croc
ワニ
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
croc は crocodile の語尾を省いた口語的な短縮形で、「ワニ」をくだけて呼ぶ語です。ニュースや会話の a huge croc、croc attack などを crocodile に置き換えて理解しましょう。靴の商品名 Crocs とは、文脈と大文字・複数形で区別します。
Remember croc as the clipped, informal form of crocodile: the first strong syllable is kept and the rest is removed. When you see phrases such as a huge croc or a croc attack, you can mentally replace croc with crocodile without changing the basic meaning. The word is especially natural in casual descriptions of wildlife. Do not automatically confuse it with Crocs, the trademark commonly associated with foam clogs; capitalization, the plural ending, and context normally make the intended meaning clear.
croc の類義語・関連語
croc の語源・成り立ち Etymology
croc は crocodile の口語的短縮形で、語源はギリシャ語 krokodeilos、さらにラテン語 crocodilus を経て英語に入った語です。長い語を切って呼ぶ形ですが、もとの語には「ワニ」の意味があり、crocodile や crocodilian を見るとつながりが分かります。
Croc is a modern colloquial shortening of crocodile. English crocodile came through Old French and Latin crocodilus from Greek krokodeilos, the name of the animal. The shortened form was created by clipping the longer English word rather than by adding a new suffix. Crocodilian, the adjective and noun used in zoology, preserves the same recognizable base and helps show the connection among the forms.
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