virgo
乙女座
解説 Definition
Virgoは黄道十二星座の一つで、日本語では「乙女座」といいます。占星術では、8月下旬から9月下旬ごろに生まれた人の星座としても使われます。
Virgo is a constellation of the zodiac and the sixth astrological sign. The word also refers to a person born while this sign is considered astrologically active, roughly from late August to late September.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Virgoはラテン語virgo「若い女性・乙女」に由来する星座名で、通常は大文字にする。one of the zodiac signsなら占星術の乙女座、the constellation Virgoなら天文学上の星座、a Virgoなら乙女座生まれの人を指す。virginとの語源的なつながりも記憶の手掛かりになる。
Connect Virgo with the Latin word for a maiden and with the related English word virgin. This explains why the sign is traditionally represented by a young woman. Context reveals three closely connected uses: Virgo is one of the zodiac signs, the constellation Virgo is seen in the sky, and a Virgo is a person born under that astrological sign. The word is normally capitalized because it is the proper name of a constellation and zodiac sign. Remember “maiden, constellation, person” as the three-step route through its common meanings.
例文
Virgo is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
乙女座は黄道十二星座の一つである。
My sister is a Virgo.
私の姉は乙女座です。
The constellation Virgo is visible in the spring sky.
乙女座の星座は春の空に見える。
virgo の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語の「virgo（若い女性・処女）」を語源とし、直接英語へ借用されました。語根がそのまま語形を残しており、「清らかな乙女」の原義から、占星術で若々しく純粋なイメージの星座名に採用されました。同語根関連語に「virgin（処女）」があります。
Virgo is a direct borrowing of Latin virgō, meaning “maiden,” “young woman,” or “virgin.” Latin used the same word as the name of the constellation represented as a maiden, and English retained that astronomical and astrological name with little change in form. The English word virgin is historically related through Latin. Virgo is not divided into productive English prefixes or suffixes; its full inherited Latin form functions as the proper name.
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