ねえ、ちょっと
解説 Definition
pst は、人の注意を目立たないように小声で引くときの「ねえ」「ちょっと」に当たる間投詞です。息を出すように発する合図で、psst とも綴ります。
A softly uttered sound used to attract someone’s attention discreetly, especially when the speaker does not want to call out loudly. It is an imitative spelling and is also commonly written psst.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
pst は名詞というより、相手に気づかれすぎないよう注意を引く「ねえ」「ちょっと」に当たる小声の合図です。母音を入れず、息を細く出す音を綴った擬音的表現で、より一般的な psst と同類です。大声で呼ぶ hey とは違い、秘密の話や静かな場所の場面と結び付けましょう。
Think of pst as a sound rather than an ordinary noun with a concrete object behind it. Its consonant-heavy spelling imitates a quick, breathy signal used to attract one person’s attention quietly. Imagine a speaker in a library or someone about to share a secret: “Pst, come here.” Connect it with the longer and more familiar spelling psst. Unlike hey, which may be called out openly, pst is discreet and subdued. The spelling can vary because it represents a sound rather than a word formed from regular roots.
例文
Pst, can you come here for a moment?
ねえ、ちょっとこっちに来てくれる？
Pst! Look at this.
ねえ！これを見て。
pst の類義語・関連語
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pst の語源・成り立ち Etymology
pst は特定の古典語にさかのぼるというより、相手の注意を静かに引く息音をそのまま写した近代英語の擬音的な語です。より長い psst と近い仲間で、意味が辞書的に決まる前にまず「しーっ、ねえ」と小声で合図する音だったと考えると使い方が納得できます。
Pst is an imitative expression that represents a quiet breath or hissing signal used to attract attention. It is not securely derived from a classical lexical root. English records several spellings of this sound, especially psst, because writers attempt to reproduce a noise with few or no clear vowel sounds. Its modern meaning comes directly from the social use of that noise as a discreet summons.
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