gown
ガウン
解説 Definition
gown は、式典や病院、就寝時などに着る長い衣服を指す「ガウン」という意味です。日本語の「ガウン」と近いですが、英語では卒業式の式服や手術着のような特定の長衣にもよく使われます。
A long, loose or formal item of clothing worn for a particular purpose, such as a ceremony, medical examination, or sleep. The word can refer to academic dress, a hospital garment, or an elegant long dress.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
日本語の「ガウン」より用途が広い点を軸に覚えます。英語では graduation gown「卒業式の式服」、hospital gown「患者用衣」、nightgown「寝巻き」のように、場面を示す語と組み合わせるのが典型です。robe も長衣ですが、gown は式典・医療・就寝など用途が定まった長い衣服によく使われます。
Do not limit gown to the Japanese loanword’s image of a loose indoor robe. In English, the purpose is often identified by a word placed before it: a graduation gown is ceremonial academic clothing, a hospital gown is worn by a patient, and a nightgown is worn in bed. Picture one long garment appearing in three different settings—a graduation hall, a hospital room, and a bedroom. Robe overlaps with gown, but gown is especially common for long clothing associated with a defined ceremony, institution, medical situation, or formal occasion.
例文
She wore a white gown at the ceremony.
彼女は式典で白いガウンを着ていました。
The doctor gave him a hospital gown.
医師は彼に病院用のガウンを渡しました。
My graduation gown is hanging in the closet.
私の卒業式用ガウンはクローゼットに掛かっています。
gown の類義語・関連語
gown の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 gunna（毛皮の衣服）から古フランス語 goune を経て英語に入った。中世では学者や聖職者の正装を指し、現在も大学の式服(academic gown)に名残がある。関連語: nightgown（寝巻き）。衣服が権威の象徴だった時代の名残を持つ語。
Gown entered English through Old French goune and is ultimately associated with Late Latin gunna, a word for a fur or leather garment. In medieval Europe, gowns were worn by scholars, clergy, and other people whose clothing could indicate rank or office. That institutional history survives clearly in academic gown. The word later broadened to include several kinds of long clothing, including formal dresses, hospital garments, and nightwear.
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