neil
ニール
解説 Definition
英語圏で一般的な男性の名前。アイルランド語起源。
Neil is a masculine given name used especially in English-speaking communities. It is an English form of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic name Niall and functions as a person’s name rather than a common noun.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Neil はアイルランド語・ゲール語の男性名 Niall に由来する英語の人名で、通常は Neil と大文字で始めます。発音は「ニール」で、kneel「ひざまずく」と同音ですが、綴りと意味は別です。Neil Armstrong のような著名人や、Neil is ...、ask Neil to ... という人名の典型構文と結びつけると定着します。
Remember Neil as a capitalized man’s name derived from Gaelic Niall. It is pronounced like kneel, but the spelling and meaning are entirely different: Neil names a person, while kneel is a verb meaning to go down onto one or both knees. Neil Armstrong provides a familiar anchor for the name. Practice it in personal-name frames such as Neil teaches mathematics, we asked Neil, and Neil’s team. These examples help you recognize that Neil can be a subject, object, or possessive name in a sentence.
例文
Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.
ニール・アームストロングは月面を歩いた最初の人物だ。
Neil has been teaching mathematics at the university for twenty years.
ニールは20年間大学で数学を教えている。
We asked Neil to lead the research team for the new project.
新しいプロジェクトの研究チームを率いるようニールに頼んだ。
neil の類義語・関連語
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neil の語源・成り立ち Etymology
アイルランド語・ゲール語の男性名 Niall に由来し、「雲」「情熱」「勇者」などの意味が諸説ある。中世アイルランドの伝説的王 Niall of the Nine Hostages で有名。関連語: Nelson（Neilの息子の意）、O'Neal。
Neil is an English form of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic masculine name Niall. The original meaning of Niall is uncertain; proposed interpretations include ideas associated with a cloud, passion, or a champion, but none should be presented as definitively established. The name became prominent through figures such as the legendary Irish king Niall of the Nine Hostages and later developed several spellings and surname forms in English-speaking regions.
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