レブ
解説 Definition
reb は、主にアメリカ南北戦争における南軍兵または南軍支持者を指す歴史的・口語的な呼び名です。この意味では通例 Reb と大文字で書かれます。
An informal, chiefly historical term for a Confederate soldier or supporter during the American Civil War. It is usually capitalized as Reb in this sense and may reflect a Union or Northern perspective.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
rebel の口語的な短縮形で、語頭の reb- をそのまま一語にしたものと捉える。特に米国史で、通常は Reb と大文字にして南北戦争の南軍兵を指す歴史的俗称として現れる。現代の「反逆者」一般には rebel を使うのが自然である。
Treat reb as a clipped form of rebel: the first syllable has become the whole word. In American Civil War writing, Reb, usually with a capital R, commonly refers to a Confederate soldier or supporter. This historical label may occur in soldiers’ speech, memoirs, or accounts written from a Union or Northern viewpoint. Keep it separate from the ordinary modern noun rebel, which can describe anyone resisting a government or authority. The phrase a Confederate Reb fixes both the period and the intended sense, while the capitalization signals its use as a historical nickname.
例文
Union soldiers sometimes referred to Confederate soldiers as Rebs.
北軍兵士は南軍兵士を Rebs と呼ぶことがありました。
The letter described the captured soldier as a Reb.
その手紙は、捕虜となった兵士を南軍兵と記していました。
Reb was an informal name for a Confederate soldier or supporter.
Reb は南軍兵または南軍支持者を指す俗称でした。
reb の類義語・関連語
reb の語源・成り立ち Etymology
rebel（反逆者）の口語的短縮形。特にアメリカ南北戦争で南軍兵士（Confederate rebel）を指す俗称として定着した。rebel 自体はラテン語 rebellis（re- 再び＋bellum 戦争）から。関連語：rebel, rebellion。
In this historical sense, reb is a colloquial shortening of rebel. It became established during the American Civil War as a name, especially in Northern usage, for a Confederate soldier or supporter. Rebel ultimately entered English through French from Latin rebellis, meaning “renewing war” or “rebellious,” related to rebellare, “to wage war again.” The Latin formation combines re-, suggesting renewal, with bellum, “war.” The historical nickname is commonly written with an initial capital: Reb.
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