dol
ドル
解説 Definition
dol. は dollar の書面上の略記です。現在の一般的な文章や金額表示では dollar、$、USD などが普通で、dol. は限定的または古風です。独立した語として /doʊl/ と読むのではなく、読む場合は通常 dollar と展開します。
Dol., with a period, is a written abbreviation for dollar. It is limited or old-fashioned in modern usage, where dollar, $, or a currency code such as USD is normally preferred. It is not ordinarily pronounced as an independent word; when read aloud, it is expanded to dollar.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
通常はピリオドを付けて dol. と書く、dollar の限定的・古風な略記です。独立語として発音せず、音読時は dollar と展開します。一般には dollar、$、USD を使うと覚えましょう。
Treat dol as a shortened written form of dollar rather than as the normal everyday name of the currency. Mentally expand dol- to dollar whenever it appears beside an amount or in a financial context. In ordinary modern English, writers usually use dollar, dollars, the symbol $, or a code such as USD, so dol may look specialized or old-fashioned. Also notice the spelling contrast with doll: dol has one final l and refers here to money, while doll has two and means a toy shaped like a person.
dol の類義語・関連語
dol の語源・成り立ち Etymology
dol は dollar の省略形で、英語 dollar はドイツ語 Taler 系、さらに Joachimsthaler（ヨアヒムの谷の銀貨名）にさかのぼります。土地名が貨幣名になった語で、dollar や thaler が同根です。
Dol is formed by shortening dollar. Dollar entered English through Dutch or Low German forms related to German Taler. Taler itself was shortened from Joachimsthaler, the name of a silver coin minted from metal obtained near Joachimsthal, “Joachim’s valley.” Thus, a geographical name became a coin name and later contributed to the English currency term that dol abbreviates.
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