greyhound
グレイハウンド
解説 Definition
greyhound は、細い体と長い脚をもつ非常に速い犬種を指します。競走犬として知られていますが、家庭犬として飼われることもあります。
A greyhound is a tall, slender breed of dog with long legs and exceptional running speed. Greyhounds are well known for racing, but retired racing dogs are also commonly kept as companion animals.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
greyhound は長い脚、細い胴、速い走りで知られる犬種です。hound は「猟犬」ですが、語頭の grey を現代英語の「灰色」と解釈しないのが要点で、毛色に関係なく greyhound と呼びます。racing greyhound「競走犬」、retired greyhound「引退した競走犬」、adopt a greyhound「引き取る」を場面ごと覚えましょう。
Picture a greyhound’s unmistakable shape: a narrow body, deep chest, long legs, and a build designed for great speed. Learn it with common combinations such as “racing greyhound,” “retired greyhound,” and “adopt a greyhound.” Although the modern spelling begins with grey, the breed is not named for the color; greyhounds can have many coat colors. The second element is hound, an old word for a dog, especially one used in hunting. This contrast helps fix both the spelling and the meaning without assuming that every greyhound must be gray.
例文
The greyhound ran across the field with surprising speed.
そのグレイハウンドは驚くほどの速さで野原を走り抜けた。
They adopted a retired greyhound from a rescue group.
彼らは保護団体から引退したグレイハウンドを引き取った。
A greyhound needs regular exercise but often enjoys resting indoors.
グレイハウンドには定期的な運動が必要だが、室内で休むのを好むことも多い。
greyhound の類義語・関連語
greyhound の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語「grīghund」に由来。greyは灰色ではなく、古ノルド語「grey（犬）」が語源とされる。hundは古英語で「犬」を意味し、hound（猟犬）の原形。つまり「犬＋犬」という二重表現。関連語: hound（猟犬・追いかける）、bloodhound（ブラッドハウンド）。
Greyhound descends from Old English grīghund. The second element, hund, meant “dog” and is the ancestor of modern hound. The origin of the first element is uncertain, but it is historically distinct from the modern color word grey, despite the present spelling. Consequently, the breed’s name does not describe its coat color. Related compounds containing hound include bloodhound and wolfhound.
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