モンゴメリー
解説 Definition
Montgomery は地名や姓として使われる Montgomery を表します。米国アラバマ州の州都 Montgomery などの地名として知られ、文中では通常大文字で書かれます。
Montgomery is a proper name used as a surname and as the name of various places. In the examples, it refers specifically to Montgomery, the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is therefore capitalized.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
見出しはmontgomeryでも、地名・姓ではMontgomeryと大文字で書きます。例文のMontgomeryはアラバマ州の州都なので、visit Montgomery、in Montgomeryのように都市名として覚えます。語頭のMont-はmount・mountainと同系で「丘」を表し、もとはノルマン地方の地名が姓や各地の地名へ広がりました。
Capitalize Montgomery because it is a place name or surname. For the sense shown here, anchor it to the fixed fact pattern “Montgomery, the capital of Alabama,” then practice visit Montgomery, in Montgomery, and a conference held in Montgomery. The opening element Mont- is related to words meaning a hill or mountain, including mount and mountain. That word-building clue helps explain why the name began as a Norman place name before later becoming a family name and the name of several places, including the Alabama capital.
例文
Montgomery is the capital of Alabama.
モンゴメリーはアラバマ州の州都です。
We visited Montgomery during our trip.
旅行中にモンゴメリーを訪れました。
The conference was held in Montgomery.
その会議はモンゴメリーで開かれました。
montgomery の類義語・関連語
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montgomery の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Montgomeryはノルマン系の地名・姓で、古フランス語mont『山、丘』と、ゲルマン人名Gumarich系に由来するとされます。montはmountやmountainと同根で、もとは『グマリクの丘』ほどの地名が人名化した語です。
Montgomery originated as a Norman place name and later became a surname. Its first element comes from Old French mont, “hill” or “mountain,” ultimately from Latin mōns. The second element reflects a Germanic personal name, commonly reconstructed in forms related to Gumaric. The original sense was approximately “Gumaric’s hill.” The surname was subsequently transferred to numerous place names, including Montgomery, Alabama.
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