cor
おやまあ
解説 Definition
「おやまあ」「わあ」。驚き、感嘆、感心などを表す、主に英国で使われるくだけた間投詞です。
A chiefly British informal exclamation used to express surprise, admiration, or astonishment, similar to “wow” or “goodness.” It commonly appears by itself or at the beginning of a spontaneous reaction.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
英国口語で軽い驚きを示す「おやまあ」。God を直接口にするのを避けた gor の変形とされ、cor blimey という表現でも見かけます。驚いた場面で単独の Cor! として使う語だと覚え、物や人を表す通常の名詞とは区別しましょう。
Think of cor as a brief British reaction rather than an ordinary noun: “Cor! Look at that!” It expresses light surprise or admiration, much like “wow” or “goodness.” The form is associated with gor, traditionally understood as a softened substitute for God, so the useful memory link is a strong reaction made milder. You may also encounter it in cor blimey. Remember the typical pattern: it stands alone or comes before the thing that has surprised the speaker.
例文
Cor! That was close!
うわっ！危ないところだった！
Cor, look at the size of that wave!
わあ、あの波の大きさを見て！
Cor, that's a beautiful car.
わあ、きれいな車だね。
cor の類義語・関連語
cor の語源・成り立ち Etymology
cor は英口語の驚きを表す間投詞で、英国方言 gor を経た God の婉曲形とされる。神の名を直接言わずにやわらげた言い方なので、日本語の「おやまあ」に近い軽い驚きになった。関連表現に gor、cor blimey がある。
Cor is a British colloquial exclamation generally regarded as a variant of gor. Gor itself is traditionally explained as a euphemistic alteration of God, created to avoid saying the divine name directly in an oath. The same softened exclamatory tradition appears in cor blimey, where blimey developed from the expression “God blind me.”
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