イヤホン
解説 Definition
earphone は耳に入れたり耳元に当てたりして音を聞く小型の機器「イヤホン」です。
A small audio device worn in or against one ear so that a person can listen privately to sound from a phone, music player, receiver, or similar equipment. A pair for both ears is commonly called “earphones.”
使い方 Usage
使い分け Common distinctions
- headphones は、ヘッドバンドなどでつながり、耳を覆ったり耳に当てたりする一組の機器を指すことが多いです。 Headphones commonly refers to a connected pair worn over or against the ears, often with a headband.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
ear「耳」＋ phone「音を扱う装置」と分け、耳に装着して音を聞く小型機器を思い浮かべましょう。
Break earphone into ear and phone, an element associated with sound or a sound-transmitting device. Picture a small device worn at the ear to listen to sound.
例文
I found one earphone under the desk.
机の下でイヤホンの片方を見つけました。
This earphone fits comfortably in my right ear.
このイヤホンは右耳に心地よく合います。
The guide gave each visitor an earphone for the audio tour.
ガイドは音声ツアー用に、来場者一人ひとりへイヤホンを渡しました。
earphone の類義語・関連語
earphone の語源・成り立ち Etymology
英語 ear「耳」+ phone「音」（ギリシャ語 phōnē「声・音」より）の複合語。19世紀末の電話技術の発展とともに生まれた造語。関連語: telephone（電話）、microphone（マイク）。「耳に当てる音の装置」というそのままの構造が語源で、非常にわかりやすい複合語。
“Earphone” is an English compound of “ear” and “phone.” “Ear” is an inherited Germanic word, while “phone” comes ultimately from Greek “phōnē,” meaning voice or sound, and entered many modern compounds connected with sound technology. The term developed alongside telephone and audio equipment in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its construction is literal: it names a device that carries sound directly to the ear.
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