conte
コンテ
解説 Definition
Conte は、人名や姓として使われる語です。特定の人物を指す場合は、文脈上その人の名前として大文字で書かれることが多いです。
Conte is a personal name or surname used to identify a particular person. In English text, it is normally capitalized and functions grammatically like other names, for example as the subject of a sentence or after a preposition.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
ここでの Conte は人名・姓なので、文中では先頭を大文字にし、「コンテという人」として扱います。例文の Conte joined、reviewed by Conte、sent to Conte のように、人が入る主語や前置詞の目的語の位置に現れる点が手掛かりです。綴りが同じフランス語 conte「物語」とは文脈で区別します。
In these examples, remember Conte as a person’s name, not as an ordinary English noun. The initial capital is the clearest signal: Conte can join a meeting, review a report, or receive a schedule. Those are grammatical and semantic positions normally occupied by a person. The same spelling also occurs in French conte, meaning “tale,” but context separates that word from the name used here. Associate the entry with practical name patterns such as speak with Conte, send something to Conte, and a message from Conte.
例文
Conte joined the meeting after lunch.
コンテは昼食後に会議に参加しました。
The report was reviewed by Conte last week.
その報告書は先週コンテによって確認されました。
I sent the schedule to Conte this morning.
今朝、私は予定表をコンテに送りました。
conte の類義語・関連語
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conte の語源・成り立ち Etymology
フランス語 conte（物語）から借入。ラテン語 computare（数える→語る）が古フランス語で conter（物語る）となり、その名詞形。英語の count（数える）と同根で、「数え上げる」から「順を追って語る」へ意味が転じた。関連語：raconteur（語り上手）、recount（語り直す）。
In the supplied etymological account, conte is linked with French conte, “tale” or “story.” That noun developed from Old French forms related to conter, “to recount,” ultimately from Latin computare, “to calculate” or “reckon.” The semantic path runs from counting items to enumerating events and then narrating them. In the examples here, however, Conte is used as a capitalized personal name or surname rather than as the French common noun.
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