アストロドーム
解説 Definition
大規模なドーム型建築物、特にテキサスのヒューストンにある野球場。アストロドームはその象徴的な例である。
A very large domed building or indoor stadium, especially the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, a pioneering enclosed sports venue. The lowercase form may also be used descriptively for a structure or design modeled on this type of vast covered arena.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
astro-「星・宇宙」と dome「ドーム型建物」に分ける。大文字の the Astrodome は1965年開業のヒューストンの著名な屋内競技場を指し、小文字では同種の巨大ドームという一般化した用法も見られる。baseball stadium、indoor arena、protect players from weather と結び付けて覚える。
Split astrodome into astro-, suggesting stars or space, and dome, a rounded roof or the building beneath it. The capitalized Astrodome most often means Houston’s famous enclosed stadium, so picture baseball being played under a huge space-age roof, protected from heat and bad weather. That image also explains the occasional lowercase extension for a similar domed arena or architectural design. Keep capitalization meaningful: the Astrodome is the specific Houston landmark, while an astrodome can describe a comparable structure more generally. Useful associations are indoor stadium, domed roof, baseball, and weather protection.
例文
The Astrodome was one of the most innovative structures of its time.
アストロドームはその時代の最も革新的な構造の一つだった。
The baseball stadium's astrodome design protected players from harsh weather.
野球スタジアムのアストロドーム設計は選手を悪天候から守った。
Many buildings were influenced by the astrodome's architectural concept.
多くの建物がアストロドームの建築概念に影響を受けた。
astrodome の類義語・関連語
astrodome の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語 astron（星）とラテン語 domus（家・建物）の合成語。astro-（星の）+ dome（ドーム）で「星空のドーム」を意味する。関連語: astronomy（天文学）、domestic（家庭の）。1965年開業のヒューストンの屋内競技場の名称として有名になり、大型ドーム施設の代名詞となった。
Astrodome is a modern compound of astro- and dome. Astro- comes ultimately from Greek astron, “star,” and often suggests astronomy or space. Dome entered English through French and derives ultimately from Latin domus, “house,” later developing its architectural sense of a rounded vault or roof. The name became famous through Houston’s indoor stadium, which opened in 1965 and was officially named the Harris County Domed Stadium before Astrodome became its enduring public name.
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