クロケット
解説 Definition
木づちで球を打ち、決められたコースの小さな輪を通す、芝生で行う屋外ゲーム「クロケット」です。
Croquet is an outdoor lawn game in which players use long-handled wooden mallets to strike balls through a planned course of small hoops or wickets. The game may be played casually or according to formal competitive rules.
使い方 Usage
使い分け Common distinctions
- croquet の語末の t は通常発音しません。料理の「コロッケ」は croquette で、綴りも発音も異なります。 The final written t in croquet is normally silent. Croquette refers to the food and differs in both spelling and pronunciation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
芝生に色付きの球と小さな輪が並び、木づちで球を打つ場面を思い浮かべましょう。croquet は「芝生のゲーム」と結び付けて覚えます。
Picture colored balls and small hoops on a lawn, with players striking the balls using mallets. Connect croquet with this lawn-game scene.
例文
We played croquet on the lawn after lunch.
昼食のあと、私たちは芝生でクロケットをしました。
The hotel keeps a croquet set for guests in the garden.
そのホテルは庭で宿泊客が使えるクロケットの用具一式を用意しています。
croquet の類義語・関連語
croquet の語源・成り立ち Etymology
フランス語 croquet(crochet「小さな鉤」の変形)が語源。鉤状のマレットでボールを打つ芝生の競技。関連語:crochet(かぎ針編み)、crook(鉤、曲がった棒)。道具の形状がそのまま競技名になった。
English borrowed croquet in the nineteenth century from French croquet. The French form is associated with croc, meaning a hook, and its diminutive forms. The name became attached to the lawn game played with mallets, balls, and hoops. Related French formations also lie behind crochet, originally referring to a small hook. The similar-looking food word croquette has a separate immediate history and meaning.
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