スプーン
解説 Definition
spoon は、食べ物や飲み物をすくうための「スプーン」という意味です。日本語の「スプーン」とほぼ同じで、食事や料理の場面でよく使います。
A small eating or cooking utensil with a shallow, rounded bowl attached to a handle, used for lifting, serving, or stirring food and liquids such as soup, ice cream, or sugar.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
日本語の「スプーン」とほぼ同じですが、英語では可算名詞なので one spoon、two spoons と数えます。古くは「木片」を表し、木を削ったすくい具へ意味が移った語です。soup spoon、wooden spoon、a spoonful of sugar など、すくう物・材質・一杯分を表す定番の組み合わせと一緒に覚えましょう。
Spoon closely matches the Japanese loanword スプーン, but remember that it is a countable noun in English: one spoon and two spoons. Picture its shallow bowl lifting soup or ice cream, which distinguishes it from a flat-bladed knife and a pointed fork. Learn it through familiar combinations such as soup spoon, wooden spoon, serving spoon, and a spoonful of sugar. Spoonful is especially useful because it means the amount held by one spoon, not the utensil itself. This connects the object with its typical quantity and action.
例文
I need a spoon for my soup.
スープ用のスプーンが必要です。
She put a spoon on the table.
彼女はテーブルにスプーンを置きました。
Use this spoon to eat the ice cream.
このスプーンでアイスクリームを食べてください。
spoon の類義語・関連語
spoon の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 spōn（木片・削り板）からで、元は木を薄く削った板を指した。古ノルド語 spánn やドイツ語 Span（削りくず）と同根。昔は木片をすくい具として使ったことから食器のスプーンへと意味が変化した。
Spoon comes from Old English spōn, which meant a chip, splinter, or thin piece of wood. It is related to Old Norse spánn and German Span, both associated with chips or shavings. Early spoons were commonly fashioned from carved pieces of wood, so the name for a wooden chip or piece gradually became the name of the familiar eating and serving utensil.
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