betty
ベティ
解説 Definition
英語圏で使われる女性の名前。Elizabethの愛称。
Betty is a female given name used especially in English-speaking communities. It traditionally developed as a familiar or affectionate form of Elizabeth and is written with an initial capital letter when referring to a person.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Betty は Elizabeth から生まれた英語の愛称形で、Beth や Liz と同じ名前の仲間です。人名なので通常は先頭を大文字にして Betty と書きます。Betty brought ... のように文の主語として現れる典型場面と結びつけ、一般名詞ではなく女性名として覚えましょう。
Connect Betty with Elizabeth, its traditional source, and place it beside other familiar forms such as Beth and Liz. This makes it easier to remember as a personal name rather than an ordinary vocabulary word. In sentences such as “Betty brought cookies,” it behaves like any person’s name and therefore begins with a capital B. Picture a friendly relative or colleague named Betty in an everyday setting; that personal context reinforces both the meaning and the capitalization.
例文
Betty brought homemade cookies to the office party.
ベティはオフィスのパーティーに手作りクッキーを持ってきた。
My grandmother Betty always told the best stories.
祖母のベティはいつも最高の話を聞かせてくれた。
Betty White was beloved by audiences for decades.
ベティ・ホワイトは何十年もの間、観客に愛された。
betty の類義語・関連語
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betty の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語の女性名 Elizabeth の愛称形。Elizabeth はヘブライ語 Elisheba（「神は我が誓い」の意、el「神」+ sheba「誓い」）に由来する。関連名: Beth、Liz。親しみを込めた呼び名として英語圏で広く定着した。
Betty developed in English as a familiar form of the female name Elizabeth, probably through earlier pet forms such as Bet and Bess. Elizabeth ultimately comes through Greek and Latin forms from the Hebrew name Elisheba, commonly interpreted as “my God is an oath” or “God is my oath.” Beth and Liz are other familiar forms of Elizabeth, although they arose through different shortenings.
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