trombone
トロンボーン
解説 Definition
trombone は金管楽器の一種で、日本語の「トロンボーン」とほぼ同じ意味です。長いスライドを動かして音の高さを変える楽器を指します。
A brass musical instrument played by blowing through a cup-shaped mouthpiece, usually with a long movable slide that changes the length of its tubing and therefore the pitch. It typically produces a rich, powerful tone.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
イタリア語 tromba「ラッパ」に、大きさを表す接尾辞 -one が付いた「大きなラッパ」が語源です。多くの金管楽器のように弁を押すのでなく、長い slide を前後に動かして音程を変える姿を思い浮かべましょう。play the trombone「トロンボーンを演奏する」、trombone section「同楽器のパート」が定番です。
Link trombone with its Italian components: tromba means “trumpet,” and the suffix -one indicates something large, giving the original idea of a “large trumpet.” To distinguish it from other brass instruments, picture the player moving a long slide forward and backward to change the pitch instead of relying mainly on valves. Useful combinations include play the trombone, trombone player, and trombone section. The image of a large brass instrument with an unmistakable moving slide connects the word’s formation, appearance, and characteristic method of producing different notes.
例文
He plays the trombone in the school band.
彼は学校のバンドでトロンボーンを演奏しています。
The trombone has a warm and strong sound.
トロンボーンには温かく力強い音があります。
During the concert, the trombone section played a bright melody.
コンサートの間、トロンボーンのパートが明るい旋律を演奏しました。
trombone の類義語・関連語
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trombone の語源・成り立ち Etymology
イタリア語tromba（トランペット）に大型化接尾辞-oneが結合した語で、「大きいラッパ」が原義です。管を前後に伸縮させる大型金管楽器の特徴を直感的に表しており、同語根を持つ英単語にtrumpetがあります。
Trombone was borrowed from Italian trombone, formed from tromba, “trumpet,” plus the augmentative suffix -one. Its literal sense is therefore “large trumpet.” The Italian name reflects the instrument’s size and powerful brass sound. English adopted the term for the slide instrument that developed in Europe from earlier trumpet-like instruments. Tromba and English trumpet are historically related through Romance forms, although trumpet reached English by a different borrowing route.
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