pro
プロ
解説 Definition
プロ、専門家という意味です。日本語の「プロ」と近く、英語では professional の短い形として、仕事として高い技術を持つ人を指します。
A pro is a professional: someone who does an activity as a paid occupation or has a high level of skill and experience in it. The word is informal and often contrasts with amateur or beginner.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
pro は professional の短縮形で、仕事として熟練した「プロ、専門家」を指す。日本語の「プロ」とほぼ同じだが、英語では a pro、ask a pro、work like a pro の形が典型的。反対側の amateur と対にし、「報酬の有無」だけでなく高い技能をもつ人という日常的な含みも覚える。
Connect pro directly with its full form, professional. In ordinary English, a pro is a highly skilled or experienced person, often someone who does the activity for a living. Learn it through common patterns: “He is a pro,” “ask a pro,” and “work like a pro.” The noun normally needs an article when it refers to one person. Pair it with amateur or beginner to remember the contrast, while noting that speakers may call someone a pro simply to praise impressive skill.
例文
He is a pro.
彼はプロです。
Ask a pro for help.
プロに助けを求めましょう。
She works like a pro.
彼女はプロのように働きます。
pro の類義語・関連語
pro の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 pro（～のために・前へ）を接頭辞とする語から、professional（専門家）の短縮形として19世紀に生まれた。pro-は「前方・賛成」を表す生産的な接頭辞。関連語: professional（専門的な）、progress（前進）。
The noun pro arose in the nineteenth century as an informal shortening of professional. Professional ultimately belongs to the family of profess, from Latin profiteri, meaning to declare publicly. Although Latin pro can mean “before” or “for,” the noun meaning “expert” is best understood through the clipping of professional. Modern English also has a separate noun pro meaning an argument or person in favor of something.
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