タム
解説 Definition
スコットランドの伝統と結び付いた、柔らかく平らで丸い縁なし帽（タム帽）。tam-o'-shanter の短縮形。
A tam is a soft, round, flat-topped, brimless cap traditionally associated with Scotland. The word is often used as a shortened form of tam-o'-shanter and may refer to similar knitted or woolen caps worn as part of traditional or everyday clothing.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
tam はスコットランド風の、平らで丸い縁なし帽を指し、tam-o'-shanter の短縮形として覚えると実用的です。beret も丸く平たい帽子ですが、tam は特にスコットランドの伝統や毛織物の帽子を連想させます。人名 Tam と同じ綴りなので、a woolen tam のように冠詞や素材語を伴うと帽子の意味だと判断できます。
Remember tam as the short form of tam-o'-shanter, the name of a traditional Scottish cap. Picture a soft woolen hat with a broad, round, flat top and no brim. A beret has a somewhat similar shape, but tam more strongly suggests Scottish dress and may include a pompom at the center. The spelling is also used for Tam as a personal name, so grammar and context matter: a woolen tam or wearing a tam clearly refers to the cap. Linking the word to Scotland keeps its specific cultural sense distinct.
例文
He wore a woolen tam with his traditional Scottish clothing.
彼はスコットランドの伝統衣装に毛織りのタム帽を合わせていました。
She pulled her tam down against the cold wind.
彼女は冷たい風を防ぐため、タム帽を深くかぶりました。
tam の類義語・関連語
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tam の語源・成り立ち Etymology
tam は tam-o'-shanter の短縮形です。帽子名 tam-o'-shanter は、Robert Burns の詩『Tam o' Shanter』の主人公名にちなんでいます。人名 Tam は Thomas のスコットランド形です。
Tam is generally used as a shortened form of tam-o'-shanter, the name of a round Scottish cap. The longer name became widely associated with Tam o’ Shanter, the title character of Robert Burns’s poem. Tam is a Scottish form of the personal name Thomas, while the traditional hat name is also associated with Scottish Gaelic tàm. Modern English uses tam for the cap itself.
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