ジーンズ
解説 Definition
jeans は jean の複数形として扱われる語で、ジーンズ、デニム生地のズボンという意味です。ふつう左右の脚がある衣類として複数扱いになり、a pair of jeans の形でもよく使われます。
Jeans are hard-wearing trousers, typically made from blue denim and designed with seams and pockets. The word is grammatically plural, so one item is commonly called a pair of jeans and takes a plural verb.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
jean の複数形ですが、ズボンの意味では通常 jeans と複数扱いになり、動詞も These jeans are ... のように複数形を取ります。一着を数えるときは a pair of jeans。左右二本の脚部分を一組と見る点は trousers や scissors と同じです。素材名 denim と結び付けつつ、jeans は衣類、denim は主に生地と区別します。
Treat jeans as a plural clothing word, even when it refers to one garment: these jeans are comfortable, or a pair of jeans is comfortable. The two leg sections help explain the same grammatical pattern found with trousers. The singular jean exists historically and in references to fabric or style, but ordinary English normally uses jeans for the trousers. Link jeans with denim while keeping their roles separate: denim is the sturdy cotton fabric, whereas jeans are the garment usually made from it. The place-name connection with Genoa can help anchor the word’s history.
例文
I wear jeans on weekends.
週末はジーンズをはきます。
These jeans are too long for me.
このジーンズは私には長すぎます。
She bought a new pair of jeans yesterday.
彼女は昨日、新しいジーンズを一本買いました。
jeans の類義語・関連語
jeans の語源・成り立ち Etymology
jeans はフランス語 jean に由来し、さらに「ジェノヴァ産の布」を表す語へさかのぼります。地名 Genoa（ジェノヴァ）が語源で、最初は布地の名、のちにその布で作るズボンの名になりました。関連語に Genoa、denim があります。
Jeans developed from jean, a name for a strong cotton fabric associated with Genoa, the Italian port city. English received the fabric term through French forms referring to Genoa. The name was later applied to trousers made from durable material, and the plural jeans became the normal term for the garment. Denim has a different name and history, although denim is now the fabric most strongly associated with modern jeans.
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