石人
解説 Definition
石で作られた人の像や彫刻。また、石工を意味する姓としても使われる。
A stoneman is a human figure or statue made of stone, especially one described in archaeological, historical, or legendary contexts. Stoneman can also occur as a surname historically associated with someone who worked with stone.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
stone「石」＋man「人」という複合語をそのまま映像化し、人の形に彫られた石像を思い浮かべる。例文の ancient、weathered、carved と結び付ければ「古く風化した石人」の語義が定着する。一般的な statue より素材と人型を強調する珍しい語で、Stoneman と大文字なら姓になる可能性にも注意する。
Split stoneman into stone and man, then picture a human-shaped figure carved from rock and standing at an old temple or crossroads. Words such as ancient, weathered, buried, and carved fit naturally with the statue sense found in the examples. Compared with the common word statue, stoneman is unusual and emphasizes both the stone material and the human form. Capitalization also matters: lowercase stoneman can describe the figure, while Stoneman is more likely to be a family name connected historically with stoneworking.
例文
An ancient stoneman was discovered buried beneath the ruins of the temple.
古代の石人が寺院の廃墟の下に埋もれた状態で発見された。
The village square featured a weathered stoneman that had stood there for centuries.
村の広場には何世紀もそこに立ち続けた風化した石人があった。
Local legend says the stoneman at the crossroads was carved to ward off evil spirits.
地元の伝説では、十字路にある石人は悪霊を追い払うために彫られたという。
stoneman の類義語・関連語
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stoneman の語源・成り立ち Etymology
stonemanはstone「石」+ man「人」から成る英語本来の複合語で、両要素とも古英語由来のゲルマン系語です。直訳の「石の人」「石を扱う人」という発想がそのまま意味の芯になっており、関連語にはstonyやstoneworkがあります。
Stoneman is a transparent English compound of stone and man, both inherited from Old English and ultimately Germanic. Its literal structure allows it to denote a man-shaped object made of stone or, in an occupational interpretation, a man who works with stone. The latter sense helped produce Stoneman as a surname. Related formations such as stonework and stony preserve the same native English element stone.
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