金の指輪
解説 Definition
金色の指輪。宝飾品または装飾用の指輪を指します。
A goldring is a finger ring made of gold or having a gold-colored appearance, worn as jewelry or kept as a valuable or symbolic object. In general edited English, the common object is more usually written as the two-word phrase gold ring.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
goldring は gold「金」と ring「指輪」をそのまま組み合わせた形なので、金色に輝く輪を思い浮かべればよい。例文の sparkle、jewelry、heirloom と結び付けると、装飾品や家宝としての典型場面が定着する。一般的な英語では gold ring と二語で書くことが多く、Goldring は姓にもなる。
The structure is transparent: gold plus ring gives the image of a golden circle worn on a finger. Link it with the example words sparkled, jewelry, and heirloom, which represent three typical contexts: appearance, use, and inherited value. Be aware that standard general English normally writes the object as two words, gold ring. The closed form goldring may occur in specialized naming or be interpreted as the surname Goldring, especially when capitalized. Context and capitalization therefore help distinguish a piece of jewelry from a family name.
例文
The goldring sparkled in the sunlight.
そのゴールドリングは日光の中でキラキラしていました。
Goldring jewelry is often given as gifts.
ゴールドリングジュエリーはしばしばギフトとして与えられます。
Her goldring was an heirloom.
彼女のゴールドリングは家宝でした。
goldring の類義語・関連語
goldring の語源・成り立ち Etymology
goldring は古英語由来の gold「金」と ring「輪・指輪」がそのまま結びついた複合語です。語源どおり「金でできた輪」が基本イメージなので意味も非常に直截で、golden や ringlet などが同じ語族に当たります。
Goldring is a transparent compound of gold and ring, both inherited from Old English. Gold referred to the precious yellow metal, while ring denoted a circular band or object. The literal compound therefore means a ring of gold. Modern general English more commonly uses the open spelling gold ring for the piece of jewelry, although the closed form occurs as a surname and occasionally in names or less standard usage.
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