lark
ヒバリ
解説 Definition
lark はヒバリという鳥を指す名詞です。日本語のカタカナ語「ラーク」はたばこの銘柄名などで見かけることがありますが、英語の lark は主に鳥の名前です。
A lark is a small songbird, usually brownish and ground-dwelling, known for its musical call and for some species singing while rising or flying high above open fields.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
鳥の lark は、朝の野原で草むらから舞い上がり、上空でさえずる小型のヒバリを情景と一緒に覚えます。a lark sang、a lark rose from the grass のように、sing、rise、field とよく結び付きます。for a lark「面白半分に」という別義や、地名・商品名の Lark ではなく、鳥の文脈かを周囲の語で見分けましょう。
For the bird sense of lark, picture a small brown songbird rising from grass and singing over an open field in the morning. Useful context words include sing, rise, field, meadow, and sky. The image of upward flight is especially helpful because several lark species perform songs while airborne. English also uses lark for a playful adventure or amusing activity, as in “for a lark,” so check the surrounding words. If the sentence mentions feathers, grass, flight, a nest, or birdsong, lark almost certainly means the bird.
例文
A lark sang above the field in the morning.
朝、ヒバリが畑の上でさえずっていました。
We saw a lark rise from the grass.
私たちは草むらからヒバリが飛び立つのを見ました。
The guide pointed to a small lark near the path.
ガイドは小道の近くにいる小さなヒバリを指さしました。
lark の類義語・関連語
lark の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 lāwerce(ヒバリ)に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *laiwazikōn に遡る。語源の正確な意味は不明だが「裏切り者」や「鳴く者」など諸説ある。空高く舞い上がりながらさえずる習性から、比喩的に「陽気な冒険・いたずら」の意味も生まれた。関連語: skylark(ふざける)、meadowlark(マキバドリ)。
Lark as a bird name comes from Old English lāwerce, with related forms found in other Germanic languages. The word’s deeper formation is uncertain, so attempts to assign a precise original meaning remain speculative. English has long used it for small songbirds associated with fields and conspicuous aerial singing. The later noun meaning a playful adventure is traditionally linked with carefree behavior, although its exact historical development is not fully certain.
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