cartwright
カートライト
解説 Definition
Cartwright は Cartwright とも書かれる英語圏の姓です。もともとは荷車を作る職人を表す語に由来する姓として知られ、名字として使う場合は通常大文字で書きます。
Cartwright is an English surname derived from an occupational term for a person who made carts. When used as a family name, it is a proper noun and is normally written with an initial capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
姓 Cartwright は cart「荷車」と wright「作る職人」の組み合わせで、もとは「荷車職人」を表す職業姓です。wright は wheelwright や shipwright にも残るので、「特定の物を作る熟練職人」と結びつけます。現代の姓では Cartwright と語頭を大文字にし、Dr. Cartwright のように使います。
Divide Cartwright into cart and wright. A cart is a wheeled vehicle, while wright is an old word for a skilled maker or craftsperson. Together they originally meant “a maker of carts,” much as shipwright means a shipbuilder and wheelwright means a maker of wheels. This occupational image makes the surname easy to remember. In modern sentences, treat Cartwright as a family name, capitalize it, and use it in patterns such as “Dr. Cartwright” or “a letter from Cartwright.”
例文
Cartwright opened the meeting with a short update.
カートライトは短い報告で会議を始めました。
Dr. Cartwright teaches biology at the college.
カートライト博士はその大学で生物学を教えています。
The letter from Cartwright arrived on Monday.
カートライトからの手紙は月曜日に届きました。
cartwright の類義語・関連語
cartwright の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語の cræt（荷車）と wyrhta（作る人、職人）の複合語で「荷車を作る職人」を意味する職業姓。wright は shipwright（船大工）や playwright（劇作家）にも見られる。関連語：wainwright（荷馬車職人）、wheelwright（車輪職人）。
Cartwright is an English occupational surname from the former common noun cartwright, “a maker of carts.” Its components descend from Old English cræt, “cart,” and wyrhta, “worker or maker.” The second element also appears in wheelwright and shipwright, while playwright is a later formation. Like many occupational labels, cartwright became hereditary as a family name and is capitalized in that use.
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