caribbean
カリブ海
解説 Definition
カリブ海地域やその島々に関すること。中米と南米の間の海域で、メキシコ湾から大西洋にかけて広がり、多くの国や領域を含む。年間を通じて温暖でリゾート地として知られ、独自の文化や歴史を育んできた。
The Caribbean is the sea and surrounding region between North and South America, including its many islands and coastal areas. The name can also modify nouns to describe people, cultures, places, or things associated with that region.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
固有地域名では Caribbean と大文字で書き、the Caribbean で「カリブ海・カリブ地域」を表す。先住民 Carib の名に由来するため、「カリブの人々にちなむ海域」と結びつけよう。the Caribbean islands、Caribbean music のように名詞の前では地域に関する性質を示し、地域名単独とは冠詞の有無が変わる。
Capitalize Caribbean because it names a geographical and cultural region. As a noun for the region or sea, it commonly appears with the: travel through the Caribbean. Before another noun, it works attributively without the article in phrases such as Caribbean islands, Caribbean music, and Caribbean culture. The name ultimately comes from the Carib people of the region, so remember it as the sea and surrounding lands associated with the Caribs. This historical link is more reliable than memorizing the spelling by sound alone and also explains the related word Carib.
例文
The Caribbean islands attract millions of tourists every year.
カリブ海の島々は毎年何百万人もの観光客を引きつけている。
Caribbean music, such as reggae and calypso, has influenced artists worldwide.
レゲエやカリプソなどのカリブ海の音楽は、世界中のアーティストに影響を与えてきた。
We took a cruise through the Caribbean and visited five different islands.
カリブ海をクルーズして5つの異なる島を訪れた。
caribbean の類義語・関連語
派生語
caribbean の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Caribbean はスペイン語 Caribe にさかのぼり、さらにこの海域に住んだ先住民カリブ人の名に由来します。人名・民族名が地名になった語で、Carib も同語源なので、「カリブの人々の海」からカリブ海の意味になったと考えると分かりやすいです。
Caribbean comes through Spanish Caribe, a name applied to the Carib people encountered in the region by Europeans. The ethnic name was extended to the sea and then to the islands, coasts, peoples, and cultures surrounding it. English formed Caribbean from Carib with a geographical suffix. The precise earlier history of the Indigenous name is not certain, so the secure connection is between the name of the Carib people and the later regional name. The word is now both a proper geographical noun and an attributive regional label.
同じレベルの英単語をもっと
外部辞書で調べる
この単語を英単語クイズで覚えよう