ウェリントン
解説 Definition
Wellington は、ニュージーランドの首都ウェリントンを指す固有名詞です。人名や地名としても使われますが、ここでは主に都市名として使われます。
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand, located near the southern end of the North Island. In this entry it functions as a proper place-name, especially after prepositions indicating location or direction, such as “in Wellington” and “to Wellington.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Wellington はここではニュージーランドの首都名なので、本来は Wellington と大文字で書きます。in Wellington、a flight to Wellington の形で場所・行き先を表す用法を覚えましょう。都市名はウェリントン公爵の称号にちなみます。小文字の wellington は長靴を指す場合があるため、首都なら大文字という区別も有効です。
Remember Wellington here as New Zealand’s capital, written with an initial capital letter. Place it mentally near the southern end of the North Island, as in the example about a map. Practice the patterns “live in Wellington,” “a flight to Wellington,” and “the weather in Wellington,” which make its role as a place-name clear. The city was named in honor of the Duke of Wellington. Do not confuse this proper noun with lower-case wellington, which can refer to a type of high waterproof boot, especially in British English.
例文
The map shows Wellington near the southern end of the North Island.
その地図では、ウェリントンが北島の南端近くに示されています。
My cousin lives in Wellington and works at a small cafe.
私のいとこはウェリントンに住み、小さなカフェで働いています。
The flight to Wellington was delayed by strong wind.
ウェリントン行きの便は強風で遅れました。
wellington の類義語・関連語
wellington の語源・成り立ち Etymology
初代ウェリントン公爵 Arthur Wellesley の称号に由来。地名 Wellington は古英語で Wēolingatūn（Wēola の人々の集落）の意。長靴（wellington boots）は公爵が考案した乗馬用ブーツから。ニュージーランドの首都名も公爵に敬意を表して命名された。
New Zealand’s capital was named Wellington in honor of Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington. His title came from Wellington, a place-name in Somerset, England. That English name is traced to Old English elements referring to the settlement or estate of a group associated with a personal name. The boot name wellington also commemorates the duke, whose style of riding boot inspired the term, but the city and the boot are separate later uses of his title.
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