carnival
カーニバル
解説 Definition
carnival は「カーニバル」「祭り」「移動遊園地」という意味です。日本語の「カーニバル」より広く、地域の祭りや遊具のある催しを指すこともあります。
A lively public celebration featuring entertainment such as music, dancing, costumes, games, or rides. It can also mean a traveling amusement show or a local fundraising event with stalls and activities.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
carnival は日本語の華やかな「カーニバル」だけでなく、地域の祭りや、乗り物・ゲーム・屋台を備えた移動遊園地も指します。at the carnival、a school carnival、carnival rides の組み合わせで場面を広げましょう。festival は祭典全般ですが、carnival は娯楽、行列、仮装などのにぎやかな催しを連想させます。
Do not limit carnival to the large pre-Lent celebrations seen in places such as Rio. In everyday English, it can also be a local event with games and food stalls or a traveling amusement show with rides. Picture families at a carnival enjoying music, dancing, booths, and a Ferris wheel. Useful combinations include carnival rides, a school carnival, and at the carnival. Festival is the broader word for an organized celebration, while carnival often suggests colorful, noisy entertainment, a festive crowd, costumes, games, or amusement attractions. That fuller scene captures the English range better than the Japanese loanword alone.
例文
The carnival starts today.
カーニバルは今日始まります。
We saw music and dancing at the carnival.
私たちはカーニバルで音楽と踊りを見ました。
Many families visited the carnival in the park.
多くの家族が公園のカーニバルを訪れました。
carnival の類義語・関連語
carnival の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 carnem levare（肉を取り除く）が語源。四旬節前に肉食を断つ前の祭りを指した。carne（肉）は英語の carnal（肉体の）や carnivore（肉食動物）と同根。「肉よさらば」の祭りがカーニバルの原義。
Carnival entered English through French and Italian. Italian carnevale is traditionally associated with Latin caro or carne, “meat,” and the period before Lent, when meat was given up. It is often explained through a phrase meaning “remove meat,” although the exact formation has been debated. The religious festival before Lent became known for public feasting and celebration, and the word later broadened to other lively fairs and amusement events.
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