chinatown
チャイナタウン
解説 Definition
Chinatown は、中国系の住民や店、文化施設などが集まる地域、つまりチャイナタウンを指します。ニューヨークやサンフランシスコなど世界各地の都市にある地区名として使われます。
A Chinatown is an urban district where a significant Chinese community, businesses, restaurants, and cultural institutions are concentrated. When referring to a particular district by name, English commonly writes Chinatown with an initial capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
China＋town という透明な複合語で、「中国系住民・店・文化施設が集まる地区」を表します。特定都市の地区名なら Chinatown と大文字で書き、in Chinatown、go to Chinatown が定番です。単なる中国風の町ではなく、移民コミュニティの歴史を持つ都市地区として、Chinese food and shops の場面と結びつけます。
The structure is straightforward: China plus town. However, Chinatown does not simply mean any town in China. It refers to a district within a city that is historically associated with a Chinese immigrant community and often contains Chinese restaurants, shops, temples, associations, and cultural events. When the word functions as the name of a particular district, capitalize it: We had lunch in Chinatown. Remember the common patterns in Chinatown and go to Chinatown. Picture a recognizable city neighborhood shaped by community history and culture, not merely a street with one or two Chinese restaurants.
例文
We had lunch in Chinatown during our trip.
私たちは旅行中にチャイナタウンで昼食を食べました。
The guide showed us a busy street in Chinatown.
ガイドはチャイナタウンのにぎやかな通りを案内してくれました。
Many visitors go to Chinatown to enjoy Chinese food and shops.
多くの観光客が中華料理や店を楽しむためにチャイナタウンを訪れます。
chinatown の類義語・関連語
chinatown の語源・成り立ち Etymology
China（中国）+ town（町）の複合語。China はサンスクリット語 Cīna に遡り、秦（Qin）王朝に由来するとされる。19世紀に北米や東南アジアの都市で中国系移民が集住した地区を指す呼称として定着。関連語: Chinaware（中国製陶器）、downtown（繁華街）。移民コミュニティの歴史を映す地名である。
Chinatown is an English compound of China and town. It became established as a name for urban districts where Chinese immigrants and their businesses were concentrated, especially during the nineteenth century in cities in North America and Southeast Asia. The name China itself has a much older and debated history; it is often connected through Sanskrit Cina with the Qin name. The compound’s modern meaning reflects the development of overseas Chinese communities.
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