devon
デボン
解説 Definition
デヴォンはイングランド南西部の郡で、美しい海岸線と田舎の風景で知られています。イギリスの重要な観光地の一つです。
Devon is a county in southwestern England, known for its coastline, cliffs, rural landscapes, and holiday destinations. As a geographical proper name, it is normally written with an initial capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
地名なので通常は Devon と大文字で書き、visit Devon、the coast of Devon、cliffs in Devon のように覚えます。イングランド南西部の郡を地図で確認し、海岸・崖・田園という典型的な景観と結び付けると定着します。地質時代の Devonian「デボン紀」も、この地方で研究された岩層にちなんだ語です。
Capitalize Devon because it is the name of an English county. Build a geographical memory: locate it in southwestern England and connect it with coastline, cliffs, countryside, and summer tourism. Useful patterns include visit Devon, the coast of Devon, and cliffs in Devon. The adjective Devonian provides another strong link. It can mean relating to Devon, and it also names a geological period because rocks from that period were studied in the county. Keeping Devon beside neighboring Cornwall and Somerset on a mental map will help distinguish the place from Devon when it is used as a person’s name.
例文
Devon is famous for its beautiful coastline.
デヴォンは美しい海岸線で有名です。
Many tourists visit Devon during the summer holidays.
多くの観光客が夏休みにデヴォンを訪問します。
The cliffs of Devon are stunning.
デヴォンの崖は素晴らしいです。
devon の類義語・関連語
紛らわしい語
devon の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ケルト系部族デヴォニイ（Dumnonii）に由来し、ケルト語の*dubno-（深い）が語源。「深い谷の住人」の意。英国南西部の州名で、地質学のデボン紀（Devonian）もこの地の地層研究から命名された。
Devon takes its name from the Dumnonii, a Celtic people who inhabited southwestern Britain. Their name is generally connected with a Celtic element reconstructed as dubno- or dumno-, conveying the idea of depth or the deep world, though detailed interpretations vary. The county name later gave rise to Devonian. Geologists coined that term for a period represented by rock formations studied in Devon, linking the modern scientific word directly to the English place name.
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