nile
ナイル川
解説 Definition
アフリカ北東部を流れる世界最長級の川。エジプト文明を育んだ。
The Nile is a major river in northeastern Africa and one of the longest rivers in the world. It flows northward toward the Mediterranean Sea and was central to the growth of ancient Egyptian civilization.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Nile は必ず the Nile とするのが基本で、「ナイル川」を指す固有名詞なので大文字で書きます。Ancient Egypt、banks、flow through、cruise along などと結び付け、エジプト文明を育てたアフリカ北東部の大河を地図上に思い描くと、一般名詞 river との使い分けも定着します。
Remember the Nile as the great river running north through northeastern Africa toward the Mediterranean. Link the name with recurring expressions such as the banks of the Nile, a cruise along the Nile, and ancient Egypt flourished along the Nile. These combinations connect the geographical name with its historical importance. Because it is a proper name, write Nile with a capital N, and normally use the definite article: the Nile. This pattern distinguishes the specific river from the common noun river.
例文
The Nile is the longest river in Africa, flowing through eleven countries.
ナイル川はアフリカ最長の川で、11か国を流れています。
Ancient Egyptian civilization flourished along the banks of the Nile.
古代エジプト文明はナイル川の岸辺で栄えました。
We took a cruise along the Nile to see the ancient temples.
私たちは古代の神殿を見るためにナイル川のクルーズに参加しました。
nile の類義語・関連語
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nile の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語 Neilos に由来し、セム語の nahal（川・谷）またはエジプト語の nwy（水）が語源とされる。古代から「大いなる川」を意味し文明発祥の地を象徴する。関連語: Nilotic（ナイル流域の）。
The English name Nile came through Latin Nilus from Greek Neilos. The deeper origin is uncertain. It has been connected with Semitic words resembling nahal, meaning a river valley or stream, and with an Egyptian word interpreted as “water,” but these proposals are not conclusively established. The related adjective Nilotic now refers to the Nile, its region, or certain peoples and languages of eastern Africa.
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