fife
ファイフ
解説 Definition
fife は、甲高い音を出す小さな横笛という意味です。軍楽隊や行進の音楽で使われることが多く、日本語の「ファイフ」もほぼ同じ楽器を指します。
A fife is a small, high-pitched transverse flute, traditionally played in military bands, marching groups, and outdoor ceremonies. Its bright, penetrating tone allows it to be heard clearly alongside drums and over considerable distances.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
fife は、行進や軍楽で使われる小型の横笛です。英語の pipe や bagpipe と同じく「管から音を出す楽器」というつながりを意識しましょう。play a fife、the sound of a fife の形が典型的です。屋外まで届く甲高く明るい音と、太鼓を伴う行進の場面を結び付けると覚えやすくなります。
Link fife with pipe and bagpipe: all are associated historically with tubes that produce sound. A fife is not just any flute; it is a small transverse flute with a particularly high, sharp tone. Picture a parade in which a player holds the instrument sideways while drums keep the marching rhythm. Common phrases include play a fife, a wooden fife, and fife and drum. The outdoor marching scene helps separate it from the softer image of a concert flute.
例文
The young musician played a fife in the parade.
その若い音楽家はパレードでファイフを吹きました。
A fife has a bright sound that carries well outdoors.
ファイフは屋外でもよく響く明るい音がします。
The museum displayed an old wooden fife from the army band.
博物館には軍楽隊で使われた古い木製のファイフが展示されていました。
fife の類義語・関連語
fife の語源・成り立ち Etymology
fife はドイツ語 Pfeife「笛・管」から入り、さらに後期ラテン語 pipa にさかのぼります。英語 pipe や bagpipe と同系で、「管楽器」の感覚がそのまま高く鋭い音の小笛の名になった語です。
Fife entered English through French forms such as fifre, associated with German Pfeife, meaning “pipe” or “whistle.” These words belong to a broader group of European terms for pipes and tubular musical instruments, ultimately connected with Late Latin pipa. The instrument’s name reflects its simple pipe-like construction. Its modern English sense became especially associated with the small, piercing flute used in military and marching music.
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