croquet
クロケット
解説 Definition
croquet は、木づちで球を打って輪を通す屋外ゲーム、クロケットという意味です。日本語のカタカナでは料理の「コロッケ」と混同しやすいですが、英語の croquet は食べ物ではありません。
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.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
croquet は芝生で木づちを使い、球を小さな輪に通す競技です。play croquet on the lawn、a croquet mallet、a croquet set のまとまりで覚えましょう。語末の t は通常発音せず、英語では /kroʊˈkeɪ/。料理の croquette「コロッケ」は綴りも発音も異なるので、芝生のゲームと食べ物を分けます。
Picture a lawn with colored balls, small hoops, and players holding long-handled mallets: that scene is croquet. Useful phrases include play croquet, a croquet mallet, and a croquet set. The word is commonly pronounced /kroʊˈkeɪ/ in English, with the final written t silent. Keep it distinct from croquette, a small breaded and fried food. Croquet belongs on the grass and involves striking balls through hoops; a croquette belongs on a plate. Remembering the equipment and setting makes the difference clearer than relying only on the similar-looking spellings.
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。
Croquet requires a mallet, balls, and small hoops.
クロケットには、木づち、球、小さな輪が必要です。
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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