dancer
意味一覧 (2件)
ダンサー
解説 Definition
ダンスやバレエなどの踊りを演じたり、踊ったりする人を意味します。音楽に合わせて身体を動かす専門家またはアーティストです。
A dancer is a person who dances, especially as a skill, job, or performance activity. The word is often used for someone in ballet, modern dance, hip-hop, or traditional dance. It can describe both professional performers and people who dance as a hobby.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dancer は dance「踊る」に、人を表す -er が付いた語です。singer, writer, teacher と同じ作りなので、「踊る人」と考えると自然に覚えられます。日本語の「ダンサー」と同じく、舞台・クラブ・映像作品などで踊りを見せる人を指しやすく、professional dancer, backup dancer, ballet dancer のように役割やジャンルを前に置いて具体化します。
Start from dance, then add -er, the common ending for a person who does an action. This is the same pattern as singer, writer, and teacher. Common phrases include professional dancer, backup dancer, and ballet dancer.
例文
The dancer performed gracefully on stage.
その踊り手はステージ上で優雅に演じました。
She dreamed of becoming a professional dancer.
彼女はプロの踊り手になることを夢見ていました。
The dancers moved in perfect synchronization.
踊り手たちは完璧な同期で動きました。
踊り手
(意味 2)解説 Definition
dancer は、音楽やリズムに合わせて踊る人を指す名詞です。舞台で踊る職業的な人にも、趣味や行事で踊る人にも使えます。バレエ、ヒップホップ、伝統舞踊など幅広い文脈で用いられます。
A dancer is a person who moves their body to music or rhythm as a form of dance. The word can describe both professional performers on stage and people who dance for fun, at events, or in social activities. It is used in many contexts, including ballet, hip-hop, and traditional dance.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dance は「踊る／踊り」を表す基本語で、そこに人を表す -er が付くと dancer「踊る人」になる。teacher, singer, writer と同じ作り方なので、「動詞 + er = その動作をする人」とまとめて覚えるとよい。a ballet dancer, a good dancer, a professional dancer のように、どんな踊り手かを前から説明する形でよく使われる。dancing は行為や状態、dancer は人を指す点に注意。
Think of dance as the base word and -er as a common ending meaning "a person who does something." So a dancer is simply "a person who dances," just like a teacher teaches or a singer sings. This pattern is useful to remember: verb plus -er often makes a noun for the person who does that action. Be careful that dancing describes the activity, while dancer means the person.
例文
She wants to become a professional dancer someday.
彼女はいつかプロの踊り手になりたいと思っている。
The dancer moved gracefully across the stage during the ballet performance.
その踊り手はバレエ公演で優雅に舞台を動いた。
He is not a trained dancer, but he loves joining traditional dances at local festivals.
彼は訓練を受けた踊り手ではないが、地域の祭りで伝統舞踊に加わるのが大好きだ。
dancer の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 dancier（踊る）に行為者接尾辞 -er が付いた語。さらに古くはフランク語（ゲルマン系）の *dintjan「前後に動く」に遡るとされる。関連語に dance（踊り）、dancing（踊ること）がある。「動き回る人」が原義である。
Dancer comes from dance plus the agent ending -er, meaning "a person who does something." Dance entered English through Old French dancier and may go back to a Frankish Germanic root meaning "to move back and forth." The original idea was simply a person in active movement. Related English words include dance and dancing.
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