ロングホーン牛
解説 Definition
longhorn は、非常に長く横に広がる角を持つ牛、特にロングホーン牛を指す名詞です。
A longhorn is a member of a cattle breed or type distinguished by exceptionally long, widely spreading horns, especially the Texas Longhorn. The countable noun can refer to one animal, while longhorn cattle refers collectively to such cattle.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
long「長い」＋ horn「角」。横に大きく広がる角を持つ牛を思い浮かべると、形と意味が結び付きます。
Think of long plus horn, and picture a cow with exceptionally long horns spreading sideways.
例文
A longhorn stood near the fence.
ロングホーン牛が1頭、柵の近くに立っていました。
The ranch keeps a small herd of longhorn cattle.
その牧場ではロングホーン牛の小さな群れを飼っています。
longhorn の類義語・関連語
longhorn の語源・成り立ち Etymology
英語 long（長い）+ horn（角）の複合語。古英語 lang + horn に遡り、いずれもゲルマン祖語起源。長く大きな角を持つテキサス原産の牛品種を指す。スペイン人が持ち込んだ牛が野生化し独特の長角に進化した歴史を反映。関連語: longbow（長弓）、hornbill（サイチョウ）。
Longhorn is a compound of long and horn, both inherited Germanic words represented in Old English as lang and horn. The compound was applied descriptively to cattle notable for unusually long horns and became strongly associated with the Texas Longhorn, a breed descended from cattle introduced to the Americas by Spanish colonists. Its transparent structure also allows similar descriptive uses for other long-horned or long-antennaed animals.
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