ホメロス的な / 壮大な
解説 Definition
Homeric は、古代ギリシャの詩人ホメロスやその叙事詩に関係する、または叙事詩のように壮大なという意味です。文学や語りの調子を表すときに使われ、単に「大きい」だけでなく、英雄的・荘厳な響きを含みます。
Homeric means relating to Homer or to the ancient Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to him. By extension, it describes language, events, or struggles that seem epic in scale, heroic in character, or grand and elevated in tone.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Homer「ホメロス」に「〜に関する」を表す -ic が付いた形で、通常 Homeric と大文字で書きます。Homeric style ならホメロス作品に直接関係し、a Homeric struggle なら英雄や長い旅を思わせる「叙事詩的で壮大な」の比喩用法です。単に large ではなく、英雄的・荘厳な調子を伴う点を覚えましょう。
Build Homeric from Homer plus the adjective ending -ic, meaning “related to.” A Homeric style or Homeric poem directly concerns Homer and the epics traditionally linked with him. In an extended sense, a Homeric journey, struggle, or description feels like an epic: vast, heroic, solemn, and full of adventure or loss. This is more specific than simply saying big or impressive. The word evokes the elevated world of heroes, warfare, dangerous voyages, and fate. Because it comes from a proper name, it is conventionally written with a capital H.
例文
The scholar discussed the Homeric style of the ancient poem.
その学者はその古代詩のホメロス的な文体について論じました。
The novel opens with a Homeric description of the sea.
その小説は海を壮大に描写する場面で始まります。
Her speech had a Homeric tone, full of heroes, journeys, and loss.
彼女の演説には、英雄や旅や喪失に満ちた叙事詩的な調子がありました。
homeric の類義語・関連語
homeric の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Homeric は固有名 Homer に形容詞語尾 -ic が付いた語で、Homer はラテン語 Homerus、さらに古代ギリシャ語 Homeros にさかのぼります。原義は「ホメロスに関する」で、そこからホメロス叙事詩のように壮大で英雄的な、という意味へ広がりました。関連語は Homerian, homerically。
Homeric consists of Homer and the adjective-forming suffix -ic. English Homer comes through Latin Homerus from ancient Greek Homēros, the name traditionally given to the poet associated with the Iliad and the Odyssey. The adjective first means “of or relating to Homer or the works attributed to him.” Its figurative sense developed from the grand scale, heroic subjects, and elevated narrative style characteristic of those epics.
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