mell
混ぜ合わせる
解説 Definition
混ぜ合わせる、または入り混じることを意味する古語的な動詞。
To mell means to mix, combine, or become mingled, especially so that separate sounds, colors, or other elements merge into one effect. It is an archaic or rare verb, and modern English usually uses blend, mix, or mingle instead.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
mell は現代ではまれな古風な動詞で、「物を混ぜる」「音や色などが混ざり合う」の意。例文の sounds mell together や voices mell into a roar のように、together・into と組み合わせて覚える。古フランス語の「混ぜる」を経た語で、同系の meddle は「他人事に入り混じる」から「干渉する」へ意味が発展した。日常文では blend や mingle が普通。
Remember mell as a rare, old-fashioned verb for elements merging together. The example pattern sounds mell together captures it well: separate notes, voices, or colors lose clear boundaries and form one blend. It may also occur with into, as in voices melling into a roar. The historical sense is simply “mix,” and its relationship to meddle can help: meddle developed from the idea of mixing oneself into another person’s affairs. In ordinary modern writing, blend, mingle, or mix will usually sound more natural, so recognize mell mainly in archaic, dialectal, or deliberately poetic language.
例文
The sounds of the orchestra melled together into a harmonious blend of melody and rhythm.
オーケストラの音が混ざり合い、メロディーとリズムの調和のとれた融合となった。
In the crowded marketplace, the voices of vendors melled into an indistinguishable roar.
混雑した市場で、売り子たちの声が混ざり合って聞き分けられないざわめきとなった。
The poet described how colors mell at twilight, blurring the boundary between day and night.
詩人は、黄昏時に色彩が混ざり合い、昼と夜の境界を曖昧にする様子を描写した。
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mell の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 mesler/meller（混ぜる）を経て、ラテン語 miscēre（混合する）に遡る。同根語に meddle（干渉する＝余計に混ざる）や mélange（混合物）がある。「混ぜ合わせる」という意味は原義そのままである。
Mell entered English through Old French forms such as mesler or meller, meaning “to mix” or “to mingle.” These ultimately go back to Latin miscere, “to mix.” Meddle passed through the same French word family and developed the figurative sense of mixing oneself improperly in another person’s affairs. French mélange, later borrowed into English, is another related formation associated with mixing. The literal mixing sense of mell preserves the older meaning directly.
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