ethiopian
エチオピア人
解説 Definition
東アフリカのエチオピア出身の人、またはエチオピアに関連する事柄を指す。
Ethiopian refers to a person from Ethiopia or describes someone or something connected with that East African country. It is used both as a noun, as in “an Ethiopian,” and as an adjective in expressions such as Ethiopian coffee, Ethiopian cuisine, or an Ethiopian athlete.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Ethiopia「エチオピア」に、人や所属・関係を表す -an が付いた Ethiopian です。人を指す名詞なら an Ethiopian、形容詞なら Ethiopian coffee、Ethiopian runner、Ethiopian cuisine のように使います。国名・国籍語なので常に語頭を大文字にし、より広い African や East African と範囲を混同しないようにしましょう。
Build Ethiopian from Ethiopia, the country name, plus the nationality-forming ending -an. As a noun, it identifies a person: an Ethiopian or Ethiopians. As an adjective, it comes before a noun: Ethiopian coffee, Ethiopian cuisine, or an Ethiopian runner. Always capitalize it because it is a nationality word derived from a proper name. Connect all examples to Ethiopia in East Africa, but remember that African and East African are broader descriptions and do not identify a person or product specifically as Ethiopian.
例文
Ethiopian coffee is considered some of the finest in the world.
エチオピアのコーヒーは世界で最も上質なものの一つとされています。
The Ethiopian runner won the gold medal in the marathon at the Olympics.
そのエチオピア人のランナーはオリンピックのマラソンで金メダルを獲得しました。
Ethiopian cuisine is known for its spicy stews served on injera flatbread.
エチオピア料理はインジェラという平たいパンの上に載せたスパイシーなシチューで知られています。
ethiopian の類義語・関連語
ethiopian の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語 Aithiopia が語源。aithein（燃やす）+ ops（顔）で「日に焼けた顔の人々」が原義。古代ギリシャ人がアフリカ南方の人々を指した呼称に由来する。関連語: ether（燃える上空→エーテル）。地名がそのまま民族名となった例。
Ethiopian is formed from Ethiopia and the English suffix -an, which marks origin or association. Ethiopia ultimately comes from Greek Aithiopia, a geographical name connected with Aithiops, an ancient Greek term traditionally analyzed from elements meaning “burn” and “face.” The ancient name covered regions differently from the borders of the modern country, while Ethiopian now specifically denotes connection with modern Ethiopia or its people.
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