nevada
ネバダ州
解説 Definition
Nevada はアメリカ合衆国西部にあるネバダ州を指す固有名詞です。砂漠地帯やラスベガスで知られる州で、地名なので通常は大文字で Nevada と書かれます。
A state in the western United States, known for extensive desert landscapes and cities such as Las Vegas. Nevada is a geographical proper noun and is therefore normally written with an initial capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Nevada は州名なので、正しくは先頭を大文字にして Nevada と書きます。砂漠やラスベガスの印象とは対照的に、名はスペイン語 nevada「雪に覆われた」に由来すると覚えると定着します。live in Nevada、drive across Nevada のように、州内なら in、横断なら across と結び付けましょう。
Remember Nevada as the name of a western U.S. state and capitalize it accordingly. Its modern image may be deserts and Las Vegas, but its name is connected with the Spanish word nevada, meaning “snow-covered.” That contrast—desert state, snowy name—is a useful memory anchor and reflects the snow seen on nearby mountain ranges. Learn it with geographical patterns: live in Nevada, travel through Nevada, and drive across Nevada. These combinations reinforce that the word names a place. Do not treat Nevada as a regular countable noun or write it with a lowercase initial when referring to the state.
例文
Nevada is in the western United States.
ネバダ州はアメリカ西部にあります。
My cousin lives in Nevada.
私のいとこはネバダ州に住んでいます。
We drove across Nevada last summer.
私たちは去年の夏、ネバダ州を車で横断しました。
nevada の類義語・関連語
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nevada の語源・成り立ち Etymology
スペイン語 nevada（「雪に覆われた」）が語源。ラテン語 nivata（nix「雪」の派生形）に遡る。シエラネバダ山脈の冠雪を見たスペイン人探検家が名付けた。関連語：nival（雪の）。乾燥した砂漠のイメージだが、名前の由来は山の雪という意外さがある。
Nevada comes from Spanish nevada, the feminine form of a word meaning “snow-covered” or “snowy.” The name is associated with the Sierra Nevada, whose mountains were observed with snow on them by Spanish speakers. The Spanish form ultimately relates to Latin nix, meaning “snow,” through its inflected and derived forms. Although much of the state is dry and desert-like, its name preserves this connection with snow-covered mountains.
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