canterbury
カンタベリー
解説 Definition
Canterbury は、英語圏で地名などとして使われる Canterbury（カンタベリー）を指します。特にイングランド南東部の歴史ある都市として知られています。
Canterbury is a historic city in southeastern England, in the county of Kent. The name is commonly used in references to the city, its cathedral, its railway stations, and institutions or places associated with it.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Canterbury は地名なので通常 Canterbury と大文字で書きます。語末の -bury を古英語 burh「砦・町」と結び付け、Kent の人々の要塞都市という成り立ちを意識しましょう。Canterbury Cathedral、a train to Canterbury、a tour of Canterbury など、英国の歴史都市を示す表現で覚えると実用的です。
Remember Canterbury as a place name and therefore capitalize its first letter. Break its history into the idea of the people of Kent plus a fortified town: the ending -bury is related to Old English burh, meaning a fort or defended settlement. This ending also survives in other British place names. Fix the name in memory through common geographical combinations such as Canterbury Cathedral, a train to Canterbury, and a tour of Canterbury. These phrases identify the famous historic city in Kent rather than a general type of town.
例文
The map label said Canterbury.
地図の表示にはカンタベリーと書かれていました。
Our train stopped at Canterbury in the afternoon.
私たちの列車は午後にカンタベリーで停車しました。
The guide gave a short talk about Canterbury before the tour.
ガイドは見学の前にカンタベリーについて短く説明しました。
canterbury の類義語・関連語
紛らわしい語
canterbury の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 Cantwareburh（ケント人の砦）に由来。Cant- はケルト語の地名ケント、-ware は「住民」、-bury は古英語 burh（砦、町）から。Edinburgh や Salisbury の -bury/-burgh も同根で「要塞都市」を表す。
Canterbury derives from Old English Cantwareburh, meaning approximately “the fortified town of the people of Kent.” Cant- refers to Kent, -ware denotes inhabitants or people, and -burh means a fort, stronghold, or fortified settlement. The final element is represented by modern place-name endings such as -bury and is related to -burgh. Sound and spelling changes over centuries produced the present English form Canterbury.
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