autograph
サイン
解説 Definition
「サイン」を表す名詞です。
An autograph is a person’s handwritten signature, especially one given by a famous person to an admirer or kept as a collectible. The word can also refer to something written in the author’s own hand.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
auto-「自分で」と -graph「書く」を合わせた語なので、「本人が自分で書いたもの」から著名人の自筆サインを連想する。get a player’s autograph、ask for an autograph が定番。日本語の「サイン」より範囲が狭く、標識や合図の sign とは区別する。
Break autograph into auto-, “self,” and -graph, “write.” Its central image is therefore something written by the person themself, especially a celebrity’s handwritten name. Common patterns are get someone’s autograph, ask for an autograph, and an autographed book. This helps separate autograph from the broader word sign: a sign may be a notice, gesture, indication, or signature, whereas an autograph specifically emphasizes handwriting by the person whose name or work is valued.
例文
The fans waited outside the stadium hoping to get the player's autograph.
ファンたちはその選手のサインをもらおうとスタジアムの外で待った。
She has a framed autograph of her favorite musician on the wall.
彼女は壁にお気に入りのミュージシャンのサインを額に入れて飾っている。
The author kindly autographed copies of his book for the fans.
その著者はファンのために親切に本にサインをしてくれた。
autograph の類義語・関連語
autograph の語源・成り立ち Etymology
autograph はギリシャ語の auto-「自分」と -graph「書く」からできた語で、原義は「自分で書いたもの」です。だから単なる印ではなく「本人の自筆サイン」という意味になり、autobiography や graphic も同じ要素を持つ語です。
Autograph entered English through French and Latin from Greek autographos, meaning “written with one’s own hand.” It combines autos, “self,” with graphein, “to write.” The word first referred to an author’s original handwritten text and later became widely used for a person’s handwritten signature, particularly one collected from a notable individual. The same Greek elements appear in autobiography and graphic.
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