frat
男子学生社交クラブ
解説 Definition
主に米国の大学にある男子学生の社交団体を指すくだけた語。fraternityの短縮形。
A frat is an informal term for a college fraternity, especially a social organization traditionally composed of male students in the United States. It can also refer collectively to that organization or its members.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
frat は fraternity を日常会話向けに短くした語で、主に米国大学の男子学生社交クラブを指す。frat member「クラブ員」、frat house「クラブの寮・活動拠点」、frat party「クラブ主催のパーティー」という典型表現で覚える。くだけた語なので正式文書では fraternity が適する。
Treat frat as the short, informal form of fraternity. In American college contexts, it usually means a social organization traditionally formed by male students. Remember it through the common phrases frat member, frat house, and frat party: a member belongs to the organization, the house is its residence or meeting place, and the party is an event it hosts. The idea of brotherhood also connects frat with fraternity and fraternal. Because frat is casual and can sometimes carry stereotypical associations, fraternity is often the safer choice in formal writing.
例文
Jake joined a frat during his first year of college.
ジェイクは大学1年目に男子学生社交クラブへ入りました。
They held the meeting at the frat house.
彼らは男子学生社交クラブの寮で会合を開きました。
The university introduced new rules for frat parties.
大学は男子学生社交クラブのパーティーに関する新しい規則を導入しました。
frat の類義語・関連語
類義語
紛らわしい語
frat の語源・成り立ち Etymology
frat は fraternity の短縮形で、fraternity は古フランス語を経てラテン語 fraternitas「兄弟関係」に由来する。語根 frater は「兄弟」を意味し、学生クラブを『兄弟の結びつき』と捉える感覚がそのまま残っている。関連語は fraternal, confraternity。
Frat is an abbreviation of fraternity. Fraternity entered English through Old French from Latin fraternitas, meaning “brotherhood,” which was derived from frater, “brother.” The shortened form became particularly associated with social fraternities at North American colleges and universities. Fraternal and confraternity preserve the same Latin root and the underlying idea of people joined in a brotherly association.
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