股間
解説 Definition
脚の付け根が合わさる部分、股間。また、ズボンなどの股の部分や、木の幹・枝などが二股に分かれる部分。
The area where a person’s legs join the torso, or the corresponding part of trousers or other clothing. The word can also refer to a forked point where a tree trunk, branch, or similar structure divides into two.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
crotch はもともと木や枝などが二股に分かれる所を表し、その形から脚の分かれ目である「股・股間」を指すようになりました。the crotch of a tree と trousers tight in the crotch を結び付けると、形の共通点で覚えられます。groin は身体の左右の鼠径部を指す、より医学的な語です。
Start with the shape rather than the body part: a crotch is a place where one form divides into two, like the fork of a tree. The same V-shaped idea was then applied to the place where the legs meet the torso and to the matching section of trousers. Learn both the crotch of a tree and trousers that are tight in the crotch. Compare groin, which more specifically names the crease or anatomical region on either side between the abdomen and thigh and is common in medical or sports contexts.
例文
The ball hit him in the crotch during the game.
試合中、ボールが彼の股間に当たりました。
These trousers are too tight in the crotch.
このズボンは股の部分がきつすぎます。
The bird built its nest in the crotch of the tree.
その鳥は木の幹が二股に分かれた所に巣を作りました。
crotch の類義語・関連語
crotch の語源・成り立ち Etymology
crotchは古北フランス語croche「鉤・曲がり」、さらに古ノルド語krokr「かぎ」にさかのぼる語です。もとは「二股に分かれた所」を指したため、脚が分かれる体の部分から股間の意味になりました。関連語はcrook、crotchet。
Crotch developed from an earlier word for a hook, fork, or branching shape. It is connected with Old North French croche, “hook,” and with a Germanic group represented by Old Norse krókr, also meaning “hook.” The sense of a fork where a tree or object divides came before the anatomical use. Because the legs divide at that point, the word was extended to the human body and then to the corresponding part of clothing.
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