transpose
入れ替える
解説 Definition
もの、または要素の位置や順序を入れ替えること。特に音楽では曲のキーを変える場合に用いられます。
To transpose means to change the order or position of two or more things. It is used in general situations, and also in subjects like music, mathematics, and writing. The word often suggests moving parts into a different arrangement rather than removing them completely.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
trans- は「向こうへ・別の位置へ」の仲間で、transport, transfer, transform でも見える動きの接頭辞。pose は position, compose に残る「置く」の核なので、transpose は「置く場所を変える」→要素の順序や配置を入れ替える、と考えると定着しやすい。exchange が単純な交換なのに対し、transpose は表・行列・文字列・音の並びを別の並びへ移す感じ。translate と見た目が少し似るが別語。音楽ではキー変更でよく使う。
Use the parts: `trans-` means across or to another place, and `pose` relates to putting or placing. So `transpose` means to put something in a different position. It is often used for order, letters, rows and columns, or musical keys, not just simple exchanging.
例文
Transpose the letters A and B in the formula.
式の中の文字AとBを入れ替えてください。
In music, transposing means changing the key of a piece.
音楽では、入れ替えるということは曲のキーを変えることを意味します。
She transposed the dates on the calendar by mistake.
彼女は間違えてカレンダーの日付を入れ替えた。
transpose の類義語・関連語
transpose の語源・成り立ち Etymology
transpose はラテン語 trans-「越えて」+ ponere「置く」が源で、フランス語経由で入った語です。compose や position と同じ語根を持ち、「別の場所へ置き直す」と考えると、順序や配置を入れ替える意味がすっと見えます。
Transpose comes from Latin parts: trans-, meaning "across," and ponere, meaning "to place." It entered English through French and originally had the sense of putting something in another place. That idea later developed into changing order, position, or arrangement, and it shares its root with position and compose.
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