antelope
レイヨウ
解説 Definition
antelope は、レイヨウ、アンテロープという意味です。ウシ科の動物の広いグループを指し、日本語のカタカナ語「アンテロープ」よりも一般的な英語表現として使われます。
An antelope is any of various typically slender, fast-running, hoofed mammals in the cattle family, native mainly to Africa and parts of Asia. Many species have permanent hollow horns, and the term covers several different groups rather than one single scientific classification.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
antelope は、草原などに暮らす細身で俊敏なウシ科動物を広く指します。特定の一種ではなく、gazelle など複数の仲間を含む呼び名です。an antelope、a herd of antelope の形と、長い脚で草原を走る姿を結び付け、鹿 deer とは別のウシ科動物だと覚えましょう。
Picture a slender, long-legged animal running quickly across African or Asian grassland. That image captures the common meaning of antelope. The word is a broad everyday label for many members of the cattle family, including gazelles and related animals, rather than the name of one exact scientific group. Do not simply equate an antelope with a deer: antelopes belong to Bovidae and commonly have permanent hollow horns. Useful patterns include an antelope, a herd of antelope, and antelope on the grassland.
例文
An antelope ran across the grassland.
レイヨウが草原を走って横切りました。
The antelope has long, thin legs.
そのレイヨウには長く細い脚があります。
We saw an antelope near the water in the morning.
朝、水辺の近くでレイヨウを見ました。
antelope の類義語・関連語
antelope の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語のantholopsに由来し、中世ラテン語と古フランス語を経て英語に入りました。語根はanthos（花）＋ops（目）で、「花のような美しい目を持つ獣」が原義です。同語根にopticがあり、語源を辿ればその優雅な外見が名前の由来だと納得できます。
Antelope entered English through Old French and Medieval Latin forms derived from Greek antholops, the name of a fabulous or horned animal. The Greek form has traditionally been associated with elements resembling anthos, “flower,” and ops, “eye” or “face,” though its deeper formation is not fully secure. Over time, the name was applied to the real hoofed mammals now called antelopes.
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