aluminum
アルミニウム
解説 Definition
aluminum は、軽くてさびにくい金属のアルミニウムという意味です。日本語の「アルミ」は略語ですが、英語では aluminum と言うのが一般的です。
Aluminum is a lightweight, silvery metallic chemical element that resists corrosion and is widely used for cans, foil, frames, vehicles, and many other products. Aluminum is the usual spelling in American English.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
日本語の略称「アルミ」ではなく、英語では aluminum と最後まで言うのが基本です。aluminum can、aluminum frame、made of aluminum の組み合わせで、軽く加工しやすい銀白色の金属を思い浮かべます。英国などで多い aluminium は同じ元素を指す綴り違いです。
Do not stop at the Japanese abbreviation アルミ; the ordinary American English word is the full form aluminum. Attach it to common combinations such as an aluminum can, an aluminum frame, aluminum foil, and made of aluminum. These phrases bring to mind the metal’s familiar qualities: it is light, workable, silvery, and resistant to corrosion. The British spelling aluminium refers to exactly the same chemical element, although its spelling and pronunciation include an extra i syllable. Seeing aluminum and aluminium as regional forms of one metal prevents you from treating them as different materials.
例文
This can is made of aluminum.
この缶はアルミニウムでできています。
Aluminum is light and useful.
アルミニウムは軽くて便利です。
The company uses aluminum for the frame.
その会社はフレームにアルミニウムを使っています。
aluminum の類義語・関連語
aluminum の語源・成り立ち Etymology
aluminum は18世紀末の化学語 alumina/alumine から作られ、元はラテン語 alumen「みょうばん」。金属名らしい -um が付いた形で、英式 aluminium はその後の綴り違い。『みょうばんから得た金属』と見ると納得しやすい。関連語は alum, aluminium。
Aluminum was coined from alumina or alumine, names used for aluminum oxide, with the metallic-element ending -um. Those terms ultimately relate to Latin alumen, meaning “alum.” The form aluminum became standard in American English. Aluminium, created with the element-name ending -ium, became the usual spelling in British English and many other varieties. Both forms name the same element and reflect different stages in the development of its scientific name.
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