frigate
フリゲート艦
解説 Definition
frigate は「フリゲート艦」を意味する名詞です。現代では、護衛や哨戒、対潜作戦などに使われる中型の軍艦を指すことが多いです。
A medium-sized warship commonly used for escort, patrol, surveillance, and anti-submarine operations. The exact size and capabilities vary among navies and historical periods, but a modern frigate is generally smaller than a destroyer.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
frigate は現代海軍で、護衛・哨戒・対潜任務などを担う中型軍艦を指します。escort／patrol／navy と結び付け、a frigate escorted a supply ship の場面で覚えましょう。destroyer「駆逐艦」より一般に小型・軽装備ですが、艦種区分は国や時代によって異なる点にも注意します。
Learn frigate through its naval jobs: a frigate escorts supply or merchant ships, patrols a coast, and may hunt submarines. Picture a medium-sized warship moving alongside a more vulnerable vessel through dangerous waters. Useful combinations include naval frigate, guided-missile frigate, frigate class, and a frigate on patrol. It is commonly smaller and less heavily armed than a destroyer, although classifications differ by country and period. This role-based picture is more reliable than trying to divide frigate into modern English prefixes or suffixes.
例文
The frigate escorted the supply ship through dangerous waters.
そのフリゲート艦は危険な海域で補給船を護衛した。
A frigate was sent to patrol the coast.
沿岸を哨戒するためにフリゲート艦が派遣された。
The navy plans to build a new class of frigate.
海軍は新しい種類のフリゲート艦を建造する計画だ。
frigate の類義語・関連語
類義語
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frigate の語源・成り立ち Etymology
frigate はフランス語 frégate を経て英語に入り、さらにイタリア語 fregata にさかのぼる。原語義は快速で機動性の高い軍船で、そこからフリゲート艦の名になったが、さらに古い語源は不詳。関連語 frigatebird。
Frigate entered English through French frégate and goes back to Italian fregata, a term used for a fast, relatively light vessel. The word’s origin before Italian is uncertain, so it is not safely divisible into familiar English elements. Its naval meaning has changed considerably over time: sailing-era frigates were fast warships with a particular rig and armament, while modern frigates are generally medium-sized vessels used for escort and patrol duties.
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