season
意味一覧 (2件)
季節
解説 Definition
一年の区分としての季節に加え、観光・販売・スポーツなどで人や需要が集中する「時期」「シーズン」を表す名詞。in season は旬や開催中、off season は閑散期・時期外れを示すなど、活動の周期を述べる場面でよく使われる。
A season is one of the parts of the year, such as spring, summer, autumn, or winter. It can also mean a period when a particular activity is most active or popular, such as a tourist season, a sports season, or a shopping season. The word often suggests a repeating cycle, not just any time on the calendar. In phrases like in season or off season, it can mean that something is at its best time, available, busy, or outside its main period.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この語は自然の春夏秋冬から、社会的な予定や商業上の周期へ広がる語として押さえるとよいです。tourist season なら観光客が多い時期、baseball season なら野球が行われる期間、strawberries are in season なら「旬で手に入りやすい」という感覚です。単なる calendar period ではなく、「その活動が盛んになるまとまり」が含まれます。
Think of season as more than just spring, summer, autumn, and winter. It also means a time when something becomes active, busy, easy to get, or popular, such as tourist season, baseball season, or fruit in season. This idea of a repeating and meaningful period will help you remember the word better.
例文
Autumn is my favorite season because the air is cool and clear.
秋は空気が涼しく澄んでいるので、私の好きな季節です。
Hotel prices usually rise during the tourist season.
観光シーズンには、たいていホテルの料金が上がります。
Strawberries are in season now, so they are cheaper and taste better.
今はいちごが旬なので、値段が安くて味もよいです。
味付けをする、調味する
(意味 2)解説 Definition
料理に塩、こしょう、香辛料、ハーブなどを加え、味や香りをちょうどよく整えることを表す動詞。肉やスープに下味をつける場合にも、仕上げに風味を補う場合にも使われます。
To season food means to add salt, spices, herbs, or other flavorings to improve its taste. It is used in cooking before, during, or after preparing a dish. The word often suggests adjusting the flavor carefully, not just adding one ingredient.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
season the soup, season the chicken, season with salt の形で覚えると、目的語と調味料の置き方がつかみやすいです。中心は「味を完成に近づける」ことで、ただ何かを混ぜる add より料理上の調整感が強い語です。marinate は液に漬け込む下処理、sprinkle は振りかける動作そのものなので、完成した味を整える season と区別できます。
Remember the cooking pattern: `season the soup`, `season the meat`, `season with salt`. The word often appears with `salt`, `pepper`, `herbs`, and `spices`, so learn it through those partners. It is a broad basic verb, unlike `marinate` or `garnish`, which are more specific.
例文
The chef seasoned the soup with salt and pepper.
シェフはスープを塩とこしょうで味付けした。
She seasons her dishes with fresh herbs from the garden.
彼女は庭で採れた新鮮なハーブで料理に味をつける。
Always season your food before tasting it.
味見をする前に、必ず食べ物に味付けをしなさい。
season の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 seison を経て、ラテン語 satio「種まき」に由来します。もとは作物をまく適切な時期を指し、そこから一年を分ける時期や季節の意味へ広がりました。
Season came through Old French seison from Latin satio, which meant "sowing" or "planting." It first referred to the right time for planting crops, and later grew into the meaning of a time of year or a regular period for some activity.
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