sparrow
スズメ
解説 Definition
スズメは、世界中に広く分布する小型の鳥で、褐色や灰色の羽毛を持ちます。人間の居住地の近くに生息することが多く、穀物や種子を主食としています。日本でも身近な野鳥として知られており、軒先や庭でよく見かけます。
A small, typically brown or gray bird that commonly lives near human settlements and feeds mainly on seeds and grain. Sparrows are known for their short bills, lively movements, and simple chirping calls.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
sparrow は人家の近くで群れ、種やパンくずを食べる小型の褐色系の鳥「スズメ」。a sparrow chirps「スズメがさえずる」、sparrows build nests under the eaves「軒下に巣を作る」という身近な情景で覚える。swallow「ツバメ」とは鳥の種類も綴りも異なる。
Picture a small brown bird hopping near a house, eating seeds or breadcrumbs, and chirping from a windowsill: that is the typical sparrow scene. Useful combinations include a flock of sparrows, a sparrow chirps, and sparrows build nests under the eaves. These details connect the word with a familiar bird that often lives close to people. Do not confuse sparrow with swallow. Both are small birds, but a swallow usually has long pointed wings, catches insects in flight, and belongs to a different bird family.
例文
A sparrow landed on the windowsill and chirped loudly.
スズメが窓の桟に止まり、大きな声でさえずった。
The children fed sparrows with breadcrumbs in the park.
子供たちは公園でスズメにパン粉をあげた。
Sparrows build their nests under the eaves of houses.
スズメは家の軒下に巣を作る。
sparrow の類義語・関連語
派生語
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sparrow の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 spearwa に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *sparwô（はばたくもの）に遡る。印欧語根 *sper-（はばたく、急ぐ）が原義で、素早く飛び回る小鳥の様子を表す。関連語：spur（拍車＝急き立てるもの）。身近で活発な小鳥の動きが名前の由来。
Sparrow comes from Old English spearwa, the inherited Germanic name for this small bird. Related forms appear in several other Germanic languages, showing that the word is ancient rather than a recent descriptive compound. Although more distant roots have been proposed, their exact interpretation is uncertain. For reliable learning, it is best to remember sparrow as the long-established English bird name that developed regularly from Old English into its modern spelling.
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