daisy
デイジー
解説 Definition
daisy は、花のデイジーを指す名詞です。日本語の「デイジー」とほぼ同じ意味ですが、英語では花の種類や女性名としても使われます。
A daisy is a small flowering plant whose blossoms typically have a yellow center surrounded by white or brightly colored petals. The word can refer to the plant itself or to one of its flowers.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
古英語の「day’s eye（昼の目）」に当たる表現から生まれた語で、朝に花を開く姿を「昼の目が開く」と捉えると覚えやすいです。a white daisy、pick a daisy のように、色の形容詞や「摘む」を表す動詞と組み合わせて、野原や庭に咲く小さな花を思い浮かべましょう。
Connect daisy with the old image of the “day’s eye”: the flower opens in daylight like an eye looking toward the sun. This historical image is more reliable than a sound-based trick and also links the word naturally with day. Picture a small flower with white petals and a yellow center beside a garden path. Useful combinations include a white daisy, pick a daisy, and a field of daisies. Unlike dandelion, which usually has a dense yellow flower head, daisy commonly brings to mind separate pale petals around a yellow center.
例文
A white daisy grew near the path.
小道のそばに白いデイジーが咲いていました。
She picked a daisy from the garden.
彼女は庭からデイジーを一本摘みました。
There is a small daisy on the table.
テーブルの上に小さなデイジーがあります。
daisy の類義語・関連語
daisy の語源・成り立ち Etymology
daisy は古英語 dæges ēage「昼の目」が縮まった語で、花が朝に開き夕方に閉じる様子から名づけられました。見た目のふるまいがそのまま名前になった語で、day・daily と同じ語幹を意識すると由来がすっと入ります。
Daisy developed from Old English dæges ēage, literally “day’s eye.” The name referred to the flower’s habit of opening in daylight and closing at night, as though an eye were opening and shutting with the day. The original two-word expression was gradually contracted into the modern form. Its first element is historically the same word represented by modern day.
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