongs to the vocabulary of church clothing and liturgy. The same Latin color root appears historically in words such as albino and album, which strengthens the association with white. Useful combinations include wear an alb, a linen alb, and the priest's alb. Keep it distinct from an altar cloth or an ordinary ceremonial gown.
alb の類義語・関連語
alb の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語「alba」(白い)に由来する聖職者の白い祭服。語根「albus」(白)はalbum(元は白い板)やalbino(白子)と同根。白は清浄の象徴であり、キリスト教典礼で身につける衣として定着した。
Alb comes through Old English and Medieval Latin from Latin alba, the feminine form of albus, meaning “white.” The garment was named for its characteristic white color and developed as a long liturgical vestment in Christian practice. The Latin root associated with whiteness also appears historically in albino and, less directly in modern meaning, album, whose Latin source referred to a white tablet or blank surface. White came to symbolize purity in the garment's religious use.
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