パンジー
解説 Definition
pansy はパンジーという花を指す名詞です。日本語の「パンジー」とほぼ同じ意味で、庭や鉢植えで育てられる色鮮やかな花について使います。
A small garden plant with broad, brightly colored flowers, often marked with contrasting patches that resemble a face. Pansies are commonly grown in flower beds, borders, and containers, especially during cool seasons.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
日本語の「パンジー」と同じ花名です。語源はフランス語 pensée「思い」で、花のうつむく姿が物思いを連想させたとされます。pensive（物思いに沈んだ）と結び付け、a purple pansy、plant pansies、pansy seeds など、色・植栽・種と一緒に使う園芸場面で覚えましょう。
The English flower name pansy is the source of the Japanese loanword パンジー, so connect the two directly. For a deeper memory link, associate pansy with French pensée, meaning “thought,” and with pensive, “deep in thought.” The flower’s slightly nodding, face-like bloom was traditionally connected with someone absorbed in thought. Picture a purple or yellow pansy leaning from a small pot. Useful combinations include plant pansies, pansy seeds, a pansy bed, and a purple pansy. These gardening phrases keep the intended botanical meaning clear.
例文
She planted a purple pansy near the front door.
彼女は玄関の近くに紫色のパンジーを植えました。
A yellow pansy bloomed in the small pot.
小さな鉢で黄色いパンジーが咲きました。
The garden shop sells pansy seeds in spring.
その園芸店は春にパンジーの種を売っています。
pansy の類義語・関連語
pansy の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 pensée（思考、物思い）から。penser（考える）の過去分詞で、ラテン語 pensare（熟考する）に遡る。花がうつむく姿が物思いにふける人に見えたことから命名。関連語に pensive（物思いに沈んだ）、penseur（思想家）がある。
Pansy entered English from French pensée, “thought,” the past participle of penser, “to think.” The French verb ultimately derives from Latin pensare, “to weigh or consider.” The flower received this name through a traditional association between its nodding, face-like appearance and a person engaged in thought. The same historical idea of thoughtful reflection is visible in the related English adjective pensive.
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