意味一覧 (3件)
つぼみ
解説 Definition
つぼみとは、花が開く前の状態です。まだ開いていない花の蕾を指し、春の象徴として見られることがあります。
A bud is a small, unopened part of a plant that can grow into a flower or leaf. It is usually seen in spring or during a plant's early growth. The word can also suggest the beginning of something developing.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この意味の bud は、花が開く前の「つぼみ」を指します。rosebud や flower bud のように花の名前や flower と一緒に出ると判断しやすく、まだ bloom していない閉じた状態が中心です。同じ bud には植物の「芽」を指す基本義もありますが、ここでは葉や茎の新芽ではなく、これから花になる丸く小さな部分を思い浮かべると区別できます。
Think of a bud as the stage before bloom or blossom. It is the small, closed beginning, not the open flower. You can connect it with common pairs like flower bud and leaf bud, and also remember budding artist for someone just starting to grow.
例文
The buds on the tree will bloom soon.
木の上のつぼみはすぐに咲くでしょう。
Pink buds appeared on the cherry tree.
桜の木にピンク色のつぼみが現れました。
The flowers are still in bud stage.
その花はまだつぼみの段階です。
芽
(意味 2)解説 Definition
bud は、植物から新しく出てくる小さな芽を指します。種、枝、茎などから伸び始める若い部分に使われ、春や成長の始まりを述べる文脈でよく出ます。
A bud is a small new growth on a plant. It appears on a seed, branch, or stem before it develops into a leaf or a flower. The word is often used when talking about spring or the beginning of growth. In this sense, bud focuses on the very early stage, when the new part is still small and not yet open.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bud は grow の最初の段階にある小さな部分、と考えると覚えやすい語です。sprout は「芽が出る・新芽」として動きや結果を強く感じさせ、shoot は伸びてきた若い茎まで含みやすい一方、bud はまだ小さく、これから葉や花になる点に焦点があります。flower bud なら「つぼみ」ですが、leaf bud や new bud では「芽」を表すので、何が開く前なのかを文脈で見るのが大切です。
Think of a bud as the very first small stage of growth. A sprout often suggests the action of coming out, and a shoot can include a longer young stem, but a bud is still small and has not opened yet. In flower bud, it means a bud that will become a flower, while leaf bud or new bud simply means a small growing point on the plant. Watching what comes next in the context helps you understand the exact meaning.
例文
Tiny green buds appeared on the trees after the rain.
雨のあと、木に小さな緑の芽が出た。
Each bud will open into a leaf as the weather gets warmer.
暖かくなると、それぞれの芽が葉になって開いていく。
The gardener checked every bud carefully for signs of healthy growth.
庭師は元気に育っているしるしがあるか、芽を一つ一つ丁寧に見た。
友達、相棒
(意味 3)解説 Definition
親しい友人や気軽に付き合う相手を指す、くだけた言い方です。北米英語の会話でよく聞かれ、特に男性どうしで親しみをこめて相手に呼びかける場面でも使われます。正式な文書やかたい場面ではあまり使いません。
Bud is an informal word for a close friend or a person you know well. It is common in North American English, especially in casual conversation. People also use it when speaking directly to someone in a friendly way, often between men. It is not usually used in formal writing or serious situations.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bud は「開く前の小さな始まり」と一本化して覚えると残りやすい。bloom / blossom は「咲く・咲いた花」なので、その直前の閉じた段階が bud。flower bud, leaf bud のように植物名と結びつきやすく、春の文脈で見たらまず「芽・つぼみ」を疑う。さらに budding artist は「芽が出始めた芸術家」から「新進の」。buddy と形は近いが、意味の連想は切り分けると混乱しにくい。
It can help to remember bud through the image of a small beginning before something fully opens. Bloom and blossom are flowers that have already opened, so bud is the earlier closed stage. In spring contexts, words like flower bud or leaf bud often point to the meaning "bud" or "shoot." Budding artist also comes from this idea of something just starting to grow.
例文
He's been my bud since high school.
彼は高校時代からの相棒だ。
Thanks for helping me move, bud.
手伝ってくれてありがとう、相棒。
Jake and his buds go fishing every weekend.
ジェイクは友達と毎週末釣りに行く。
bud の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 budde（つぼみ、芽）から。起源は不確かだが、古フランス語 boter（芽を出す）やゲルマン語系の影響が指摘される。植物が開花前に膨らむ部分が原義で、「芽生え・始まり」の比喩にも使われる。関連語: buddy（相棒、同じ芽から分かれた仲間の意）、budding（新進の）。
Bud comes from Middle English budde, meaning a swelling plant shoot before it opens. Its deeper origin is uncertain, but it may be linked to Germanic words or to Old French forms connected with sprouting. The earliest sense was the part of a plant that begins to grow, and from that it later gained the wider idea of an early stage or beginning, as in budding.
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