capella
カペラ
解説 Definition
ぎょしゃ座にある最も明るい星。空で見える明るい星の一つとして知られている。
Capella is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga and one of the brightest stars visible in the night sky. Although it appears to the unaided eye as one star, it is a multiple-star system.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Capella はぎょしゃ座 Auriga の最も明るい星で、固有名なので大文字で書きます。ラテン語で「小さな雌ヤギ」を意味し、御者が抱くヤギに見立てた星名です。capra「ヤギ」や Capricorn「やぎ座」と結び付け、「冬の夜空の明るいヤギの星」と覚えましょう。
Picture a bright little goat carried by the Charioteer. Capella is the brightest star in Auriga, the constellation whose Latin name means “the Charioteer,” and the star’s own Latin name means “little she-goat.” This historical image links the name, constellation, and meaning without relying on a sound trick. Connect it with Latin capra, “goat,” and the familiar constellation name Capricorn. In ordinary astronomical writing, capitalize Capella because it is the proper name of a particular star. It is especially easy to notice in the winter sky of the Northern Hemisphere.
例文
Capella is one of the brightest stars visible in the night sky.
カペラは夜空で見える最も明るい星の一つである。
Astronomers have studied Capella for centuries.
天文学者は何世紀にもわたってカペラを研究してきた。
You can see Capella in the Auriga constellation during winter nights.
冬の夜にぎょしゃ座でカペラを見ることができる。
capella の類義語・関連語
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紛らわしい語
capella の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 capella「小さな雌ヤギ」に由来し、capra「ヤギ」の指小辞形です。明るい恒星カペラは御者座が抱えるヤギに見立てられたためこの名が付き、「星名なのにヤギ」という由来を知ると印象に残ります。関連語は caprine, Capricorn。
Capella is Latin for “little she-goat.” It is the diminutive of capra, meaning “she-goat” or “goat,” with the suffix expressing smallness. The name reflects an ancient representation of the star as a goat carried by the figure of Auriga, the Charioteer. English adopted the established Latin astronomical name unchanged. Related formations include caprine, meaning goatlike or relating to goats, and Capricorn, the traditional name of the zodiacal Goat.
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