antiquary
古物研究家、古物商
解説 Definition
古い遺物や骨董品の収集・研究を行う人。古物研究家や古物商のこと。
An antiquary is a person who studies or collects old objects and things from the past. The word is rather old-fashioned and usually appears in historical or formal contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
antique(骨董品)や antiquity(古代・古さ)を知っていれば、その「古いもの好き」版が antiquary と押さえると覚えやすいです。人を表す語尾 -ary まで丸ごと見て、「古い品や遺物を集めたり調べたりする人」と結びつけます。museum, coins, manuscripts, relics などの文脈に出やすく、単なる collector ではなく、調べる・分類するニュアンスまで含む語です。似た形の antique は“物”、antiquary は“人”と切り分けると混同しません。
Start from `antique`, meaning an old object, and move to `antiquary`, a person connected with old objects. This helps you remember the key contrast: `antique` is the thing, `antiquary` is the person. It has a more scholarly feeling than a simple collector or dealer.
例文
The local antiquary authenticated the medieval coin brought in by a farmer.
地元の古物商が農家が持ち込んだ中世の硬貨を鑑定した。
As an antiquary, he had an impressive collection of Roman pottery.
古物研究家として、彼はローマ時代の陶器の見事なコレクションを持っていた。
The antiquary spent decades studying the history of the local parish church.
その古物研究家は地元の教区教会の歴史を何十年もかけて研究した。
antiquary の類義語・関連語
antiquary の語源・成り立ち Etymology
antiquary はラテン語 antiquarius「古い物事に関する人」に由来し、語幹 antiqu- は antiquus「古い」から来る。antique や antiquity も同根で、「昔のものに心を向ける人」と考えると古物研究家の意味がすっと入る。
Antiquary comes from Latin antiquarius, meaning someone concerned with old things. Its root is antiquus, "old" or "ancient," which also gave English antique and antiquity. The sense developed from a general link with old things to a person who studies or collects them.
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