aquarius
水瓶座
解説 Definition
Aquarius は、黄道十二星座の一つである「水瓶座」を指す名詞です。占星術では一般に一月下旬から二月中旬ごろの星座として扱われ、天文学では空に見える星座名として使われます。
Aquarius is a constellation of the zodiac traditionally represented as a person pouring water from a vessel. In astrology, it is also the zodiac sign assigned to a period roughly from late January to mid-February.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Aquarius は aqua「水」と結び付け、「水を運ぶ者」が壺から水を注ぐ星座図を思い浮かべます。天文学の constellation Aquarius と占星術の zodiac sign Aquarius の両方で使われる固有名詞です。水そのものの星座ではなく「水を注ぐ人物」の像で覚えるのが要点です。
Link Aquarius directly to Latin aqua, meaning “water,” and picture the traditional Water Bearer pouring water from a jar. That image explains the English name more accurately than simply thinking of a bottle or vase. Keep its two common contexts separate: in astronomy, Aquarius is a constellation; in astrology, it is a zodiac sign associated with dates around late January and much of February. In both uses, capitalize the name.
例文
Aquarius is often represented by a figure pouring water from a jar.
水瓶座はしばしば壺から水を注ぐ人物の姿で表されます。
She was born in February, so her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
彼女は二月生まれなので、星座は水瓶座です。
Aquarius can be difficult to see clearly from a bright city.
明るい都市部からは水瓶座をはっきり見るのが難しいことがあります。
aquarius の類義語・関連語
aquarius の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 aquarius「水を運ぶ者・水に関する」が語源で、aqua「水」に -arius「…に関わる人・もの」が付いた形です。もとは「水を注ぐ者」という星座名で、水と結びつくので水瓶座。関連語は aquarium、aquatic。
Aquarius is the Latin word for a water carrier or a person associated with water. It is formed from aqua, “water,” and the suffix -arius, which indicates a person or thing connected with something. Latin used Aquarius for the constellation represented by the Water Bearer, and English adopted the established astronomical and astrological name.
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