christina
クリスティーナ
解説 Definition
英語圏で使われる女性の名前。Christineの変形。
Christina is a feminine personal name used in English and several other European languages. It is a form related to Christine and is normally capitalized when referring to a particular person.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Christina は女性名で、Christine の関連形として覚えます。ラテン語の女性名 Christina に由来し、Christian と同じく Christ- を含みますが、現代では人を呼ぶ固有名詞です。Christina speaks three languages のように主語に置き、文中でも通常は大文字 C で書く点を押さえましょう。
Recognize Christina as a traditional feminine name related to Christine. Its Christ- element also connects historically with Christian, but in a modern sentence Christina simply identifies a person; it does not state that person’s religion. Picture sentences such as Christina works as a doctor or We planned a party for Christina. These examples show how the name functions as a subject or as the object of a preposition. Since it is a proper name, write it with a capital C. The ending -a is also a useful visual clue that distinguishes Christina from the closely related form Christine.
例文
Christina has been working as a doctor for over ten years.
クリスティーナは10年以上医師として働いています。
We are planning a surprise birthday party for Christina next Saturday.
来週の土曜日にクリスティーナのサプライズ誕生日パーティーを計画しています。
Christina speaks three languages fluently, including Japanese.
クリスティーナは日本語を含む3か国語を流暢に話します。
christina の類義語・関連語
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christina の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 Christianus(キリスト教徒)の女性形 Christina に由来。語根はギリシャ語 Christos(油を注がれた者=救世主)。関連語:Christian(キリスト教徒)、Christmas(クリスマス)。「キリストに属する女性」が原義で、中世ヨーロッパで広まった伝統的な女性名。
Christina comes from Latin Christina, a feminine personal-name form related to Christianus, “Christian.” The deeper root is Greek Christos, meaning “anointed,” a title applied to Jesus in Christian tradition. The name spread through medieval European Christian naming practices and developed forms in many languages. Christine is a closely related form, but Christina has remained a distinct conventional spelling and pronunciation in English and other European languages.
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