長い靴下
解説 Definition
膝まで、または膝より上まで覆う長い靴下またはストッキングです。通常、くるぶしを超えて脚の上部に達する長さを特徴とします。
A longstocking is a long sock or stocking that extends well above the ankle, typically to the knee or higher. The item was especially common in historical dress and was often worn by children for warmth or as part of a uniform.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
long「長い」＋stocking「長靴下」という透明な複合語で、「脚を長く覆う靴下」と覚える。実際には long stocking または複数形 long stockings と分けて書くのが一般的。knee-high は膝丈、thigh-high は太もも丈なので、丈を具体的に区別したいときに使い分ける。
The compound is transparent: long describes the length, and stocking names the close-fitting garment covering the foot and leg. Picture the stocking continuing past the ankle toward the knee or thigh, unlike an ankle sock. In ordinary modern writing, long stocking and the plural long stockings are more usual than the closed form longstocking. Use knee-high or thigh-high when the exact height matters. Historical references to school uniforms, Victorian clothing, children, and winter dress provide the most typical contexts for this garment sense.
例文
She wore longstockings with her school uniform.
彼女は学校の制服に長靴下を履いていました。
Longstockings were popular during the Victorian era.
長靴下はビクトリア朝の時代に人気がありました。
Children often wore longstockings in winter.
子どもたちは冬によく長靴下を履いていました。
longstocking の類義語・関連語
longstocking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 lang（長い）と stocking の複合語です。stocking は stock に -ing が付いた語で、stock は古英語 stocc（幹・棒・脚の下部）に由来し、length や stocky が関連語。つまり longstocking は『脚を長く覆うもの』という成り立ちです。
Longstocking is formed directly from long and stocking. Long descends from Old English lang, while stocking developed from stock with the suffix -ing. Stock ultimately comes from Old English stocc, “trunk, post, or block,” and was extended to parts or coverings associated with the lower leg. The compound therefore describes a stocking distinguished by how far it extends up the leg. The open spelling long stocking is now more conventional.
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