florida
フロリダ
解説 Definition
Florida は、アメリカ合衆国南東部にある州、フロリダ州を指す固有名詞です。英語では通常 Florida と大文字で書き、地名として使います。
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, occupying a peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. As a proper place name, it is normally written with an initial capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
州名なので標準表記は Florida と語頭を大文字にする。米国南東部の半島状の州を地図と結び付け、in Florida「フロリダ州で」、Florida residents「フロリダ州民」の形で覚える。名称はスペイン語 La Florida と「花の復活祭」に関係し、flower や flourish と共通するラテン語系の核を持つ。
Remember Florida as a proper place name, so standard English gives it an initial capital: Florida. Link the word to the long peninsula in the southeastern United States, with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other. Useful patterns include in Florida, a trip to Florida, and Florida residents. Its Spanish name is associated with flowers and the Easter season, which provides a genuine connection to familiar words such as flower and flourish. That connection can reinforce the spelling without treating Florida as an ordinary common noun.
例文
Search for "Florida" on the map.
地図で「フロリダ」を検索してください。
The word "Florida" is on this travel form.
この旅行用の書類に「フロリダ」という語があります。
Please write "Florida" as the state name.
州名として「フロリダ」と書いてください。
florida の類義語・関連語
florida の語源・成り立ち Etymology
スペイン語 La Florida（花の地）が語源。探検家ポンセ・デ・レオンが1513年の復活祭（Pascua Florida＝花の復活祭）の時期に到達し命名。ラテン語 florere（花が咲く）に由来する。関連語: flower（花）、flourish（繁栄する）。
Florida comes from the Spanish name La Florida. Juan Ponce de León used the name after reaching the region in 1513 around the Easter season, known in Spanish as Pascua Florida, the “flowery” or “flowering” Easter festival. Spanish florida means “flowery” or “in bloom” and ultimately belongs to the Latin family of flos, “flower,” and florere, “to bloom.” English flower and flourish are historically related members of this broad word family.
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