スニーカー
解説 Definition
sneaker は、運動や普段履きに使うスニーカーという意味です。英語では片方の靴を指すときに sneaker、両足分は sneakers と複数形にするのが普通です。
A sneaker is one soft, lightweight shoe with a flexible rubber sole, worn for sports, exercise, or casual everyday use. English normally uses the plural sneakers when referring to a pair.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
sneaker は sneak「こっそり動く」＋ -er で、ゴム底により静かに歩ける靴という成り立ちを手掛かりにします。英語では片方なら a sneaker、左右一組や種類全般なら sneakers と複数形が普通です。light/comfortable sneaker や wear sneakers の組み合わせで、日本語では意識しにくい単複の違いも覚えましょう。
Connect sneaker with sneak, meaning to move quietly, plus the person-or-thing suffix -er. The name reflects the way a rubber-soled shoe allows relatively quiet movement. The most useful grammar point is number: one shoe is “a sneaker,” while the footwear on both feet is normally “sneakers” or “a pair of sneakers.” Picture finding one red sneaker under a bed, but wearing white sneakers outside. Common combinations such as “comfortable sneakers,” “running sneakers,” and “wear sneakers” will make the English singular-plural distinction easier to remember.
例文
I found one red sneaker under the bed.
ベッドの下で赤いスニーカーを片方見つけました。
This sneaker feels light and comfortable.
このスニーカーは軽くて履き心地がいいです。
He cleaned his white sneaker after school.
彼は放課後、白いスニーカーを片方きれいにしました。
sneaker の類義語・関連語
sneaker の語源・成り立ち Etymology
sneaker は sneak「こっそり動く」に行為者の接尾辞 -er が付いた語です。sneak は古英語系の snican「忍び寄る」にさかのぼるとされ、音を立てず歩ける靴の意味になりました。関連語は sneaky, sneak.
Sneaker is formed from the verb sneak and the suffix -er. Sneak belongs to a Germanic group of words associated with creeping or moving quietly, although its precise path into English is not completely certain. In the late nineteenth century, sneaker became a name for a rubber-soled shoe that enabled quieter steps than harder-soled footwear. The singular refers to one shoe, while sneakers normally refers to a pair or the category generally.
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