dorothy
ドロシー
解説 Definition
英語圏の女性名。ギリシャ語で「神の贈り物」を意味する。
Dorothy is a traditional female given name of Greek origin. It is borne by real and fictional people and is especially familiar in English through Dorothy, the central character of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Dorothy はギリシャ語の dōron「贈り物」と theos「神」に由来し、「神の贈り物」という構成を持つ女性名です。同じ二要素を逆順にした Theodore と対にすると記憶に残ります。固有名詞なので通常は Dorothy と大文字で書き、『オズの魔法使い』の主人公や祖母の名前など、特定の女性を指す場面と結び付けましょう。
Remember Dorothy through its two Greek elements: one means “gift” and the other means “god,” giving the traditional interpretation “gift of God.” Theodore contains the same two elements in the opposite order, so learning the names as a pair provides a useful structural memory aid. Dorothy is a proper name, so it normally begins with a capital D. To fix its use in memory, picture Dorothy as the girl at the center of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, or imagine a family sentence such as My grandmother Dorothy told us stories. The name identifies a person rather than a type of person.
例文
Dorothy is the main character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
ドロシーは「オズの魔法使い」の主人公です。
My grandmother Dorothy used to tell us fairy tales before bed every night.
祖母のドロシーは毎晩寝る前におとぎ話を聞かせてくれました。
The name Dorothy comes from Greek and means 'gift of God.'
ドロシーという名前はギリシャ語に由来し、「神の贈り物」を意味します。
dorothy の類義語・関連語
dorothy の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語 Dōrothea（ドーロテア）に由来し、dōron（贈り物）+ theos（神）で「神の贈り物」を意味する。関連語: Theodore（同じ語根の逆順で「神の贈り物」）、Dorothy と Theodore は同じ要素の組み合わせ違いという面白い関係にある。
Dorothy is the English form of Greek Dōrothea, a feminine personal name formed from dōron, “gift,” and theos, “god.” Its conventional interpretation is therefore “gift of God.” The name entered English through older European naming traditions and developed its familiar English spelling and pronunciation. Theodore is etymologically related because it combines the same Greek elements in the reverse order.
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