食いしん坊
解説 Definition
大食いの人、食べることに貪欲な人。また、何かに対して飽くなき欲求を持つ人。
A glutton is a person who eats too much, especially more than is healthy or socially acceptable. The word is also used more broadly for someone who has too much of something, but it most often refers to food and has a negative tone.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
glut を知っていると覚えやすい。glut は「過剰に満たす・詰め込む」で、glutton は「自分にどんどん詰め込む人」→ 食いしん坊。glutton for punishment / glutton for work のように、食べ物以外にも「〜を欲しがりすぎる人」に広がる。単なる hungry は一時的に空腹なだけだが、glutton は習慣的・性格的にむさぼる感じ。gluttony（大食・暴食）とセットで覚えると、名詞どうしのつながりでも定着しやすい。
Link it to `glut`, which has the idea of filling too much. A `glutton` is a person who keeps stuffing more in. Also remember `glutton for ...`, because the word is often used for someone who wants too much of something, not only food.
例文
My uncle is such a glutton that he ordered three main courses at the restaurant.
私の叔父はとても食いしん坊で、レストランでメインディッシュを3品も注文した。
She's a glutton for punishment, always volunteering for the hardest assignments.
彼女は苦労を厭わない人で、いつも最も難しい仕事に自ら志願する。
The glutton devoured the entire cake before anyone else could have a slice.
その大食いの人は、他の人が誰も一切れ取れないうちにケーキを丸ごと平らげてしまった。
glutton の類義語・関連語
glutton の語源・成り立ち Etymology
glutton は古フランス語 gloton を経て、ラテン語 glutto「がつがつ食べる人」に由来します。さらに同系のラテン語 gluttire「ごくごくのみ込む」が背景にあり、関連語 glut や gluttony を見ると、「のみ込むように食べる人」から食いしん坊の意味になったと分かります。
Glutton came into English through Old French gloton, from Latin glutto, meaning "a greedy eater." It is related to Latin gluttire, "to swallow down," which also gave English glut and gluttony. The idea moved from simply swallowing greedily to the stronger sense of a person who eats too much.
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