reb
レブ
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.
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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