capri
カプリ島
解説 Definition
Capri はイタリア南部のナポリ湾にある「カプリ島」を指す名詞です。美しい海岸や青の洞窟で知られる観光地の名前として使われます。
Capri is an island in the Bay of Naples off southern Italy. It is widely known as a tourist destination for its dramatic coastline, clear blue water, caves such as the Blue Grotto, and historic resorts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
地名なので通常 Capri と大文字で書き、on Capri「カプリ島で」、to Capri「カプリ島へ」のように使います。ナポリから船で渡り、青い海や青の洞窟を見る場面を思い浮かべましょう。語根 capr-「ヤギ」は Capricorn「山羊座」や caprine「ヤギの」にも現れ、「ヤギにちなむ島名」と結び付けられます。
Treat Capri as a place name and therefore capitalize it. Picture taking a boat from Naples to a small Italian island with steep coastal scenery, intensely blue water, and the Blue Grotto. Common patterns are travel to Capri, stay on Capri, and a postcard of Capri. To reinforce the spelling, connect capr- with Latin capra, “goat,” also visible in words such as caprine and Capricorn; the island’s name has traditionally been associated with goats. This place-based image keeps Capri distinct from ordinary common nouns and from similarly spelled clothing terms.
例文
We took a boat from Naples to Capri.
私たちはナポリからカプリ島へ船で行った。
Capri is famous for its clear blue water.
カプリ島は澄んだ青い海で有名だ。
She bought a postcard of Capri at the small shop.
彼女はその小さな店でカプリ島の絵はがきを買った。
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capri の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語のcapra（ヤギ）に由来し、野生ヤギが群れていたことにちなむ地名です。語根capr-は「ヤギ」を表し、capricorn（山羊座）やcaprine（ヤギの）と同源です。「ヤギの島」という直観的な由来から、地名と語義の結びつきがすんなり納得できます。
The name Capri came into English through Italian and Latin geographical usage. It has traditionally been connected with Latin capra, meaning “she-goat,” and interpreted as a reference to goats on the island. The same capr- element appears in caprine and Capricorn. Ancient explanations of the island’s name are not entirely uniform, however, so the secure learning point is its long-established use as the proper name of the island in the Bay of Naples.
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