carlos
カルロス
解説 Definition
スペイン語圏で広く使われる男性の名前。
Carlos is a masculine given name widely used in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking communities. In English text, it identifies a particular person and is written with an initial capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Carlos はスペイン語圏で広く使われる男性名で、英語文中でも人名として先頭を大文字にし Carlos と書きます。英語の Charles、イタリア語の Carlo と同系の名前と結び付けると覚えやすいでしょう。Carlos is ...、with Carlos、Carlos prepared ... のように人を主語・目的語にする場面で使います。
Remember Carlos as a person’s name, not as a common noun. It is especially familiar in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking settings and corresponds historically to names such as Charles in English and Carlo in Italian. Always capitalize it in standard writing: Carlos, not carlos. Practice placing it wherever a person’s name can occur: “Carlos is a football player,” “I studied with Carlos,” or “Carlos prepared paella.” The final -s is part of the name, so Carlos refers to one person and is not an ordinary plural ending.
例文
Carlos is a professional football player from Argentina.
カルロスはアルゼンチン出身のプロサッカー選手だ。
I studied with Carlos at the language school in Barcelona.
バルセロナの語学学校でカルロスと一緒に勉強した。
Carlos prepared a traditional paella for the neighborhood gathering.
カルロスは近所の集まりのために伝統的なパエリアを作った。
carlos の類義語・関連語
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carlos の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ゲルマン語の Karl(自由な男)がスペイン語化した名前。古高ドイツ語 karal(男・自由人)に由来し、フランク王カール大帝(Charlemagne)で広まった。英語の Charles、イタリア語の Carlo も同根の名前である。
Carlos is the Spanish and Portuguese form of a name belonging to the same historical group as English Charles, French Charles, and Italian Carlo. These forms ultimately derive from the Germanic name Karl, associated with the meaning “man” or “free man.” The name spread widely in Europe through royal and historical figures, including Charlemagne, whose Latinized name was Carolus Magnus. In English contexts, Carlos normally retains its Iberian spelling.
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