lof
風上側
解説 Definition
帆船の風上側。または、風へ向かう側。航海用語を指します。
Lof is a rare or historical nautical term referring to the windward side of a vessel or the side facing toward the wind. In modern English, windward side or weather side is generally clearer and more familiar.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
航海文脈の lof は「風上側」と捉え、the lof of the ship、navigate the lof のように船・風・競走を示す語と結び付けます。現代英語では weather side や windward side のほうが明確で一般的です。一方、ゲルマン語系の lof「称賛・栄光」という人名要素は別の歴史的用法なので、航海用語と混同しないよう文脈で区別します。
Picture a sailing vessel leaning toward the wind and label its exposed, upwind side lof. Phrases such as the lof of the ship and a favorable lof position place the word in a nautical setting, where wind direction determines its meaning. For ordinary modern communication, windward side or weather side is more readily understood. Do not confuse this specialized sense with the Germanic word and name element lof meaning “praise” or “glory.” The surrounding vocabulary provides the cue: ships, sails, wind, or racing indicate the nautical term, while old personal names or Dutch-language contexts may point to “praise.”
例文
The lof of the ship faced the wind.
その船の風上側は風に向かいました。
Navigating the lof requires skill.
風上側を航行するにはスキルが必要です。
The lof position is advantageous in racing.
風上側の位置はレースで有利です。
lof の類義語・関連語
lof の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ゲルマン語系の名前で、古英語・古ノルド語の lof「称賛、栄光」に由来する。オランダ語でも lof は「賞賛」を意味する。ゲルマン人名では「栄光」を表す要素として複合名（Lofric等）に使われた。関連語：love（愛、語源は別だが古英語 lufu）。「誉れ高き者」という意味が込められている。
The form lof has more than one historical association. In Germanic naming and vocabulary, Old English and Old Norse forms written lof conveyed “praise,” “reputation,” or “glory”; modern Dutch lof likewise means “praise.” Such a form could serve as an element in personal names. The nautical sense referring to the windward side belongs to specialized seafaring vocabulary and is best learned through its use with ships and wind rather than identified with the unrelated English word love.
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