ベーコン
解説 Definition
ベーコンという意味です。英語の bacon は豚肉を塩漬けや燻製にした食品を指し、日本語の「ベーコン」とほぼ同じ意味で使われます。
Pork that has been preserved by curing, often with salt, and may also be smoked. It is commonly cooked in slices and served at breakfast or added to sandwiches, soups, and other dishes.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
英語でも日本語の「ベーコン」とほぼ同じく、豚肉を塩漬け・燻製などにした食品を指します。不可算名詞として扱うことが多く、eat bacon、a slice of bacon、bacon sandwich の形が典型的です。枚数を数えるときは two slices of bacon のように言います。
The Japanese loanword ベーコン closely matches the everyday English meaning, so focus on natural English combinations. Imagine eating bacon for breakfast, putting bacon in a sandwich, or adding bacon to soup. Bacon is usually treated as an uncountable food noun: say some bacon or a slice of bacon, not normally a bacon when counting pieces. For several pieces, use two slices or strips of bacon. This usage pattern is more important than learning a new translation because the food itself is already familiar.
例文
I ate bacon for breakfast.
私は朝食にベーコンを食べました。
She put bacon in the sandwich.
彼女はサンドイッチにベーコンを入れました。
The soup has bacon in it.
そのスープにはベーコンが入っています。
bacon の類義語・関連語
bacon の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 bacon「豚の背肉・塩漬け肉」が英語に入り、さらにゲルマン系の「背」を表す語にさかのぼります。もとは部位名なので、bacon が豚の保存肉を指すのは自然です。関連語は back。
Bacon entered Middle English from Old French bacon, referring to pork, especially cured meat from a pig’s back or side. The French word is generally connected with a Germanic word for “back,” reflecting an earlier association with the part of the animal from which the meat was taken. Its English meaning later settled on pork preserved by curing and often smoking, regardless of the exact traditional cut.
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