モスクワ
解説 Definition
Moscow はロシアの首都モスクワを指す地名です。固有名詞なので、英語では通常 Moscow と大文字で書きます。
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia. As a proper place name, it is capitalized and is used when referring to the city as a location, destination, political center, or subject of discussion.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
英語ではロシア語 Moskva に対応する都市名を Moscow と綴り、必ず大文字で始める。Moscow is、visit Moscow、arrive in Moscow のように、都市そのもの・訪問先・到着地点として使う場面をまとめて覚える。国名 Russia や形容詞 Russian と混同しない。
Remember Moscow as the English name for the Russian capital whose Russian name is Moskva. The spelling changes across the two languages, so learn Moscow as a complete place name rather than trying to pronounce every letter from the Russian form. Typical patterns are Moscow is a large city, visit Moscow, live in Moscow, and arrive in Moscow. Always begin it with a capital M. Keep the categories separate: Moscow is the city, Russia is the country, and Russian describes the country, its people, or its language.
例文
Moscow is a large city.
モスクワは大きな都市です。
She visited Moscow last summer.
彼女は去年の夏にモスクワを訪れました。
The train arrived in Moscow at night.
その列車は夜にモスクワに到着しました。
moscow の類義語・関連語
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moscow の語源・成り立ち Etymology
英語 Moscow はロシア語 Moskva の借用で、もとは都市を流れるモスクワ川の名から来ています。川名の語源は断定できませんが、スラヴ系の「湿り気・湿地」に結びつける説が有力で、Muscovy や Muscovite も同じ名から出た語です。
English Moscow represents Russian Moskva, the name of both the city and the river on which it developed. The city was named after the Moscow River. The deeper origin of the river name is uncertain; one influential explanation connects it with old words referring to moisture or marshy ground, but this cannot be stated conclusively. Muscovy and Muscovite arose historically from forms of the same geographical name.
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