knick
ニック
解説 Definition
Knick は、米国のバスケットボールチーム New York Knicks の一員や関係者を指す固有名詞として使われることがあります。単数形で「ニックスの選手・関係者」という意味になり、文中では通常大文字で書き始めます。
A player or other person associated with the New York Knicks basketball team, especially a current or former player. In this sports use, the singular proper noun is normally capitalized and often follows a or former.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この語義では必ず大文字の Knick とし、New York Knicks の単数の選手・元選手を表します。a former Knick、his first season as a Knick の型で覚えると、チーム名 Knicks が複数形でも一人なら Knick になる関係が明確です。小文字の nick「小さな傷」とは用法も意味も異なります。
Link a Knick directly to the team name the New York Knicks. Knicks names the team collectively, while Knick is the singular form used for one player or associated person. Learn it in common sports phrases such as a former Knick, a young Knick, and his first season as a Knick. The capital K matters because this is a proper team-based label. Do not confuse it with lowercase nick, which can mean a small cut or notch. When the surrounding text discusses basketball, seasons, practice, trades, or players, Knick almost certainly refers to the New York team connection.
例文
The article described him as a former Knick.
その記事は彼を元ニックスの選手として紹介していました。
A young Knick answered questions after practice.
若いニックスの選手が練習後に質問に答えました。
The interview focused on his first season as a Knick.
そのインタビューは、彼のニックスでの最初のシーズンに焦点を当てていました。
knick の類義語・関連語
knick の語源・成り立ち Etymology
オランダ語 knik（割れ目、切り込み）に由来し、小さな刻み目や欠けを意味する。英語の nick（刻み目）と同根で、ドイツ語 Knick（折れ目）とも関連する。物に小さな傷がつくイメージが原義。
In its basketball sense, Knick is the back-formed singular of Knicks, the shortened team name of the New York Knickerbockers. Knickerbocker became associated with New York through its Dutch colonial heritage and later served as the team’s name; Knicks and then Knick developed as convenient shortened forms. Separately, similar-looking Germanic forms such as German Knick and English nick have been associated with a bend, notch, or small cut, but that lexical history does not define the capitalized basketball label.
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