stateroom
特等船室
解説 Definition
船や列車における豪華な個室。特に客船の上等客室を指す。
A stateroom is a private room for passengers on a ship, especially a large or comfortable one. It is commonly used on cruise ships or older sea travel. The word often suggests a higher-quality cabin rather than a simple room.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず room が入っているので「何かの部屋」と取る。そこに state を重ねて、state guest / state dinner のような「格式ばった・公式な」響きを思い出すと、「ただの cabin ではなく上等な個室」という方向に寄せやすい。特に cruise ship で book a stateroom の形をよく見る。船・列車の客室文脈で使い、普通の cabin より豪華、compartment より私的で快適、という位置づけで覚えると残りやすい。
Start with `room`, so it is clearly a kind of room. Then add `state`, which often gives a formal, official, high-class feeling, like in `state visit`. On ships or trains, a `stateroom` is not just any cabin, but a more private and elegant room.
例文
We booked a luxurious stateroom on the cruise ship for our honeymoon.
新婚旅行のために、クルーズ船の豪華な特等船室を予約した。
The stateroom featured a king-size bed and a private balcony overlooking the sea.
その特等船室にはキングサイズベッドと海を見渡せるプライベートバルコニーがあった。
Passengers in the stateroom enjoyed priority boarding and exclusive dining privileges.
特等船室の乗客は優先乗船と専用ダイニングの特典を楽しんだ。
stateroom の類義語・関連語
stateroom の語源・成り立ち Etymology
stateroom は state + room の複合語で、state は古フランス語 estat、room は古英語 rum に由来する。つまり元は「格式ある人の部屋」で、船の豪華な個室を指すのが自然に分かる。status や estate は state と同根。
Stateroom is a compound of state and room. State came into English through Old French estat, carrying the idea of rank, dignity, or formal standing, while room comes from Old English rum. The word originally meant a room for a person of importance, and that sense later narrowed to an elegant private cabin, especially on a ship. Related words include state, status, and estate.
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