bolivar
ボリバル
解説 Definition
Bolivar は、南米ベネズエラの通貨単位「ボリバル」を指す言葉です。名称は独立運動の指導者シモン・ボリバルに由来し、金額や為替の話で使われます。
The bolivar, more commonly written bolívar, is a unit of currency used in Venezuela. It is named after Simón Bolívar and appears in contexts involving prices, amounts of money, exchange rates, and Venezuelan economic history.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bolivar はベネズエラの通貨単位で、独立運動の指導者 Simón Bolívar の姓がそのまま通貨名になった語です。price、exchange、currency、amount など金額の文脈を目印にしましょう。国名 Bolivia も同じ人物にちなみますが、ボリビアの通貨は boliviano なので、「Bolívar→ベネズエラ」と国を正しく結び付けるのが要点です。
Connect bolivar with Simón Bolívar, the independence leader after whom Venezuela’s currency was named. When the word appears beside a price, exchange rate, or amount, read it as a monetary unit rather than merely as a person’s surname. Bolivia is also named after Bolívar, which makes a useful historical link but creates a possible trap: Bolivia’s currency is the boliviano, while the bolívar belongs to Venezuela. In careful English and Spanish writing, the currency name is commonly spelled bolívar with an accent, although unaccented bolivar also occurs.
例文
The price was listed in Bolivar at the small shop.
その小さな店では、価格がボリバルで表示されていました。
She exchanged a few dollars for Bolivar before the trip.
彼女は旅行前に数ドルをボリバルに両替しました。
The report compared the Bolivar with several other Latin American currencies.
その報告書は、ボリバルをほかのいくつかのラテンアメリカの通貨と比較していました。
bolivar の類義語・関連語
bolivar の語源・成り立ち Etymology
南米独立の英雄シモン・ボリバル（Simón Bolívar）に由来するベネズエラの通貨単位。姓 Bolívar はバスク語の地名で、bolu（水車）+ ibar（川岸・谷）で「川岸の水車場」の意。関連語は Bolivia（国名も同じ人物に由来）。
The currency name bolívar honors Simón Bolívar, a major leader in the independence movements of northern South America. His surname is associated with a Basque place-name traditionally analyzed using elements connected with a mill and a riverside or valley. Venezuela adopted the personal name for its monetary unit in the nineteenth century. Bolivia and Bolivarian are also named after or formed from Bolívar, but they designate a country and a historical-political association rather than the Venezuelan currency itself.
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