samson
サムソン
解説 Definition
Samson は英語圏などで使われる男性名です。また、聖書に登場する非常に力の強い人物サムソンの名前としても知られています。
Samson is a masculine given name and the name of a biblical judge famous for extraordinary physical strength. In figurative use, a Samson can also mean an exceptionally strong man, although this use is less common than the proper name.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Samson は男性名で、通常は先頭を大文字にして Samson と書きます。ヘブライ語で「太陽」と結びつく名とされ、聖書では並外れた怪力をもつ人物として知られます。そのため「a Samson」のように怪力の男性をたとえる用法もあります。人名としては「named Samson」「the story of Samson」で覚えます。
Remember Samson first as a masculine name, written with an initial capital. The name is associated with a Hebrew word for the sun, but its strongest cultural link in English is the biblical Samson, a man renowned for extraordinary strength. That story explains the occasional figurative expression a Samson, meaning a very strong man. Learn the name in patterns such as a student named Samson and the story of Samson. Strongman and Hercules can express a similar cultural idea, while Samuel is merely a different name that may look or sound somewhat similar and should not be confused with it.
例文
The teacher called Samson during attendance.
先生は出席確認でサムソンの名前を呼びました。
The story mentions Samson as a strong man.
その物語ではサムソンが力の強い人物として出てきます。
A student named Samson joined the group.
サムソンという名前の学生がそのグループに加わりました。
samson の類義語・関連語
samson の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ヘブライ語 Shimshon（שִׁמְשׁוֹן）に由来し、shemesh（太陽）と関連する。「太陽の人」「小さな太陽」が原義。旧約聖書の怪力の士師の名で、転じて英語では「怪力の持ち主」の意味でも使われる。関連語に sun（同じ印欧語根）がある。
Samson comes through Greek and Latin from the Hebrew name Shimshon. The name is commonly connected with Hebrew shemesh, “sun,” and has traditionally been interpreted along the lines of “sunlike” or “little sun,” although the exact formation is not completely certain. The name became widely known through the biblical judge Samson, whose exceptional strength is central to his story. That association later allowed the name to be used figuratively for a remarkably strong man.
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