リビングルーム
解説 Definition
家の中でくつろいだり、家族が集まったりする部屋。居間のこと。
A living room is a room in a home where people sit, relax, and spend time together. It is commonly used for talking, watching TV, or receiving guests. This is a basic household word in everyday English.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
living は live の -ing 形で、「人が実際に過ごしている」感じを出す語。bedroom が寝る部屋、bathroom が風呂・洗面の部屋なら、living room は「日常生活を送る部屋」と並べて覚えると残りやすいです。ソファ、テレビ、家族の会話などを思い浮かべると定着しやすいでしょう。dining room は食事の部屋で別なので混同注意。in the living room, sit in the living room のような言い方ごと覚えると実戦で出しやすくなります。
Use room words as a set: bedroom is for sleeping, bathroom is for washing, and living room is where people live their daily home life. The word living comes from live, so it suggests the space people spend time in. Picture a sofa, TV, and family talk, and remember phrases like in the living room.
例文
This is our living room.
これは私たちのリビングルームです。
I read in the living room.
私はリビングルームで本を読みます。
The sofa is in the living room.
ソファはリビングルームにあります。
living room の類義語・関連語
紛らわしい語
living room の語源・成り立ち Etymology
living(生活する)は古英語lifian(生きる)から、room(部屋)は古英語rūm(空間)に由来。19世紀後半に、家族が日常生活を過ごす部屋としてdrawing roomに代わり普及した表現。関連語: livelihood(生計)、roommate(同居人)。
Living room is made from living and room. Living comes from Old English lifian, "to live," and room comes from Old English rūm, meaning "space" or "room." The phrase became common in the late 19th century as the name for the room used for everyday family life, replacing older terms such as drawing room in many homes. Related words include livelihood.
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