花輪、花冠
解説 Definition
花や葉で作られた輪状の装飾品。
A decorative arrangement of flowers, leaves, branches, or similar materials, made as a ring or a hanging chain. Garlands may be worn on the head or around the neck, or displayed on buildings and streets for ceremonies, festivals, and celebrations.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
garlandは花・葉・枝などをつないだ装飾で、首や頭に載せる輪にも、暖炉や通りに垂らす帯状の飾りにも使えます。a garland of flowersやChristmas garlandsを典型表現として覚えましょう。wreathも輪ですが、garlandは長く連ねて掛ける形を含む点が重要です。
Picture flowers or evergreen branches linked together and used for celebration. A garland can form a circle worn on the head or around the neck, but it can also be a long decorative chain hung above a fireplace or across a street. Learn the common pattern a garland of flowers, leaves, or pine branches. Compare wreath: a wreath is characteristically ring-shaped, while a garland may be either circular or extended in a line. This contrast helps explain why Christmas greenery hung along a mantel is usually called a garland even when it does not form a complete ring.
例文
They hung a garland of pine branches above the fireplace for Christmas.
クリスマスのために暖炉の上に松の枝のガーランドを飾った。
The bride wore a garland of white flowers in her hair.
花嫁は髪に白い花のガーランドを飾っていた。
Colorful garlands decorated the streets during the festival.
祭りの間、色とりどりのガーランドが通りを飾った。
garland の類義語・関連語
garland の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 garlande（花輪）に由来し、さらにフランク語（古ゲルマン語）の *weron（飾る）に遡るとされる。語根は「編む・巻く」の意で、花や葉を編んで輪にした装飾品を指した。関連語：garlandry。冠や勝利の象徴として花を編む習慣から生まれた語。
Garland entered English from Old French garlande, which referred to a wreath, crown, or decorative arrangement. The deeper origin is uncertain, though it has sometimes been connected with a Germanic source associated with adorning, winding, or weaving. The early object was made by arranging flowers or foliage into a crown or chain. From that physical decoration, the word also developed figurative associations with honor, celebration, and poetic tribute.
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