pub
パブ
解説 Definition
pub は、お酒や軽い食事を出す英国風の飲食店、パブという意味です。日本語の「パブ」と近い意味ですが、英語では地域の人が集まる気軽な飲み屋を指すことが多いです。
A pub is a casual establishment, especially common in Britain and Ireland, where people can buy alcoholic drinks and often meals. It commonly functions as a relaxed neighborhood meeting place as well as a place to eat and drink.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
pub は public house「一般の人が利用できる酒場」を短くした語です。英国で地域の人が飲食や会話を楽しむ気軽な店を思い浮かべましょう。go to the pub、have dinner at a pub のように使い、単なる bar より地域の社交場という感覚を伴いやすい語です。
Link pub directly to its full historical form, public house. Imagine a neighborhood place open to the public where local people meet, talk, drink, and often eat simple meals. Common patterns include go to the pub, meet someone at the pub, and have dinner at a pub. A bar can be any establishment or counter serving drinks, while a pub often suggests a British or Irish community setting with a more informal, social atmosphere. This public-house connection makes both the short spelling and the cultural meaning easy to retain.
例文
There is a small pub near the hotel.
ホテルの近くに小さなパブがあります。
We had dinner at a pub.
私たちはパブで夕食を食べました。
The pub was quiet on Monday night.
月曜の夜、そのパブは静かでした。
pub の類義語・関連語
pub の語源・成り立ち Etymology
public house（公共の酒場）の略語で、17世紀頃から使われ始めた。publicはラテン語publicus（人民の）に由来し、語根populus（人民）から派生。誰でも入れる酒場という意味。関連語：public（公共の）、republic（共和国＝人民の事柄）。英国文化に根差した社交の場を指す語。
Pub is a shortened form of public house, a term for a licensed establishment serving alcoholic drinks. The abbreviation became established in British English during the nineteenth century, although public house itself is much older. Public comes through French and Latin from Latin publicus, meaning “of the people” or “public.” The name therefore reflects the establishment’s role as a house open to customers, not a privately restricted drinking place.
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