carl
カール
解説 Definition
英語圏やドイツ語圏で一般的な男性の名前。
Carl is a masculine given name used in English-speaking and Germanic-language communities. It is the English spelling of a name closely related to Karl and Charles and is normally written with an initial capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
人名なので通常は Carl と大文字で書きます。ゲルマン語系の karl「自由民の男性・農夫」に由来し、Karl は同じ名の代表的な綴り違い、Charles も同根です。car に l を足した綴りと確認し、同源でも現在は悪い意味を持つ churl「無作法な人」とは用法を分けて覚えましょう。
Treat Carl as a personal name and capitalize it in normal writing. A dependable historical link is Karl, the common German and Scandinavian spelling of the same name; Charles is a related form from the same Germanic source. The older word referred to a free man or an ordinary adult man, sometimes a farmer. For spelling, notice that Carl looks like car plus l, while Karl begins with K. Churl is also historically related, but its modern meaning developed negatively, so it is not a synonym for Carl or for an ordinary man.
例文
Carl is studying marine biology at the university.
カールは大学で海洋生物学を学んでいます。
Carl Sagan inspired millions of people to explore the wonders of the universe.
カール・セーガンは何百万もの人々に宇宙の神秘を探求するよう促しました。
We invited Carl to join our hiking trip this weekend.
今週末のハイキングにカールを誘いました。
carl の類義語・関連語
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carl の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古ノルド語・ゲルマン語 karl「自由民の男、農夫」に由来。英語の Charles やドイツ語の Karl と同根で、「一人前の男」が原義。関連語: Charles（シャルル）、churl（粗野な人、同根だが意味が卑下方向に変化）。
Carl comes from a Germanic name represented by Old Norse karl and related forms meaning a free man, an adult man, or a farmer. Karl is the standard spelling in several Germanic languages, while Carl became established as an English variant. Charles is another name derived from the same Germanic source through French and Latin forms. The English word churl is also historically related, although its meaning shifted from a man of low rank to an impolite or unpleasant person.
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