クレバス
解説 Definition
氷河にできる深い裂け目のこと。登山やスキーで危険な地形となる。
A crevasse is a deep, narrow crack in ice, especially in a glacier. It is used in mountain climbing and outdoor contexts because crevasses can be dangerous and hard to see from above.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず simpler な crevice「小さな割れ目」を知っていると覚えやすい。crevasse はそこからスケールが一気に大きくなり、岩や氷河にできる『深くて危険な裂け目』を指す語。ニュースや登山文脈では fall into a crevasse, glacier crevasse の形で出やすい。単なる crack より深く、canyon ほど地形全体ではない、足を踏み外すと落ちる細長い亀裂だとイメージすると定着しやすい。
Think of the smaller word "crevice" first. A crevasse is like a crevice made much bigger and more dangerous, especially in ice or rock. It often appears in phrases like "fall into a crevasse" or "glacier crevasse," so picture a narrow gap you could actually fall into.
例文
The mountaineers had to carefully navigate around a deep crevasse in the glacier.
登山者たちは氷河の深いクレバスを慎重に迂回しなければならなかった。
A hidden crevasse covered by fresh snow poses one of the greatest dangers to climbers.
新雪に覆われた隠れたクレバスは、登山者にとって最大の危険の一つだ。
The rescue team lowered ropes into the crevasse to retrieve the fallen hiker.
救助チームはクレバスにロープを下ろし、落下したハイカーを引き上げた。
crevasse の類義語・関連語
紛らわしい語
crevasse の語源・成り立ち Etymology
crevasse はフランス語 crevasse に由来し、さらに crever「裂ける・破れる」にさかのぼります。crevice も同根で、山の氷がぱっくり裂けた「大きな割れ目」だと捉えると、ただの溝でなく危険な深い亀裂だとわかります。
Crevasse came from French crevasse. It goes back to French crever, meaning "to split," "burst," or "break open." It is closely related to crevice, and the word came to be used for a deep split in ice, keeping the older idea of a crack that has opened wide.
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