frank
フランク
解説 Definition
英語圏で使われる男性の名前。また、率直で正直なという意味の形容詞としても使われる。
Frank is a male given name used in English-speaking communities, often as an independent name or a shortened form of Francis or Franklin. When it identifies a particular person, it is written with an initial capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
人名を表す場合は Frank と大文字で始め、男性の名として使います。Frank told me... のように主語にしたり、sent Frank... のように人を表す目的語にしたりできます。一方、小文字の frank は「率直な」という形容詞で、to be frank「率直に言えば」が定型表現です。大文字なら人、小文字なら性質という対比で整理しましょう。
Use capitalization as the main memory key. Frank with a capital F is a man’s name, as in “Frank told me he would be late” or “Frank has been my neighbor.” It can stand alone as a given name and is also used as a familiar form of Francis or Franklin. By contrast, lowercase frank is an adjective meaning honest and direct, and it appears in the fixed phrase “to be frank.” Thus, the sentence position and capital letter help you decide whether the word names a person or describes an open way of speaking.
例文
Frank told me he would be late for the meeting.
フランクは会議に遅れると私に言いました。
To be frank, I don't think this plan will work.
率直に言って、この計画はうまくいかないと思います。
Frank has been my neighbor for over twenty years.
フランクは20年以上私の隣人です。
frank の類義語・関連語
frank の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ゲルマン祖語 *frankō（投げ槍）から、古フランク族の名に由来。フランク族は自由民を意味し、形容詞 frank（率直な）も同根。関連語：France（フランス）、franchise（特権→率直さ）。自由な民が「遠慮なく話す」イメージで率直さの意味が生まれた。
As a personal name, Frank has more than one historical route. It can be a short form of Francis or Franklin, names ultimately associated with the Franks, the Germanic people whose name also lies behind France. It also became established as an independent Germanic given name. The adjective frank, meaning “open and direct,” is historically related through the medieval association of the Franks with free status, but it is a separate modern use.
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