jones
ジョーンズ
解説 Definition
Jones は英語圏で見られる姓 Jones を指す語です。人の名字として使われ、特定の一人ではなく、ジョーンズという姓そのものを表します。
Jones is a common English-language surname, especially associated historically with Wales. It is used to identify a person or family bearing that name and is normally capitalized.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Jonesは姓なので通常は大文字でJonesと書き、Mr. Jones、Ms. Jones、the Jones familyなど人を特定する形で使う。Johnに所有・血縁を示した-sが付いた「Johnの家系」という成り立ちを、Johnson「Johnの息子」と並べて覚える。複数のJones家の人々はthe Jonesesとなる点にも注意。
Remember Jones as a surname formed historically from John plus an -s element indicating relationship or descent: roughly, “John’s family” or “son of John.” Compare Johnson, whose -son makes the family relationship especially transparent. In ordinary use, capitalize the name and place titles before it, as in “Mr. Jones” or “Ms. Jones.” To refer collectively to members of one Jones family, English normally uses “the Joneses,” adding -es rather than treating the existing s as a plural ending. This distinction helps separate the fixed surname Jones from its plural form.
例文
Mr. Jones is our new teacher.
ジョーンズ先生は私たちの新しい先生です。
I gave the form to Ms. Jones.
私はその用紙をジョーンズさんに渡しました。
The name Jones is written on the mailbox.
郵便受けにジョーンズという名前が書かれています。
jones の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Jones は「John の子」を表す父称姓で、中英語の属格語尾 -s が付いた形です。John は古フランス語 Jean、ラテン語 Johannes、さらにヘブライ語 Yohanan にさかのぼり、関連語に John, Johnson。つまり「ジョンの家系」がそのまま姓になった語です。
Jones is a patronymic surname meaning historically “son of John” or “John’s descendant.” Its final -s developed from a possessive or patronymic use common in medieval naming. John came into English through Old French and Latin Johannes, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan. The surname became particularly widespread in Wales, where forms of John were highly common. Jones is now an established family name throughout the English-speaking world.
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