coupe
クーペ
解説 Definition
coupe は、一般に屋根が低く、ドアが2枚の乗用車を指す名詞です。日本語の「クーペ」とほぼ同じ意味ですが、英語では車体の型を説明する専門的な語として使われます。
A coupe is a passenger car with a fixed roof and a compact, sporty body, traditionally having two doors. The term describes a body style, although manufacturers sometimes apply it more broadly to cars with a low, sloping roofline.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
日本語の「クーペ」とほぼ同じで、low roof、two doors、sports coupe など車体の形と結び付ける。フランス語 coupé「切られた」に由来し、もとは客室を短く切り詰めた馬車だったため、「短く引き締まった車体」という像が残る。sedan は通常4ドア中心なので対比すると実用的。
Connect coupe with a low roof, two doors, and a compact passenger compartment. The word comes from French coupé, “cut,” because it first described a carriage whose body had been shortened or cut down. That history provides a practical image: a coupe looks like a more tightly cut version of a larger passenger car. Compare it with a sedan, which traditionally has a roomier body and four doors. Useful combinations include red coupe, sports coupe, two-door coupe, and drive a coupe. In modern marketing, however, some four-door cars with sloping roofs are also called coupes.
例文
He bought a red coupe last month.
彼は先月、赤いクーペを買いました。
The small coupe fits two people comfortably.
その小さなクーペには2人が快適に乗れます。
This coupe has a low roof and two doors.
このクーペは屋根が低く、ドアが2枚あります。
coupe の類義語・関連語
coupe の語源・成り立ち Etymology
coupe はフランス語 coupé「切った、短くした」に由来し、動詞 couper「切る」から来ています。もとは「切り詰めた馬車」を指し、そこから車体を短くした二ドア車の意味へ発展しました。関連語は coupon、decoupage。
English coupe comes from French coupé, the past participle of couper, “to cut.” The French term was first applied to a shortened carriage with a reduced passenger compartment. During the development of motor vehicles, the name transferred to a compact enclosed car body, traditionally with two doors. English commonly writes the word without the French accent, although the form coupé is also encountered.
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