alex
アレックス
解説 Definition
英語圏で広く使われる人名。男性にも女性にも用いられるファーストネーム。
A widely used given name for people of any gender, commonly serving as a short form of Alexander or Alexandra. In a sentence, it functions as a proper name and is normally written with a capital A.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
人名なので通常は Alex と大文字で書く。Alexander や Alexandra の短縮形として男性・女性の両方に使われるため、代名詞だけで性別を決めつけない。ギリシャ語の「守る」と「人」に関係する正式名から、日常的な呼び名 Alex になったと結び付ける。
Write the name as Alex with a capital A. It commonly shortens Alexander or Alexandra, so it can refer to a man, a woman, or a person whose gender is not specified. Do not infer gender from the name alone; use the pronouns or other information supplied by the context. To remember its background, connect Alex with the longer Greek-derived names associated with defending or protecting people. In everyday English, however, Alex is an independent, familiar first name, and speakers may use it without any reference to the longer form.
例文
Alex is good at both sports and academics.
アレックスはスポーツも勉強も得意です。
I met Alex at the library yesterday.
昨日図書館でアレックスに会いました。
Alex wants to study abroad in France next year.
アレックスは来年フランスに留学したいと思っています。
alex の類義語・関連語
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alex の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語 Alexandros（アレクサンドロス）の短縮形。alexein（守る・防ぐ）+ anēr/andros（男・人）で「人々を守る者」の意。アレクサンドロス大王で有名。関連語：Alexander（正式形）、Alexandra（女性形）。防御を意味する語根は alexipharmic（解毒の）にも残る。
Alex is commonly a shortened form of Alexander or Alexandra. These names derive from Greek Alexandros, traditionally analyzed from alexein, “to ward off or defend,” and anēr, with the genitive andros, “man or person.” The compound is therefore often interpreted as “defender of people.” Alexander became widely known through historical figures such as Alexander the Great, while Alex developed as a familiar form and is now used for people of different genders.
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