harbor
意味一覧 (2件)
港
解説 Definition
harbor は、船の出入り・停泊を支える港湾エリア全体にも使われます。埠頭、橋、倉庫、観光客でにぎわう海辺の町区画まで含め、生活や物流の場としての港を描く語です。
A harbor is a place by the sea or a large body of water where boats and ships can come in, stay safely, and leave again. It can mean not only the water area but also the larger waterfront area around it, such as piers, warehouses, and parts of a seaside town. The word often gives a picture of a working and living place connected with transport, fishing, tourism, and daily life. Compared with port, harbor can feel more connected to the sheltered water and the surrounding scene.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この harbor は、海辺の町の一部として人や船が行き交う場面で押さえると使いやすいです。boats returned to the harbor なら船が戻る水域、connect the harbor to downtown なら中心街と結ばれる港地区。port が制度上・商業上の港を指しやすいのに対し、harbor は水面と周辺の景色をまとめて思い浮かべると定着します。
It helps to picture harbor as part of a seaside town where people and boats move in and out. In boats returned to the harbor, it suggests the water area where ships come back safely. In connect the harbor to downtown, it can also mean the larger harbor district. Remember that port often sounds more official or commercial, while harbor brings the water and the surrounding scene to mind together.
例文
The fishing boats returned to the harbor before sunset.
漁船は日没前に港へ戻った。
A new bridge will connect the harbor to downtown.
新しい橋が港地区と中心街を結ぶ予定だ。
Tourists spent the afternoon walking around the old harbor.
観光客は午後を古い港の周辺で散策して過ごした。
抱く
(意味 2)解説 Definition
harbor は、疑念・恨み・希望などを胸の内に持ち続ける「抱く」です。単に感じるより、外へ出さず内側にしまっておく響きがあり、人を匿う意味にも広がります。
To harbor something means to keep a feeling, thought, hope, or secret in your mind for some time. It is often used for emotions or attitudes that are not expressed openly, such as anger, doubt, or love. The word can suggest that the feeling continues quietly in the background.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
名詞 harbor「港」の、外の荒れた場所から中へ入れて守る感覚を心に移すと覚えやすいです。harbor doubts は疑いを密かに抱く、harbor resentment は恨みをため込む。感情だけでなく harbor a fugitive なら逃亡者をかくまうで、どちらも「見えない内側に置いておく」イメージです。
Think of a harbor as a place where ships stay inside and are kept there. The verb keeps that same image: you harbor doubts, resentment, or hopes by keeping them inside. It also often appears in phrases like harbor a fugitive, which gives the feeling of hiding and keeping someone in a place.
例文
She harbors deep feelings of gratitude for his kindness.
彼女は彼の親切に対して深い感謝の気持ちを抱いている。
The fisherman harbors his boat in the protected bay.
漁師は保護された湾に彼のボートを係留している。
The country refused to harbor any fugitives.
その国はいかなる逃亡者も匿うことを拒否した。
harbor の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 herebeorg（軍の避難所）に由来し、here（軍）+ beorg（保護・避難所）から成る。安全な避難場所の意味が、船を守る場所として「港」へ広がった。
Harbor comes from Old English herebeorg, which meant a shelter or lodging for an army. It was formed from here, meaning "army," and beorg, meaning "protection" or "shelter." The idea of a safe shelter later developed into the meaning of a place that protects ships, or a harbor.
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