midwest
中西部
解説 Definition
Midwest はアメリカ合衆国の中西部を指す地域名です。英語では地域名として the Midwest と大文字で書かれることが多く、州や都市のまとまりを広く表します。
The Midwest is a large region of the north-central United States, commonly understood to include states around the Great Lakes and across the central plains. The regional name is normally capitalized and used with the definite article the.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
mid「中央」＋west「西」という透明な複合語で、「米国の中央寄りの西部」と捉える。地域名としては通常 the Midwest と定冠詞を付け、M を大文字にする。live in the Midwest、drive across the Midwest の形や、大農場・内陸の州を地図と結び付けて覚えると定着しやすい。
Break Midwest into mid, meaning “middle,” and west. The compound reflects an American historical viewpoint: the region lay west of the country’s early eastern centers but is now in the north-central part of the United States. As a recognized regional name, it is normally written “the Midwest,” with a capital M and the definite article. Fix it in memory through combinations such as “live in the Midwest,” “farms in the Midwest,” and “drive across the Midwest.” A map showing the Great Lakes and central plains makes the name’s geographical role easier to retain.
例文
My aunt lives in the Midwest.
私のおばはアメリカ中西部に住んでいます。
The Midwest has many large farms.
中西部には大きな農場がたくさんあります。
They drove across the Midwest during summer vacation.
彼らは夏休みに中西部を車で横断しました。
midwest の類義語・関連語
midwest の語源・成り立ち Etymology
midwest は mid「中央」と west「西」の複合語。mid は古英語 middel、west も古英語 west に由来し、どちらもゲルマン系の基本語で、文字通り「西の真ん中あたり」を表す。米国の中西部を指す語として定着し、関連語に midpoint, western がある。
Midwest is a compound of mid and west. Both elements descend from Old English and belong to the basic Germanic vocabulary of English. The regional term developed from longer expressions such as Middle West and became established for the north-central United States. Although the name literally combines ideas of central position and western direction, its modern boundaries are defined by historical and regional usage.
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