pisces
うお座
解説 Definition
Pisces は黄道十二星座の一つで、日本語では「うお座」と呼ばれます。占星術の星座名として使われるほか、天文学では星座の名前としても用いられます。
Pisces is the zodiacal constellation represented by two fish and, in astrology, the twelfth sign of the zodiac. It may also refer to a person whose birth date falls under that sign.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Pisces はラテン語で「魚」を表す piscis の複数形に由来し、二匹の魚で描かれる星座と結び付けると覚えやすい語です。発音は「パイシーズ」に近く、Her zodiac sign is Pisces のように星座を述べる場面や、天文学上の星座名として使います。
Connect Pisces with the image of two fish tied together, its traditional constellation symbol. The name comes from a Latin plural referring to fish, so the paired image helps explain why it has a plural form. It is pronounced roughly “PIE-seez,” not like the English word pieces. Remember the common patterns “Pisces is a constellation” for astronomy and “Her zodiac sign is Pisces” for astrology. The related element pisc- also appears in technical words concerning fish.
例文
Pisces is often shown as two fish.
うお座はよく二匹の魚として表されます。
Her zodiac sign is Pisces.
彼女の星座はうお座です。
Pisces can be seen in the night sky at certain times of the year.
うお座は一年の特定の時期に夜空で見ることができます。
pisces の類義語・関連語
派生語
紛らわしい語
pisces の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語の「魚」を意味するpiscisの複数形が語源です。星座神話では紐で結ばれた二匹の魚が描かれるため、複数形がそのまま星座名に採用されました。同じ語根を持つ単語にはpiscivorous（魚食の）やpisciculture（養魚業）があります。
Pisces is the Latin plural of piscis, meaning “fish.” The plural name suits the traditional representation of the constellation as two fish connected by a cord. English adopted the Latin form as the proper name of both the astronomical constellation and the corresponding astrological sign. The same Latin root appears in learned formations such as piscivorous, meaning “fish-eating,” and pisciculture, the breeding or farming of fish.
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