lobster
ロブスター
解説 Definition
lobster はロブスター、つまり大きな海の甲殻類を指す名詞です。日本語の「ロブスター」は料理としての印象が強いこともありますが、英語では生き物そのものにも料理にも使います。
A lobster is a large marine crustacean with a hard shell, a long body, and usually a pair of prominent claws. The word also refers to its meat when prepared or served as food.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
lobster は料理名だけでなく、海にすむ大きな甲殻類そのものを指す。a lobster なら一匹、lobster を無冠詞で使えば食材・料理を表しやすい。大きなはさみ、硬い殻、海底という特徴と、fresh lobster、lobster tank などの定番表現をまとめて覚える。
Do not limit lobster to a restaurant dish. The English word names both the living sea animal and its meat as food. Picture the animal's hard shell, long body, and large claws in a lobster tank. Grammar helps reveal the meaning: a lobster usually refers to one animal, while fresh lobster or serve lobster often refers to the food. Useful combinations include lobster tank, lobster fishing, and lobster meat. Compare it with crab, which has a broader, flatter body and a different shape.
例文
A lobster lives in the sea.
ロブスターは海にすむ生き物です。
The restaurant serves fresh lobster.
そのレストランでは新鮮なロブスターを出しています。
He saw a lobster in the large tank.
彼は大きな水槽の中にロブスターを見ました。
lobster の類義語・関連語
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lobster の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語「loppestre」に由来し、ラテン語「locusta（バッタ・エビ）」が変化したもの。海底を跳ねる姿がバッタに似ていたことから同じ語が転用された。locust（バッタ）と意外にも同根で、陸と海の「跳ねる生き物」がつながる。
Lobster comes from Old English loppestre and related Germanic forms. Its earlier history is associated with Latin locusta, a word used for a locust and also for certain marine crustaceans. This historical overlap connects lobster with locust, although the modern animals and meanings are clearly different. The English form changed over centuries before settling into lobster, now used both for the marine animal and for its edible flesh.
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