pericles
ペリクル
解説 Definition
Pericles は、古代アテネの政治家ペリクレスを指す固有名詞です。歴史や古代ギリシャについて述べる文脈で、人物名として使われます。
Pericles was a prominent fifth-century BCE Athenian statesman, general, and public speaker associated with the political and cultural height of classical Athens. His name is used in historical discussion of Athenian democracy, imperial power, architecture, and the early Peloponnesian War.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Pericles は古代アテネの政治家ペリクレスの名です。ギリシャ語の peri-「周囲」と kleos「栄光・名声」を合わせた「栄光に囲まれた者」という構成を手掛かりに、Athenian leader、the age of Pericles、speeches linked to Pericles という歴史表現と結び付けて覚えます。
Connect Pericles with classical Athens and with the phrase the Age of Pericles. His Greek name combines peri-, “around,” with kleos, “glory” or “fame,” giving the traditional sense “surrounded by glory.” The familiar prefix peri- also appears in perimeter, something measured around a boundary. Use that real word element as a bridge, then picture an Athenian leader surrounded by the public works, debates, and reputation of Athens at its height. In English, Pericles is capitalized and commonly occurs with Athenian leader, statesman, speech, or age.
例文
The history lesson introduced Pericles as an Athenian leader.
歴史の授業では、ペリクレスがアテネの指導者として紹介されました。
The article discussed the age of Pericles in ancient Athens.
その記事は、古代アテネにおけるペリクレスの時代について論じていました。
Students compared speeches linked to Pericles with other Greek texts.
学生たちは、ペリクレスに関連する演説をほかのギリシャ語文献と比較しました。
pericles の類義語・関連語
紛らわしい語
pericles の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古代ギリシャ語 Periklēs（Περικλῆς）に由来。peri（周りに）+ kleos（栄光・名声）で「栄光に囲まれた者」の意。関連語に perimeter（周囲）や kaleidoscope（美しい形を見る→万華鏡）がある。アテネ黄金期を率いた政治家の名として有名。
Pericles is the English form of Ancient Greek Periklēs, written Περικλῆς. The personal name is composed of peri, meaning “around” or “about,” and kleos, meaning “glory,” “fame,” or “renown”; it is therefore conventionally interpreted as “surrounded by glory” or “widely renowned.” The first element is also visible in English formations such as perimeter, although Pericles entered English as a historical personal name rather than as a newly formed English word.
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