falcon
ハヤブサ
解説 Definition
falcon は、ハヤブサという鳥を指す名詞です。日本語の「ファルコン」は商品名やチーム名にも使われますが、英語ではまず鳥の種類を表します。
A falcon is a bird of prey with long, pointed wings, strong claws, and excellent eyesight. Falcons are known for flying quickly and hunting other animals, especially birds.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
英語では商品名などより先に、空を高速で飛ぶ猛禽「ハヤブサ」を思い浮かべます。sharp-eyed falcon、a falcon circling above the cliffs のように、鋭い視力や上空での旋回と結び付けましょう。falconry は falcon などを使う「鷹狩り」です。
Picture a falcon circling high above a field or cliff, using its sharp eyesight to find prey before diving at great speed. This connects the word with typical phrases such as a falcon flying overhead and a sharp-eyed falcon. In English, falcon normally names the bird itself, even though the word may also appear in team names and product names. Link it with falconry, the practice of hunting with trained birds of prey, to strengthen the association.
例文
A falcon flew over the field.
一羽のハヤブサが野原の上を飛びました。
The falcon has sharp eyes.
ハヤブサは鋭い目を持っています。
We watched a falcon circle high above the cliffs.
私たちは崖の高い上空を旋回するハヤブサを見ました。
falcon の類義語・関連語
falcon の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 falco(鎌の意の falx が由来とされる)から。鎌状に湾曲した爪や翼の形に由来する。関連語:falconry(鷹狩り)、falcate(鎌形の)。猛禽の鋭い爪を「鎌」に見立てた命名である。
Falcon entered English through Old French falcon, from Late Latin falco. The Latin name has traditionally been associated with falx, meaning “sickle,” possibly in reference to the bird’s curved claws, beak, or wing shape. This connection is also reflected in falcate, meaning sickle-shaped. Falconry, the practice of hunting with trained birds of prey, is a later derivative built directly from falcon.
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