ラー
解説 Definition
応援・賛同・激励を表す間投詞「ラー、それっ、万歳」。hurrah を短くした形で、rah-rah のように反復することもあります。
Rah is an exclamation used to express enthusiastic approval, encouragement, or support, especially as part of a cheer. It may be shouted alone or repeated in combinations such as “rah-rah” to imitate organized cheering.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
rah は応援や賛同の勢いを表す間投詞で、日本語の「それっ」「万歳」に近い短い掛け声です。単独の Rah! のほか、「rah-rah」という形で熱烈な応援姿勢を表します。語義の中心は説明内容ではなく声の勢いなので、観客や応援団が一斉に叫ぶ場面と、より長い hurrah の短い形を結びつけて覚えましょう。
Remember rah as a sound made in a cheering crowd rather than as an ordinary noun or verb. It expresses energy, approval, or encouragement, much like one short beat of hurrah. Picture supporters calling “Rah!” together at a game or rally. The repeated form rah-rah can describe conspicuously enthusiastic support, as in a rah-rah speech or attitude. Because it is an interjection, its emotional force and punctuation matter more than a literal referential meaning, and it is often written with an exclamation mark when directly shouted.
例文
“Rah! Go, team!” the fans shouted.
「それっ！頑張れ、チーム！」とファンたちは叫びました。
The cheerleaders ended the chant with a loud “Rah!”
チアリーダーたちは大きな「ラー！」という声で応援の掛け声を締めくくりました。
“Rah, rah!” echoed through the stadium.
「ラー、ラー！」という声がスタジアムに響きました。
rah の類義語・関連語
rah の語源・成り立ち Etymology
19世紀後半から確認される、hurrah を短くした間投詞です。反復形 rah-rah は、リズミカルな応援の掛け声から生じました。
Rah is an imitative cheer whose written form represents a short shouted syllable. It is generally treated as a shortened or altered form related to hurrah, a longer exclamation of celebration or encouragement. Forms such as rah-rah arose through repetition, a natural feature of rhythmic group cheering. Because such cries developed in speech and crowd performance rather than through regular word formation, it is safest to understand the spelling as a conventional representation of the sound and energy of a cheer.
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