nob
上流階級の人
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nob は主にイギリス英語のくだけた古風な語で、nobleman「貴族」の短縮と考えると「上流階級の人・お偉方」を覚えやすくなります。a rich nob や local nobs のように使われ、しばしば皮肉や軽い侮蔑を含みます。中立的な noble や aristocrat より語調が砕けている点が重要です。
Link nob with nobleman, the longer word from which it is often thought to have been shortened. Both point toward high social rank, but nob is informal, dated British slang and can sound mocking or dismissive. Picture someone referring sarcastically to wealthy or influential people as “the local nobs.” This tone separates it from aristocrat or noble, which can be neutral historical or social terms. Also distinguish nob from knob: knob normally means a rounded handle or lump, and the initial k changes both the spelling and the usual meaning.
nob の類義語・関連語
nob の語源・成り立ち Etymology
18世紀英語の俗語で、おそらくnoblemanの短縮形とされる。nobleやennobleと同系で、「高貴な人」をくだけて短く呼ぶ感覚から、皮肉まじりに「上流階級の人・お偉方」を指す語になった。
Nob appeared in eighteenth-century English slang for a person of wealth or high social standing. It is generally taken to be a shortened form of nobleman or otherwise closely associated with noble. Noble ultimately comes through French from Latin nobilis, meaning “well-known” or “of high birth.” The shortened slang form acquired a familiar and frequently ironic or contemptuous tone in British usage.
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