tights
タイツ
解説 Definition
tights は、タイツという意味です。日本語の「タイツ」とほぼ同じで、脚を覆うぴったりした衣類を指し、英語でも通常は複数形で扱われます。
A close-fitting garment made of stretchable material that covers the feet, legs, and usually the lower body up to the waist. The word is normally plural in form and is counted with expressions such as a pair of tights.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
tight「ぴったりした」に由来し、脚から腰を密着して覆う衣類を表す。左右一組のため通常 tights と複数形で扱い、a tights とは言わず a pair of tights と数える。wear black tights、warm tights のような組み合わせで覚えると日本語の「タイツ」と対応しやすい。
Connect tights with the adjective tight: the garment fits tightly around the legs and lower body. English normally treats tights as a plural-form clothing word, like trousers, so say these tights are warm or a pair of tights, not a tights. Picture the common phrase black tights worn with a skirt, or warm tights for winter. This also helps distinguish tights from socks, which cover only the feet and lower legs, and from leggings, which usually do not cover the feet.
例文
She wore black tights with her skirt.
彼女はスカートに黒いタイツを合わせていました。
These tights are warm enough for winter.
このタイツは冬に十分暖かいです。
I bought a new pair of tights yesterday.
私は昨日、新しいタイツを1足買いました。
tights の類義語・関連語
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tights の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 tight（「密な・きつい」）の複数形で、古ノルド語 þéttr（「密集した」）が起源。体に密着する衣類の意味で18世紀頃から使われた。関連語: tight（きつい）、tighten（締める）。
Tights developed from the adjective tight, referring to clothing that fits closely to the body. Tight entered English from a Scandinavian source, related to Old Norse þéttr, meaning “close, dense, or watertight.” The plural noun became established for close-fitting garments covering the legs and lower body. Its plural form reflects the conception of clothing for two legs, much like trousers, although one complete garment is described as a pair of tights.
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