reck
気にする
解説 Definition
古い英語で「気にする」「配慮する」という意味。現代英語ではほぼ使用されない古語・廃語。
Reck is an archaic verb meaning to care about, pay attention to, or take account of something. It now occurs chiefly in old-fashioned or literary constructions, especially negative expressions such as “reck not of the danger.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
reck は古語で「気にかける・顧みる」。現代では単独使用がほぼなく、reck not of the danger のような古風な否定表現で出会う。日常語 reckless を reck＋-less「顧みることがない」と分解すると核の意味を保持しやすい。現代文で単に「気にする」なら care about を使う。
The easiest way to retain reck is to work backward from the common adjective reckless. If -less means “without,” reckless originally presents someone as being without care or heed; reck therefore carries the idea “care about” or “take account of.” In older or deliberately literary English, you may meet patterns such as reck not of the danger or little does he reck the consequences. These constructions sound archaic today. For ordinary modern communication, use care about, heed, or consider instead, but recognize reck when reading historical or poetic language.
例文
He recks not of the danger ahead.
彼は前方の危険を気にしない。
What recks it to them?
それは彼らにとって何の意味があるか？
Little does he reck the consequences.
彼は結果をほとんど気にしない。
reck の類義語・関連語
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reck の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 reccan（気にかける・顧みる）に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *rōkijaną に遡る。古高ドイツ語 ruohhen も同根。現代英語では廃語に近いが、派生語 reckless（reck＋-less＝気にしない→無謀な）は日常的に使われる。関連語: reckon（考慮する）。
Reck descends from Old English reccan, meaning “to care for, attend to, or take account of.” It belongs to a Germanic word group also represented by related forms in older Germanic languages. Although the independent verb has become archaic in modern English, its sense remains visible in reckless, formed from reck and the suffix -less: literally lacking care or heed, and therefore acting without proper concern for consequences. Reckon is sometimes associated with this historical group, though its modern meanings developed separately.
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