モカシン
解説 Definition
柔らかい革で作られた、縫い目が外に出る伝統的な靴。北米先住民が起源。
A moccasin is a soft shoe, traditionally made of leather, originally associated with many Native American peoples. In modern use, it can also mean a simple slip-on shoe in a similar style.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
日本語でも「モカシン」として入っているので、まず shoe の一種の固有名詞として固定で覚える。sneaker や boot のような一般名ではなく、『柔らかい革で足を包む、外縫いのある低い靴』という形をセットで思い浮かべると残りやすい。loafer より素朴で伝統的、slipper より外履き寄り。moccasin shoes, moccasin-style slippers のように出やすく、単なる革靴全般を指す語ではない点にも注意。
Remember this as the name of a specific kind of shoe, like `boot` or `sneaker`, but more traditional. Picture a soft leather shoe that wraps the foot closely. That image helps keep it separate from general leather shoes or indoor slippers.
例文
She bought a pair of leather moccasins at the Native American craft market.
彼女はネイティブアメリカンの工芸品市場で革製のモカシンを一足買った。
The traditional moccasin is made from a single piece of soft deerskin.
伝統的なモカシンは、柔らかい鹿革の一枚皮から作られる。
His moccasins were so comfortable that he wore them around the house every day.
彼のモカシンはとても履き心地が良く、毎日家の中で履いていた。
moccasin の類義語・関連語
moccasin の語源・成り立ち Etymology
moccasin は北米先住民アルゴンキン語系、特に東部系の *maxkeseni（靴）にさかのぼり、英語へ借用された語です。分解より借用が中心で、Ojibwe の makizin などが同根語。『足を包む履き物』という感覚が、そのまま柔らかな革靴の意味になりました。
Moccasin was borrowed into English from an Algonquian language of North America, with forms such as Proto-Algonquian *maxkeseni and related Ojibwe makizin. It is mainly a loanword rather than a word built from smaller English parts. The term was taken over with the sense of a foot-covering made from soft material, and it stayed close to that original meaning. Related forms survive in several Indigenous languages.
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